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FEATURE

Minneapolis JATC’s Angela Bissonnette-
Penna and Jacob Thoennes earned first
place in the North American School
Challenge. Angela, the only female
competitor to place in this year’s event
and Jacob split $20,000 prize and also
took home $10,000 in IDEALcash for their
school, five first-year scholarships and five
complete tool kits for scholarship winners.

The full list of winners and
prizes is as follows:

INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICAN At the end of the weekend, IDEAL
PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION PROFESSIONALS announced the 2020 Championship
PARTICIPATING AS AN Weekend will be held at the Music
1ST PLACE INDIVIDUAL
Tom Matic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
1ST PLACE To register for a 2020 qualifying round
PRIZE: RAM® 1500 Pickup Truck
Greg Anliker, Elgin, IL competition near you, visit IDEALnationals.
com. Qualifying rounds will begin in
PRIZE: $75,000
NORTH AMERICAN Spring 2020. For photos and videos from
CONTRACTOR CHALLENGE 2ND PLACE this year’s competition, visit our Facebook
page at facebook.com/IDEALindustries.
Seth Agnew, Linn Creek, MO
1ST PLACE
Kellenberger Electric’s (Kellenberger 2) PRIZE: $25,000
Clay Noga, Somonauk, IL About IDEAL® ELECTRICAL
Keith Runkle, Bolingbrook, IL 3RD PLACE IDEAL ELECTRICAL is a company of IDEAL
Clay Noga, Somonauk, IL INDUSTRIES, INC. IDEAL is a global leader
PRIZE: $40,000 (split amongst in electrical tools and wire termination, as
teammates), $20,000 in IDEALcash PRIZE: $10,000 well as the development, manufacturing
to the Contractor & RAM® ProMaster® and marketing of enhanced energy
Commercial Van w/ Custom Company management systems, products and
Graphics and a local marketing NORTH AMERICAN STUDENTS/ technologies for professional electricians,
support package
APPRENTICES PARTICIPATING design engineers and facilities executives.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL To learn more, visit IDEALind.com.
NORTH AMERICAN 1ST PLACE About IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
SCHOOL CHALLENGE Jordan Finfrock, Flatwoods, KY IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. is a global,
diversified family-owned business
1ST PLACE PRIZE: $30,000 designing and manufacturing superior
Minneapolis JATC’s Angela Bissonnette- products and tools for professional
Penna, Hugo, MN & Jacob Thoennes, Lino 2ND PLACE tradesmen in the electrical, wire
Lakes, MN Benjamin Budd, Potsdam NY processing, data communications,
PRIZE: $20,000 (split amongst PRIZE: $20,000 aerospace, automotive and construction
teammates), $10,000 IDEALcash for trade industries. The 103-year old company
school & 5 First-Year Scholarships along 3RD PLACE was founded in 1916 on the premise of
with five complete tool kits for Marty Evans, Cannon Falls, MN forging ideal relationships with customers,
scholarship winners employees, partners and communities.
PRIZE: $10,000 The company has consistently grown
and expanded under four generations
of family ownership. To learn more,
visit IDEALINDUSTRIES.com.

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