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Transition to Trades Program Graduates 117th Soldier from HVAC,
Electrical & Plumbing Trades
Transition to the program, students are the trades”, he continued, Hiller, Owner of Hiller program developed by
Trades, an approved guaranteed an employment “and soldiers have the Plumbing, Heating, Hiller Plumbing, Heating,
Career Skills Program interview at a Hiller branch respect, team mentality, Cooling & Electrical, and Cooling, and Electrical and
(CSP) developed by Hiller location of their choosing. honor, and work ethic to Don Miller, Institutional the U.S. Army Garrison,
Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Soldiers desiring to return make them ideal employees Director of Total Tech, Fort Campbell, to train
& Electrical and U.S. Army to their hometowns are for our company”. LLC. In addition, Teresa transitioning active duty
Garrison, Fort Campbell, provided key industry The graduation K. English, Career Skills military service members
proudly graduated its contact information to aid ceremony, held on Program Coordinator for for new civilian careers
117th member from its in employment searches in Thursday, April 27 in the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort as plumbers, electricians,
January, February, and those respective areas. Army Education Center at Campbell and student and HVAC service
March classes for HVAC, To date, the Transition to U.S. Army Garrison Fort speakers SSG Thomas technicians. For more
Electrical, and Plumbing Trades program has placed Campbell, KY, marked the Rodriguez, and SPC Kierra information about the
trades. 75 soldiers in new careers completion of the January, Beasley. program, visit: http://www.
Transition to in the industry, with 45 February, and March classes Transition to transitiontotrades.com.
Trades, launched on July 5, graduates now working at for the Plumbing, HVAC, Trades is an approved
allows separating soldiers one of Hiller’s locations and Electrical trades. The
the opportunity to attend across the region. Another transitioning soldiers
Total Tech trade school 10 soldiers have re-enlisted were awarded graduation
(a subsidiary of Hiller, with the Army. certificates in front of an
LLC) to learn valuable “Today, we are audience of peers, family,
technical career skills while grateful for the opportunity members of the Army,
remaining active duty in to assist you in job associates from Hiller LLC
the U.S. Army. Total Tech placement”, remarked and Total Tech LLC, and
offers a unique approach to Jimmy Hiller, founder and representatives from the
technician training through CEO of Hiller Plumbing, press.
classroom and hands-on Heating, Cooling & Keynote speakers
laboratory instruction in a Electrical. “After Total Tech included CSM Noel Foster,
10,000 square foot, state-of- training, you have the tools Garrison Command
the-art facility. As part of to make you successful in Sergeant Major, Jimmy
Eaton Announces Winners of 40th Annual SOURCE Awards Lighting
Design Competition
PEACHTREE CITY, and function of lighting the professional winners Eaton announces the winners of the 40th Annual SOURCE Awards lighting
GA - Eaton announced the as a primary element in features a diverse group design competition. Tec Studio Inc. was named the overall Commercial
winners of the 40th Annual design and requires the of architectural projects
SOURCE Awards lighting predominant use of lighting including a dynamic library, Category winner for the lighting of the Columbus Metropolitan Library-Main
design competition, and controls products from a historical museum, a Branch in Ohio.
part of the company’s Eaton’s lighting solutions. beautiful private residence
commitment to celebrating Entries are judged on and the successful energy- lighting of the Columbus IALD, and Kim Quint,
current and future lighting aesthetics, creativity and efficient upgrades of a Metropolitan Library- LEED AP,IALD, for the
designers and specifiers. technical performance to college hall; an operations Main Branch, Columbus, lighting design of the
The winners were address specific lighting and maintenance facility; Ohio; Robert Singer and private residence.
recognized on Monday, needs while meeting project and a city’s underpass. For Associates, Inc., Basalt,
May 8 at LIGHTFAIR® constraints and design our winning students, we Colorado, and the design Continued on pg. 6...
International 2017 in concept goals. hope their impressive work team of Robert Singer, IES,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “We congratulate will inspire them towards a
Six professional awards and the talented winners of this career in lighting.”
seven student awards were year’s SOURCE Awards The 2017 winners
presented. competition, our 40th include:
The annual year of celebrating lighting Professional Category
competition, which design,” said Kraig Kasler, - Winners: Tec Studio
began in 1977, focuses president, Eaton’s Lighting Inc., Columbus, Ohio,
on furthering the Division. “The outstanding and designer Ardra Paige
understanding, knowledge quality of work from Zinkon, CLD, IALD, for the
