ELKHART — U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, visited the RV Technical Institute on Thursday.
During the tour, Yakym spoke to students in both classroom settings and students in an hands-on learning lab. RV Technical Institute Director of Education Bill Stewart performed a demonstration to show Yakym how students learn real-life failures on equipment and learn to diagnose the problem.
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RV Technical Institute Director of Education Bill Stewart, left, demonstrates a failure on an RV component to U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday. The students train to correct the unit. Visit our website for more photos.
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U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, right, speaks to students at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday.
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U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, left, speaks with RV Technical Institute Director of Education Bill Stewart, right, and Vice President of Education and Operations Sharon Lee at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday.
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RV Technical Institute Vice President of Education and Operations Sharon Lee speaks during an interview at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday.
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RV Technical Institute Vice President of Education and Operations Sharon Lee speaks with U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday.
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RV Technical Institute Trainer Mike Anderson, left rear, instructs his students while U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-2nd District, observes the class at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart Thursday.
Joseph Weiser
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