Bradbury Group Apprentices Among Scholars In State Program

Joe Westerman (l) and Ethan Blaylock (r)

Moundridge, KS — Two current machining apprentices with Bradbury, Ethan Blaylock and Joe Westerman, were among 200 high school seniors named 2025 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars by the Kansas State Department of Education.

Established in 2017, the Kansas CTE Scholar program honors well-rounded, high-achieving students who have demonstrated exceptional performance in career and technical education as they complete their senior year. To be recognized, students must meet several requirements, including successful completion of at least three CTE credits and two at the technical or application level within a single career pathway, maintain a 3.5 GPA in CTE coursework and demonstrate civic leadership through a project or complete 40 hours of documented community service.

"Bradbury is proud to work with hard-working students looking for technical education opportunities in the workforce,” says Shonda Fast, Bradbury’s Recruitment & Employee Development Coordinator. “It’s been exciting to watch Ethan and Joe as they prepare themselves for successful careers by achieving scholar status in this program. Congratulations to Ethan and Joe.”

About The Bradbury Group

The companies of the Bradbury Group are known for the cutting-edge technology and reliability built into every product – and for the exceptional service that helps satisfy customers worldwide. Bradbury strives to set the standard for automated production and systems integration in the metal processing industry. Bradbury believes its leveling, cutoff, punch, folding, roll forming machines and automated systems set the highest standard for productivity, reliability and safety in coil processing. To learn more, visit www.bradburygroup.com.