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January 23, 2002 NIACC Named National Runner Up for ASE Automotive Award of Excellence
The Automotive Industry Planning Council (AIPC) National Selection Committee has named North Iowa Area Community College the 2001 National Runner Up for the prestigious ASE Automotive Award of Excellence. NIACC's Automotive Service Technology Program was also recently named the winner for the State of Iowa. NIACC received a special award from ASE and was recognized at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Convention in New Orleans in December. "The ACTE Convention was exceptional, and needless to say, we were pleased to represent NIACC at the national level for program excellence," Greg Arrowood, NIACC Instructor, said. The national awards include a $5,000 certificate from Snap-On Tools and $5,000 for student scholarships. "We’re very excited about the award," Rob Heimbuch, NIACC Instructor, said. "We will place the $5,000 award into an endowed scholarship fund, which will produce a scholarship each year for a sophomore in the program." The ASE Automotive Award of Excellence requires a rigorous application process and is very competitive. Candidates are judged on the quality of their automotive program, recruitment methods, entrance requirements, assessment methods, curriculum, equipment and facilities. NIACC's Automotive Service Technology Program is ASE Master Certified and is led by ASE Certified instructors Arrowood, Heimbuch and Mark Poppe. The program has experienced a 100 percent placement rate for eight of the last ten years. ##### Ref. 2013 | ||
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