With more than 100 years of HVACR industry experience among them, the six instructors at Hennepin Technical College in Minneapolis proudly run one of the top HVACR programs in the country. Standing out among these industry veterans is Rhonda Wiggins, The NEWS’ 2016 Best Instructor runner-up, who began her career 30 years ago in the Baltimore area.
“It’s just always been one set of opportunities leading to another set of opportunities, and when I eventually ended up in Minnesota, I discovered my refrigeration skills were lacking,” Wiggins said. “I knew a lot about heating, and I knew a lot about a lot of other things, but I didn’t know much about refrigeration, so I enrolled at Hennepin Technical College and completed the two-year associate’s program that I now teach.”