Tattoo sleeves crawling up both arms and a full beard is not the ordinary image of a college instructor, but John Massey, new welding instructor at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School, is more than an ordinary instructor.

Seward County Community College/Area Technical School welding student Evan Thornton’s interest in welding started out small. “My freshman year of high school, I helped a friend build a flat bed for his pick up. He taught me a few things, and I’ve loved welding ever since."