Natasha Kinnear, a student at the Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center and a state gold medalist in architectural drafting, was the recipient of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation scholarship to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. June 23-27.
Mike Rowe, former host of the Discover Channel’s popular series “Dirty Jobs,” created the foundation in 2008 to “give something back and challenging the prevailing definition of a ‘good job.’
“For decades, we have put a premium on a four-year degree, and told an entire generation that trade schools and skilled labor are alternatives to higher education,” Rowe said. “Hyperbole aside, the skills gap is real. Our infrastructure is crumbling. And our country is scrambling to put itself back together.”
The scholarship provides support for SkillsUSA state contest winners who have insufficient personal resources to participate in the National SkillsUSA Championships.
Fifty $1,000 scholarships were awarded to help offset the costs of travel and to participate in the championships.
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