Nine Tech students are Michelin scholars

When Michelin announced in 2012 it would build a new Earthmover tire plant in Anderson County, Michelin Chairman and President Pete Selleck challenged his team to hire as many local maintenance technicians as possible. The company opened its 800 thousand square foot facility last year and exceeded its goal with 90% local hires. They included nine Tri-County Technical College students who spent the last year as Michelin Technical Scholars. Selleck gave the address during Tech’s graduation ceremony last night at the Anderson Civic Center. He stressed that not just technicians, but all of today’s employees need a broader skill set than they did three decades ago. Selleck says graduates are critical to America’s future—especially those in the fields of math, science, technology, and engineering.