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About the Author
Harry Senn has spent nearly a quarter century teaching students the funda-
mentals of two-stroke and four-stroke engines in an EETC-accredited tech-
nical college. As an educator, his goal is to give his students the same level of
instruction that technicians receive from outdoor power equipment indus-
try trainers.
Mr. Senn graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics. He then earned a Master’s
Degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary and served as a chaplain in Civil Air Patrol for more than thirty
years, recently retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr. Senn became the first educator to earn a Master Instructor certifi-
cation from Briggs and Stratton, and was one of the first four educators
invited to participate in STIHL’s factory training program. He continues to
receive training from outdoor power equipment industry trainers through
the Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC). He has served on the
EETC Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke Certification Committees, and now
serves on the EETC Education Committee. Mr. Senn’s program has twice
received the EETC School of the Year Award.
Active in SkillsUSA, Mr. Senn is a certified SkillsUSA State Director and
was awarded the SkillsUSA Outstanding Career and Technical Educator
Award. He is also a local SkillsUSA Club Advisor, and his students have
competed at the National Leadership and Skills Conference each of the last
22 years.
Mr. Senn is currently an associate professor at Texas State Techni-
cal College, where he teaches the outdoor power equipment classes. He is
also a trained safety officer and serves on the college’s Risk Management
Committee.