SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — TechForce Foundation has named 10 finalists for the 2022 FutureTechs Rock Awards and has opened the Grand Prize public vote.
The TechForce award honors aspiring technicians and students. Public voting is open through May 6 for selecting the top tech student.
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Industry expert judges selected 10 category winners from a pool of nearly 370 nominations, representing 95 schools across 33 states. Each of the 10 high school and post-secondary winners has been awarded over $1,800 in prizes. The grand prize winner, chosen from the category winners by public vote, will receive over $4,000 in additional scholarships and prizes from TechForce and its partners.
Prize sponsors include Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, Caliber Collision, Cengage Learning, CRC Industries, Ford Motor Co., Snap-on Industrial and WD-40 Co.
The 2022 category winners are:
• Automotive – Trishana Sadloo, New York Automotive and Diesel Institute, Jamaica, N.Y.;
• Aviation – Chozon Gilbert, MIAT College of Technology, Canton, Mich.;
• Collision Repair – Andres Arellano, Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center, Wenatchee, Wash.;
• Diesel Off-Road – Joshua Finell, Universal Technical Institute, Avondale, Ariz.;
• Diesel On-Road – Riley Larr, Wexford Missaukee Career Tech Center, Cadillac, Mich.;
• Marine and Watercraft – Durham Egger, Marine Mechanics Institute, Orlando, Fla.;
• Motorcycle and ATV – Ashton Chatham, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.;
• Motorsports (Pit Crew/ Racing) – Joshua Gunther, Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill.;
• Restoration – Jacob Edwards, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, New Hartford, N.Y.; and
• Welding and CNC – Jacob Gunther, Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill.;
Every person who votes for the grand prize winner will be entered into drawings to win one of five prizes valued at $125 each, courtesy of TechForce partners AutoZone and CRC Industries.
The FutureTechs Rock Awards are part of TechForce Foundation's workforce development initiative to help inspire and support the future workforce of technicians.
