The plan was put together by the Ferris State University (FSU) HVACR department staff, headed by chairman Mike Feutz. Feutz and his staff invited instructor-members of the Air-Conditioning Refrigeration Institute (ARI) to a first-ever regional ARI Instructor Workshop. More than 40 members, some from as far away as Alaska, California, and Texas, attended the three-day event in late July.
Besides a full slate of educational seminars, attendees were given tours of the two-year-old Granger Center, which houses the HVACR and Construction Technology Management programs. Attendees were also treated to a night out at a West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball game, a cookout, go-kart racing, and miniature golf.