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2022 Clifford T Rees Scholarship Recipients Announced

Published: June 09, 2022

The 2022 recipients of the Clifford T Rees Scholarship have been announced:

William “Billy” Coughlin Career and Technology Center, Maryland

Justin Martin Pontotoc Technology Center, Oklahoma

Rebecca “Bec” Thorstad Hennepin Technical Institute, Minnesota

David Vinson Withlacoochie Technical Institution, Florida

The Clifford “Ted” Rees Memorial Scholarship is a one-time $2,500 college/postsecondary scholarship offered to SkillsUSA HVAC students through a partnership between SkillsUSA and the Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Additional scholarships will be awarded to national HVAC medal winners at the 2022 NLSC.

WorldSkills USA Team Ready to Win at International Competition for Young Skilled Workers

SkillsUSA is sending eight skilled competitors to Lyon, France on Sept. 10-15 to compete in seven events during the 47th biennial WorldSkills Competition.

Photo of the 2024-25 National Officer Team

July 22, 2024

SkillsUSA Students Elected to Lead National Organization

SkillsUSA students have been elected as national officers to serve more than 400,000 members for the 2024-25 school year. The 14 high school and college/postsecondary students will serve as advocates for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) and will lead two national conferences, facilitate sessions for students and instructors and advocate on behalf of SkillsUSA to elected officials and representatives of business and industry as they represent the national organization at various events.

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