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SPX Service Solutions Announces Instructor of the Year Award Sponsorship at AYES Annual Conference

26 July 2000

SPX Service Solutions Announces Instructor of the Year Award Sponsorship at AYES Annual Conference

    WARREN, Mich. - SPX Service Solutions, a unit of SPX Corporation, announced 
today it will sponsor the SPX/Automotive Youth Educational Systems Instructor of 
the Year award.  Bob Wiegand, vice president of the SPX Service Solutions OE 
Automotive Group shared the news with over 250 instructors from around the 
country participating in the annual conference in Troy, Michigan.

    Automotive Youth Educational Systems is a large-scale school-to-career
effort to address the needs of retail automotive dealerships.  AYES is a
dynamic partnership among participating automotive manufacturers,
participating dealerships and selected local high schools/vocational schools
to encourage students with mechanical aptitude to pursue careers in the ever-
changing field of automotive technology to prepare them for entry-level
positions or challenging academic options.  Participating instructors meet
annually to review curriculum and learning objectives.

    The Instructor of the Year award will recognize an educator with exemplary
contributions to learning, leadership and personal guidance to students in
automotive professional and technical fields beginning with the fall, 2000
academic term.  Bob Wiegand commented, "SPX Service Solutions will sponsor the
award as part of its long-term commitment to furthering education in the
automotive field."  The company pledged earlier in the year a multiple year
commitment of $25,000 annually to invest in training program development for
AYES.

    Don Gray, AYES president said, "The establishment of the Instructor of the
Year award helps to build awareness of our program and provides good
recognition for our instructors; we're honored to have SPX as the official
sponsor."  AYES will release the specific award criteria later in the year.
The first Instructor of the Year will be announced at the 2001 annual
conference.

    SPX Service Solutions, a unit of SPX Corporation, is a leader in special
service tools, equipment program management, electronic diagnostics, emissions
testing equipment and technical information services for the global motor
vehicle industry.  It markets its products under the Kent-Moore, Miller
Special Tools, OTC, Robinair, Bear, Allen Testproducts and Valley Forge brand
names.  SPX Corporation is a global provider of technical products and
systems, industrial products and services, service solutions and vehicle
components.  

    Automotive Youth Educational Systems is a partnership among participating
automotive manufacturers, participating automotive dealers and selected high
schools/vocational schools.