Rademacher, who is the Trades Education Network (VTEN) program manager for Viega, was given the award at the ICC’s annual meeting Sept. 18-28 in Pittsburgh.

The event is scheduled for Jan. 25-27, 2021, at the McCormick Place in Chicago.

The initial Project Hire-Ed program offers seven job tracks in manufacturing machining, manufacturing CNC operator, facility maintenance, industrial maintenance, HVACR service, welding, and electro-mechanical mechatronics.