CINCINNATI - Cintas Corporation, a strategic ally of Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI), has partnered with the Excellence Alliance Foundation (EAF) to award a $2,000 scholarship to Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development in Cincinnati.

On June 17, on behalf of the foundation, John Rexroad of Cintas and Gary Gebhart, director of Adult Workforce Development at Great Oaks, presented a check for $2,000 to student recipients Robert Morel, Richard Pfeiffer, Adam Worley, and Brian Worley to continue their studies in HVACR. The scholarship is being fully funded by Cintas.

EAF is a nonprofit organization created to attract, educate, and develop students in HVACR programs by awarding as many scholarships as possible for the education of the future workforce of the contracting industry. One hundred percent of all contributions go directly to the scholarship fund and all administrative expenses are paid by EAI (www.eainet.net).