WEST PLAINS, Mo. – All nine graduates of the first class of the Terry L. "Bo" Pace Advanced Welding and Fabrication Program are employed, according to Sheila Barton, director of workforce development at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). "We are very proud of our first cohort and the skills they have learned," Barton said. "Each of our students excelled and are currently employed and on their way to a long-term career." Those graduates and their place of employment include: • Jesse Ray, West Plains, CamCorp in Willow Springs • Keegan Corbin, Tecumseh, CamCorp • Kole Brower, Mountain View, CamCorp • Nick Shipley, West Plains, CamCorp • Yvonne Bowers, Caulfield, MSU-WP • Marisol Lopez, West Plains, Leonardo DRS in West Plains • Justin Lancaster, West Plains, eGenix Mining in Phoenix, Arizona • Gabe Foster, Thayer, MSU-WP • Dylan Howell, Pottersville, AB Stainless in Wisconsin Barton said Bowers, who has completed both the Adv