Scott Naill has an extensive background in the HVACR field and has been involved in the HVACR industry for over eighteen years.  His background consists of residential/commercial installation, service, estimator, sales and project managing.  He is currently in his thirteenth year as a full-time HVACR high school instructor for the Upper Valley JVS, located in Piqua, Ohio; www.uppervalleyhvacr.com.   In addition, he is an adjunct professor at Sinclair Community College in its HVACR department.  During the last ten years, Scott has worked in the summer as a Project Manager for Rieck Services; www.rieckservices.com a mechanical contractor providing temperature control, plumbing, and design/engineering solutions.

Scott obtained his Bachelor of Science in Education from Wright State University.  He is now finishing his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Dayton.

Scott was awarded the New Professional Teacher of the Year Award in 2001, for the state of Ohio and Regional One by the Association for Career and Technical Education.  In 2001, and 2003, the HVACR program, under Scott’s leadership, was designated as a National Promising Program, the only program of its kind in the country to receive this recognition.  In 2005, the Ohio School Board Association recognized the HVACR program for innovative career-technical programs that increase student achievement in the classroom, the only HVACR program in Ohio to receive this honor.  In addition, the program received the National Center for Construction, Education, and Research accreditation in 2001.  This outstanding program has also been featured in articles in the Dayton Business Journal and Techniques Magazine.

In addition to his teaching duties, Scott is active in assisting other programs around the country in ways to improve student recruitment and how to work with business and industry.  Scott has an outstanding advisory committee comprised of employers throughout Miami, Shelby, Darke, Montgomery, and Clark County, and he is frequently a guest speaker at schools that are trying to help improve the educational process through their advisory committees.

The Upper Valley JVS in 2005 dedicated a new 3,500 square foot HVACR lab and technology center which provides high school students and adult student’s hands-on experience and a career path for entering the HVACR industry.  The facility is supported by a $200,000 grant from Emerson Climate Technologies; www.emersonclimate.com Upper Valley students benefit from the state-of-the art facilities and the facilities are shared with Emerson’s training programs for its national network of wholesalers, distributors, HVACR contractors and Emerson employees. 

Feel free to reach Scott at snaill@hvacreducation.net