History of the AIST Southwest Chapter

The Association for Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) created the Texas District Section in 1968. The section was renamed to the AISE Southwest District Section in 1988. Following the merger of AISE and ISS (the Iron and Steel Society) in 2004, the AISE Southwest district section and portions of the ISS Western section were combined to form the existing AIST Southwest Member Chapter. The current AIST Southwest member chapter includes Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

►Past Member Chapter Events

Chapter Officer History

2019–2020

Chair: Chris Welfel, Commercial Metals Company – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: Sabra Serino, Commercial Metals Company – Texas

2018–2019

Chair: Cole Walker, Commercial Metals Company – Arkansas
Vice Chair: Chris Welfel, Commercial Metals Company – Arkansas
Secretary-Treasurer: Sabra Serino, Commercial Metals Company – Texas

2017–2018

Chair: Cole Walker, Commercial Metals Company – Arkansas
Vice Chair: Justin Farris, Nucor Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: Sabra Serino, Commercial Metals Company – Texas

2016–2017

Chair: Cole Walker, Commercial Metals Company–Arkansas
Vice Chair: Justin Farris, Nucor Steel–Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: Sabra Serino, Commercial Metals Company–Texas

2015–2016

Chair: Wade Hedrick, Nucor Steel–Texas
Vice Chair: Albert Ross Wilkinson
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Belden Inc.

2014–2015

Chair: Wade Hedrick, Nucor Steel–Texas
Vice Chair: Albert Ross Wilkinson
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Belden Inc.

2013–2014

Chair: Wade Hedrick, Nucor Steel–Texas
Vice Chair: Albert Ross Wilkinson, Gerdau Arkansas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Belden Inc.

2012–2013

Chair: Albert Ross Wilkinson, Gerdau Arkansas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Belden Inc.

2011–2012

Chair: Ross Wilkinson, Gerdau Arkansas Mill
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Belden Inc.

2010–2011

Chair: Mitchell Davis, Nucor Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2009–2010

Chair: Mitchell Davis, Nucor Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2008–2009

Chair: Roger Young, Nucor Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2007–2008

Chair: Ty Hall, CMC Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2006–2007

Chair: Ty Hall, CMC Steel Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2005–2006

Chair: Ty Hall, CMC Steel Texas
Vice Chair: Gary Cvitkovich, Lone Star Steel Company
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation

2004–2005

Chair: Kevin Terrell, Lone Star Steel Company
Vice Chair: Curtis Chatham, Nucor Steel – Texas
Secretary-Treasurer: James Sigler, Rockwell Automation