• Photo taken from AHRI Rees Scholarship Foundation video.

    AHRI Announces Rees Scholarship Award Winners

    Sept. 21, 2015
    The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation was established to assist with the recruitment and competency of future heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians.

    In late August, the Rees Scholarship Committee announced $44,500 in scholarships to 26 students, including one veteran, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry. The Rees Scholarship Foundation is pleased to help these hardworking and dedicated students as they begin their educational journey in the industry.

    Since the Rees Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2003, it has awarded more than $380,000 in scholarships to more than 200 deserving students and instructors.

    The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation was established to assist with the recruitment and competency of future heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians by awarding scholarships to qualified students who are enrolled in an institutionally accredited school.

    The scholarship recipients are:

    Fall 2015
    Aaron Villasenor, San Joaquin Valley College
    Adrian Prieto, Brownson Technical School
    Andrew Kappelmeier, Pennsylvania College of Technology
    Andrew Oak, Alfred State College
    Andrew Woodley, Moore Tech
    Brahim Khoufaify, Lincoln Tech
    Brent J Pawling, Southeast Community College
    Brian Pierce, Brownson Technical School
    Bryce Crowley, Pennsylvania College of Technology
    Cody Woods, Bevill State Community College
    Daniel Jahnsen, State Technical College
    Dean A Clark, Midwest Technical Institute
    Foday Amadu Konneh, Georgia Piedmont Community
    College
    Mohammad Ebrahim, Brownson Technical College
    Nicholas Smith, Centura College
    Ollie Ervin, El Camino Community College
    Patricia Wanless, Midwest Technical Institute
    Raymond C Anderson, Midwest Technical Institute
    Robert C Mory, Centura Institute
    Robert C Selinger, Midwest Technical Institute
    Ryan Price, Bevill State Community College
    Steven Hart, Bevill State Community College
    Titus Sharpe, Seward County Community College
    Tyra K Hunt, Tulsa Tech
    Victor Linares, Brownson Technical School
    Anthony Solomon, Scott Community College

    Spring 2015
    Robert Colburn, Bevill State Community College
    Robert Haggard, Blackhawk Tech
    Brandon Harris, Bevill State Community College
    Cameron Harris, Bevill State Community College
    Kenneth Humber, Bevill State Community College
    William McDonald, Bevill State Community College
    Ryan Pullam, Ranken Technical College
    Landon Short, Bevill State Community College
    Micah Woodward, Bevill State Community College
    Evelyn Zavala, Montgomery College.

    To date, the fund is about $4,400 short of its 2015 goal of $120,000. Visit http://reesscholarship.org/site/291/Donors for information on making a donation to the AHRI Rees Scholarship Foundation.