Harbor Freight has announced the winners of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools for Teaching Excellence award. The winners of the award received a combined amount of $1.25 million in cash awards for their hard work.
Grand prize winners
Kristie Jones, Construction & Carpentry, Franklin County Career and Technical Center, Miss.
Kristie Jones
Jason Blackwell, Industrial Maintenance, Escambia Career Readiness Center, Ala.
Jason Blackwell
Jared Monroe, Automotive Technology, Columbia Area Career Center, Columbia, Mo.
Jared Monroe
Cory Torppa, Construction & Manufacturing, Kalama High School, Wash.
Cory Torppa
Bill Culver, Construction & Carpentry, Evergreen High School, Wash.
Bill Culver
Prize winners
Taylor Donnelly, Agricultural Mechanics, Sheridan High School, Ark.
Taylor Donnelly
Matt Blomquist, Construction, Taylorville High School, Ill.
Matt Blomquist
Mark Simmons, Automotive & Diesel Technology, Springfield High School, Ore.
Mark Simmons
Leif Sorgule, Industrial Technology, Peru Central School, N.Y.
Leif Sorgule
Kevin Finan, Machining, Atlantic Technical College & Technical High School, Fla.
Kevin Finan
Joshua Bowles, Carpentry, Alexander Central High School, N.C.
Joshua Bowles
John Stratton, Automotive Technology, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, N.Y.
John Stratton
Jim VanBladel, Automotive Technology, John Hersey High School, Ill.
Jim VanBladel
Jeff Bearinger, Construction, Lumpkin County High School, Ga.
David Moye, Automotive Service Technology, Lyman High School, Fla.
Dan Van Boxtel, Automotive Technology, Kaukauna High Schoo, Wis.
Dan Van Boxtel
Blair Jensen, Welding, Jordan Academy for Technology & Careers, Utah
Blair Jensen
Ashton Bohling, Industrial Technology, Johnson Brock High School, Neb.
Ashton Bohling
Andrice Tucker, Automotive Service Technology, Central Nine Career Center, Ind.
Andrice Tucker
Aaron Ervin, Welding, Pike Lincoln Technical Center, Mo.
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