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Interview: Annie Michalski, Collision Repair Education Foundation 2016 Student of the Year Recipient

September 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Annie Michalski Interview

Last year, the Collision Repair Education Foundation launched it Collision Students of the Year program, recognizing two individuals: Alan Zimmerman, a 2016 SkillsUSA Gold Medalist in Collision Repair who also earned a second gold medal at the 2017 competition, as well as Annie Michalski. The deadline to nominate someone for this year’s award is September […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Awards, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Interview

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Fix Auto USA Tim Clark Memorial Scholarship Recipients

September 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

In partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), six collision repair students were awarded the Fix Auto USA-Tim Clark Memorial Scholarship. Winners were selected from a pool of collision repair students who demonstrated a passion for learning and an affinity for the industry. Winners were chosen by the CREF selection committee. Tim Clark, previously […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fix Auto USA, Scholarships

Collision Repair Education Foundation and ASE Announce Fall Career Fair Schedule

September 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) announced the fall schedule of career fairs that will bring together high school and college collision repair and auto service students together with industry employers. Companies have the opportunity to participate in each of the career fair events by being […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Collision Student of the Year Nominations Due September 22

September 11, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation is currently accepting nominations for its Collision Student of the Year award. The deadline for nominations is September 22. Launched last year, the Collision Student of the Year award, seeks to recognize truly outstanding students training for a career in the collision industry. Nominated students must currently be studying collision […]

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Raises $120,000 to Support Scholarship and Grant Programs

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Education Foundation Technician Uniform

Chicago event, co-hosted by PPG, will help fund collision repair school initiatives and student scholarship programs. Foundation announces sponsor program to supply work uniforms for school students. The annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser, co-hosted by the automotive refinish business unit of PPG, raised $120,000 through the support of attendees and sponsors. Sponsors and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser, PPG Industries

September 15 Chicago Career Fair Expected to Draw More than 500 Students

September 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation and ASE will hold its third annual Cars, Careers, & Celebrities Expo event on Friday, September 15 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup race taking place that weekend. The event will bring together hundreds of high school and college collision and auto service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Career Fair, Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Philadelphia I-CAR Committee Raises Over $46,000 for Collision Repair Education Foundation

August 31, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Second annual event supports pre-employment collision education opportunities in greater Philadelphia market. On Thursday, June 8, the Greater Philadelphia-area I-CAR committee held its second annual fundraiser at the Scotland Run Golf Club, in Williamstown, N.J. to benefit the Collision Repair Education Foundation and local collision repair school programs. Over 160 people participated in the golf […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser, I-CAR, Pennsylvania

Lord Corporation Sponsors Collision Repair Education Foundation Helicopter Ball Drop

July 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Helicopter Golf Ball Drop

LORD Corporation, maker of Fusor Aftermarket Repair Adhesives, is once again sponsoring the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) Annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop. The Ball Drop will take place at the Foundation’s golf outing that will be held on Monday, July 24 from 2-7 p.m. at the Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago in conjunction […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Golf Outing, Lord Corporation

SkillsUSA Collision and Refinish Champions Benefited from Collision Repair Education Foundation Support

July 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Schools with student medalists at last month’s SkillsUSA National Competition received over $900,000 in collision industry support through foundation. All of the student medalists in the collision repair technology and automotive refinish technology competitions at the annual SkillsUSA Championships last month studied at schools that received grants from the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The 11 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, SkillsUSA

Interview: Clark Plucinski, Collision Repair Education Foundation

July 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Clark Plucinski Interview

Clark Plucinski, executive director of the Foundation, details results from the organizations recent Snapshot of the Collision Repair Industry research and how what has been learned influences their programs designed to improve the industry’s supply of entry level employees. Since 1995, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has conducted its Snapshot of the Collision Repair Industry […]

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