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Shawn Payne

Owensboro Community and Technical College
From Owensboro, KY
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Owensboro Community and Technical College
Daviess County High School

OCTC's Rover Team Earns Second Place in NASA Rover Challenge

As the only community college competing in the 2017 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) earned 27th place in the college division after completing two full rounds of the challenging course and w...

April, 24 2023 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
FESTO Training Demonstration & Manufacturing Careers Presentation

Students attended the FESTO Training Demonstration & Manufacturing Careers Presentation on OCTC's Downtown Campus in the Innovation Lab.

September, 26 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Faculty Promotions

OCTC is proud to announce the following faculty promotions effective July 1, 2019. Zara Basham has been promoted to Professor. She received her Diploma in Surgical Technology from OCTC, an Associate in Applied Science in General Occupational Technic...

August, 15 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
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OCTC Rover Teams Both Earn Top 10 Finishes

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rover Teams success continued this year with Team 2 earning a ninth place finish and Team 1 earning a fourth place honor. With more than 100 teams scheduled to compete, OCTC was once again the only community an...

April, 17 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Sending Two Teams for 2019 NASA Rover Challenge

As the only community college competing in the 2017 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) earned 27th place in the college division after completing two full rounds of the challenging course and was the ...

April, 02 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Hosts Regional Robotics Championship

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is hosting a real-world robotics competition on Saturday, December 1 for students, ages 9-14. FIRST Lego League (FLL) is an international robotics competition that introduces younger students to rea...

November, 28 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
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OCTC Rover Team Participates in Owensboro Christmas Parade

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rover Team participated in the Owensboro Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 17, using the theme of "Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas on Earth...and Mars!". The team built the float using the actual competi...

November, 19 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC's AMTEC Simulator Now at OCTC and ECTC

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC) has installed Advanced Manufacturing Simulators at Elizabethtown Community & Technical College (ECTC) and at OCTC. OCTC's Shawn Payne h...

August, 09 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Summer Study Abroad Trip

The 2018 OCTC Summer Study Abroad trip was held May 15-25. The group traveled to Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland in partnership with EF College Study Tours. The trip was led by OCTC faculty Kaye Brown, accompanied by Shawn Payne and Mary Kinney...

July, 09 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
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OCTC Receives NSF Grant to Increase the Number of Women in Manufacturing

OCTC was recently awarded a $523,171 grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program focuses on promoting the improvement of education of science and engineering technicians at the und...

June, 18 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Implements a Master Advisors Program

Given the importance of academic advising to student success, a team of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) faculty and staff created and developed an intensive six-part training plan: the Master Advisors program. It is designed to ensure ...

May, 31 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Rover Team Finishes 9th

As one of two community colleges competing in the 2018 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) earned 9th place in the college division April 13-14 in Huntsville, Alabama. The OCTC Rover Team completed a r...

April, 23 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
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OCTC Receives NASA Grant for 2018 Rover Challenge

As the only community college competing in the 2017 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Owensboro Community & Technical College earned 27th place in the college division after completing two full rounds of the challenging course. OCTC was the 2nd h...

February, 22 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
OCTC Faculty Selected to Present at National FYE Conference

Shawn Payne, Kaye Brown, Tonya Northenor, Dr. Meredith Skaggs and Susan Swanson will represent Owensboro Community & Technical College at the 37th Annual National FYE (First Year Experience) Conference February 10-13, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. "It...

February, 09 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Robotics Regional Championship hosted by OCTC

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is hosting a real-world robotics competition on Saturday, December 2 for students, ages 9-14. FIRST Lego League (FLL) is an international robotics competition that introduces younger students to real...

November, 28 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
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Hunger Games Exhibition Field Trip

As part of the Common Reading's Dystopian focus this semester, students, facutly and staff took a trip to the Frazier Kentucky History Museum in Louisville, KY, to see The Hunger Games Exhibition, ...

September, 06 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Professor - Department Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Skilled Trades at Owensboro Community and Technical College

Teaching, Academic Advising, Rover Team Coach and Mentor, Working with Local, State, and National Grants

July 2007 - Present
Journeyman Tool & Die Maker at Premium Allied Tool Inc.

Tool Maintenance, Team Lead on Die Building Teams, Oversee Production and Quality Assurance of Production produced within my department.

January 1993 - July 2005

Common Reading Fall 17 - The Circle FESTO Demonstration

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