HOLT CAT posted on July 24, 2024 13:57
Original story posted on TSTC.edu, read the original story here.
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Autry Adams knew that he wanted to work on Caterpillar machinery since high school, but attending Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus showed him that getting there could be half the fun.
In 2007, Adams graduated with not only an Associate of Applied Science degree in Diesel Equipment Technology, but also a job at construction equipment supplier HOLT CAT in Longview.
“What I took away from (my time at TSTC) was not to focus in on one single thing, and I realized that having a very diverse education was beneficial,” he said. “It instilled in me not to shy away from learning things even though I thought they wouldn’t be applicable.”
At TSTC, Adams acted as a student ambassador and the vice president of Phi Theta Kappa honor society for TSTC’s Marshall campus. On weekends, he would team up with his friends to organize activities for fellow students.
“We helped plan kickball tournaments, fish fries, different stuff like that,” Adams said. “Everybody on campus knew when the weekend got there, we were probably going to be doing something, so they’d come over.”
Now, after 17 years with HOLT CAT, Adams is a level-five field service technician.
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