anticipate your future contributions to the field .”
Scholarships included gold , silver and bronze medal categories for students in their junior or senior year of high school , or college / postsecondary school students , that topped the leader-board rankings of the NLSC . The six winners include :
Tony Gonzalez added . “ Partnering with SkillsUSA for the # MasteroftheTrade Scholarship program allows us to empower talented and ambitious current and future masters of the HVACR trade . We are proud to be a part of a program that will have a lasting impact on professional success in our industry .”
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High School
· Gold Medalist | Cole Kelley from Shawsheen Valley Technical School in Billerica , MA
· Silver Medalist | Tobias Payne from Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center in Evansville , IN
· Bronze Medalist | Clayton Petlock from Norther Tier Career Center in Towanda , PA
College – Post Secondary
· Gold Medalist | Wyatt Rumbold from Illinois Central College in East Peoria , IL
· Silver Medalist | Raulie Rojas from Western Dakota Tech Institute in Rapid City , SD
· Bronze Medalist | Nathaniel Brown from Metro Technology Center-South Bryant in Oklahoma City , OK
In the HVACR industry there is high demand for skilled professionals , the scholarship organizers noted , adding , “ It is concerning that in 2022 , over 110,000 HVACR technician jobs remained unfilled , resulting in long-term consequences for energy conservation and jeopardizing the comfort and safety of millions of individuals . Establishing the # MasteroftheTrade Scholarship program enabled Fieldpiece to become part of the solution to addressing this gap .”
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