For contest rules and descriptions go to www.skillsusa.org

NATIONAL OFFICER TEAM

Front row, seated from L to R: Brent Tuttle (Calif.) - president; John Lebsock (Ariz.) - vice president;
Aaron Morris (Va.) - secretary; Joseph Bojang (Okla.) - treasurer; Steve Gehlhausen (Wa.) - parliamentarian.

Back row, standing from L to R: Kelly Conner (TX) - president; Scott Bier (PA) - vice president; Jacob Carter (SC) - secretary; Tom Robison (KS) - treasurer; Fernando Salinas (TX) - parliamentarian; Charles Sturgis (MD) - region I vice president; Brian Sirmans (GA) - region II vice president; Howard McCree (MI) - region III vice president; Angela Hutchcraft (OK) - region IV vice president; Noel Gaudette (OR) - region V vice president.

SkillsUSA Youth Development Foundation Financial Partners

SkillsUSA­VICA is fortunate to have the generous support of national corporations, businesses and associations that support the mission and goals of our organization. Following is a list of 2000 cash donations and pledges as of June 1, 2000.
SkillsUSA also enjoys partnerships with more than 1,000 organizations that contribute financial and in-kind resources to support our mission. These in-kind resources include contest supplies and equipment; contest prizes and scholarships for students; educational materials; shipping costs; and staff travel, time and overhead. Partnerships with business, industry and organized labor are SkillsUSA's lifeblood.
Such support is critical to the successful function of the SkillsUSA Championships. To receive a list of the 1,000 companies providing in-kind donations by mail, please send an e-mail request for our Awards & Recognition Booklet to: karenp@skillsusa.org

Thank you for your support of SkillsUSA!

THOMAS JEFFERSON SOCIETY
($249,999-$100,000)
DeWALT Industrial Tool Co.
General Motors Foundation, Inc.

BEN FRANKLIN CLUB
($99,999-$50,000)
Amazon.com
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Snap-on Inc.
True Value Hardware Stores

JOHN HANCOCK CLUB
($49,999-$25,000)
Bosch Power Tools
Caterpillar Foundation
Hallmark Corporate Foundation

THOMAS PAINE CLUB
($24,999-$10,000)
Autodesk, Inc.
Butler Manufacturing Co. Foundation
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
Deere & Company
DST Systems Inc.
Dunn Family Foundation
J.E. Dunn Construction Co.
Farmland Foundation Fund
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
H&R Black Foundation
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
MARC Public Relations
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
North American Steel Framing Alliance
PPG Industries Inc.
Sprint Corp.
The Stanley Works
Supercuts Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
UtiliCorp United Inc. Whirlpool Corp.
PAUL REVERE CLUB
($9,999-$5,000)
American Century Companies Inc.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
BlueCross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Carrier Corporation Foundation
Communication Workers of America
Consumer Electronics Alliance
Eaton Corp.
The Hair Cuttery
Independent Electrical Contractors Inc.
intelitek Corp.
Kendall Motor Oil
Mitchell Repair Information Co.
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
Roadway Express, Inc.
Refrigeration and Service Engineers Soceity
Ryder Transportation Services
SPEC MIX Inc.
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
U.S. Department of Labor/Department of Education, Regions V and VII

PATRIOT CLUB
($4,999-$1,000)
ABCI Education and Scholastic Foundation
ACDelco
Arthur Andersen LLP
AYES Inc.
Bon Tool Co.
Brick Industry Association
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
Dana University
Eric V. Gearhart
Honeywell Inc.
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Mack Trucks Inc.
Marshalltown Trowel Co.
Mason Contractors Association of America
National Center for Construction Education and Research
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Portland Cement Association
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
The Shouvlin Foundation
Tension Envelope Corp.
UMB Investment Advisors
Vinyl Siding Institute
Ray Wachniak Memorial Fund

OFFICIAL PARTNER
U.S. Army Recruiting Command

Become a Partner
with SkillsUSA-VICA

SkillsUSA-VICA partners are supporters of career and technical education. Our partners have an opportunity for input into skill training, a chance to recruit top technical students and the opportunity to help develop America's future work force.

SkillsUSA-VICA serves more than 250,000 career and technical students nationwide. These students are training in our nation's high schools and postsecondary institutions in a variety of careers such as cosmetology, automotive technology, machining, drafting, culinary arts and computer networking.

More than 1,000 companies and organizations participate in SkillsUSA-VICA programs. Companies benefit by having input into specific skill training, an opportunity to recruiting top technical students, and the good feeling that comes from helping America's future work force develop marketable skills. Many industries today face a shortage of skilled workers, and SkillsUSA-VICA offers a tangible way to help solve this problem by ensuring that there will be a future workforce trained in the skills industry needs.

To learn more about how your company can become involved, please complete this form and submit it to our webmaster. A representative of SkillsUSA-VICA will be in touch with you shortly to discuss ways to build a partnership to promote America's emerging skilled work force.


For more information:
Eric V. Gearhart
Senior Development Officer
Phone: (703) 737-0603
Fax: (703) 777-8999
E-mail: ericg@skillsusa.org.

SkillsUSA-VICA's Alumni Association

The SkillsUSA-VICA Alumni Association's mission is to help promote SkillsUSA-VICA in terms of time, talent, and financial resources at all levels (local, district, state and national). SkillsUSA-VICA currently has about 350 alumni members.