SkillsUSA announced the election of John W. Kett, CEO and president of Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA), a business unit of auction giant KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR) to the SkillsUSA national board of directors. The SkillsUSA board of directors made Kett’s appointment official at its recent meeting in Alexandria, Va. Kett is committed to […]
SkillsUSA Members Joined by Secretary of Education In Support of Career and Technical Education
Students representing career and technical education (CTE) programs in 29 states met with congressional representatives Sept. 26 after hearing the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, call SkillsUSA “…an integral part of their educational experience.” The students were attending the annual Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) to learn to be better advocates for public career education. […]
SCRS, March Taylor Memorial Fund and Snap-On Award SkillsUSA Gold Medalists Tool Grants
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), the March Taylor Memorial Fund (MTMF) and Snap-on announced that for the third consecutive year, SCRS and MTMF have partnered to provide a $1,250 tool grant to each of the SkillsUSA National Championship Gold Medalists in the high school and post-secondary levels to help the recipients secure tools […]
SkillsUSA Collision and Refinish Champions Benefited from Collision Repair Education Foundation Support
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 […]
SkillsUSA Collision Repair and Automotive Refinish Medalists Named
High school students from Sentinel Career and Technology Center in Tiffin, Ohio take Gold in both collision repair and automotive refinish contests. The winners of the annual SkillsUSA Championships in Collision Repair Technology and Automotive Refinish Technology were announced Friday evening, June 23, at the Awards Ceremony of the National Leadership and Skills Conference. The Conference […]
National Industry Goodwill Tour Kicks Off SkillsUSA Week
To kick off SkillsUSA Week, executive director Tim Lawrence and director of business partnerships and development Christa Floresca visited five of SkillsUSA’s finest partners to thank them for their support. Their tour began at the headquarters of IAA in Chicago. President and CEO John Kett, along with executives Don Hermanek and Rita Figi, welcomed the […]
Association Seeks Donation to Send Georgia Collision Repair Student to SkillsUSA Conference
The Georgia Collision Industry Association is organizing a fundraising drive to help a student attend the 2017 SkillsUSA Championships being held June 19-23, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The GCIA is donating $500 to help sponsor a representative from Maxwell High School to attend the conference and competition and is asking for […]
SkillsUSA Honors John Kett with National Outstanding Achievement Award
John Kett president and CEO of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR), has been awarded the prestigious Pat Dalton Outstanding Achievement Award. The award was presented before a crowd of 12,000 during the opening ceremony of the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in […]
Troy Holm Memorial Fund Awards 10 Grants for Students to Compete at SkillsUSA National
Ten state gold medalists will be attending the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville this month with support from contributions from the Troy Holm Memorial Fund. Created by PartsTrader in memory of collision industry member Troy Holm, the fund assists students with travel grants and other forms of assistance needed to attend the […]
AASP/NJ Sponsored SkillsUSA Competition Successful
On Saturday, April 16, nine of New Jersey’s top collision repair students put their talents to the test in the state’s annual SkillsUSA competition. The contest, held this year at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, set the students to work on a variety of tasks associated with collision repair, including estimating, bumper repair, […]
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