Coyne College, a leader in education and training for HVACR, electrical construction and maintenance, pharmacy technician, medical assisting, and medical billing/coding, announced that representatives from more than 25 companies located throughout the Chicago area will attend a career fair for current students and graduates. 

Coyne College awards Fallon Lee.

People tend to gravitate toward Michael Leonard. It’s this approachability, combined with unmatched industry knowledge, endless hours of dedicated service, and a burning desire to bolster the industry’s next generation that has earned Leonard the distinction of The NEWS’ Best Instructor.

Don Crawshaw, HVAC department chair, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo., is the runner-up in The NEWS’ 2012 Best Instructor contest.

Northwest Louisiana Technical College (NLTC), in Shreveport, La., has been granted accreditation of its Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) program by HVAC Excellence.

Nick Kyriakopedi, HVAC and electrical department chair, Laney College, recently welcomed educator Steve Coscia to serve as a guest educator.

The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) awards committee is accepting nominations of individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in and contributions toward the education of HVACR professionals.

According to HVAC Excellence, 65.6 percent of service technicians in the HVACR industry will not be in the industry in eight years. The next generation is now in the classroom learning skills to match the demands of the market, and there is a growing sense of the need to recruit those who will serve as the technicians of the future.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will soon award 22 schools with HVACR grants totaling $100,000.