The importance of ongoing HVACR education involves both the getting and the giving. So there is a need for those who want to learn, and for those who understand that learning didn’t end when they left the high school, college, or vocational school classroom and lab. And just as important, there is a need for those who can teach the latest in technology, which surely exceeds the lessons that were taught way back when.
Ray Clary of Richmond, Va., and Rich Hoke of South Elgin, Ill., are members of RSES. At the most recent RSES International Conference in Isle of Palms, S.C., they were honored with the society’s top honors. Clary was named Member of the Year and Hoke was selected Speaker of the Year through an award sponsored by the RSES Garden State Chapter, in memory of Walter Stopera.