On Dec. 3, Texas State Technical College – Harlingen welcomed school members, industry and press to celebrate their Collision Repair Education Foundation Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant, sponsored by Tony Aquila, president and CEO of Solera, the parent company for AudaExplore. Through the Makeover grant, the school program received $50,000 in tools, equipment and supplies to improve the collision repair facility and technical education of current and future collision students.
Speakers included school administration, collision instructors, Education Foundation staff, collision students and AudaExplore representatives. The attendees also had the opportunity to tour the new program and see the products that were received as a result of this grant.
“Through Tony and Solera’s sponsored Makeover grant, we were able to transform TSTC’s collision program and provide the instructor with needed items,” said Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director Clark Plucinski. “As many schools have limited budgets, these types of grants assist in the collision students graduating with the skill sets needed to be productive and efficient entry-level staff. We thank AudaExplore for their continued support and helping us transform collision school programs around the country.”
Added Rick Tuuri, vice president of industry relations for AudaExplore, “This grant was made possible thanks to Tony Aquila, Solera’s founder and CEO. Tony started out in this industry sweeping floors in a shop and is now the founder, president and CEO of Solera, a multi-billion dollar, global organization. He is truly grateful for his success and the opportunities afforded him by the industry over the years. Giving back is in his DNA, and this is one way that he has made a difference for so many.”
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