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Thank You Heyward Florida Inc.!
The UF TREEO Center received a very thoughtful donation from Heyward Florida Inc. this week. The lab equipment (shown above) will go a long way toward helping TREEO meet its goal of providing hands-on training to drinking water and wastewater treatment professionals.
“Heyward Florida Incorporated was more than happy to donate the equipment. For over the past 35 years I have been coming to TREEO to further my education in Water and Wastewater and it is because of TREEO that I have had a successful career. It is I who owe all those at TREEO a very big ‘Thank You’ for the many informative classes I have taken over those years. The owner of Heyward is a graduate of the UF school of engineering so he as well feels it is just giving back to those who helped him.” – Rodney LaVancher, Heyward Florida Inc.
We want to highlight Rodney LaVancher and Heyward Florida Inc. for their immeasurable kindness in donating equipment that will be used in UF TREEO’s hands-on process control laboratory courses for both drinking water and wastewater operations. Thank you for thinking of UF TREEO as a new home for the Hach colorimeter and its many accessories, our staff and students appreciate your generosity and are excited to put the new equipment to use in our classes!
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“I think we all realize that in order to keep our industry moving forward, we must all work together to train those who are ready to take over the helm of a not so glamorous but necessary profession.” – Rodney LaVancher, Heyward Florida Inc.