HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – The I-CAR Education Foundation is now accepting applications for the Education Foundation's Instructor of the Year award. The winner of the award will receive an expenses-paid trip to NACE 2008, where the instructor will be recognized for his/her achievement.

The award is open to all collision repair instructors teaching at career and technical schools and colleges. Members of the industry can nominate an instructor for this award by visiting www.edfoundation.org and clicking on “Nominate an instructor for the I-CAR Education Foundation Instructor of the Year Award.” Collision repair instructors can nominate themselves by visiting http://www.edfoundation.org and clicking on the “Nominate myself for the I-CAR Education Foundation Instructor of the Year Award.”

“The Education Foundation looks forward to receiving all nominations for the Instructor of the Year Award," said Melissa Marscin, development administrator for the I-CAR Education Foundation. “It is an honor to have the opportunity to recognize those instructors, especially when you consider the important role that they play educating the future workforce of the collision industry.”

Applications must be submitted by Sept. 30, in order to be considered for the award. Winners will be notified in early October in order to schedule their trip to NACE.