It was the first time a Retool Your Future Scholarship winner had won the contest.

Founded in 1963, Yearout Mechanical is a full-service mechanical services provider offering engineering, installation and maintenance for HVAC, plumbing and piping systems for commercial, institutional and light industrial facilities

Since its inception, more than 2,500 students from over 300 trade schools have applied for the program with essays of up to 250 words describing how the HVAC/R industry will “retool their life.”