{"id":1167,"date":"2022-08-15T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/press\/david-patience-named-2022-mitchell-1-educator-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T13:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:49:30","slug":"david-patience-named-2022-mitchell-1-educator-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/press\/david-patience-named-2022-mitchell-1-educator-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"David Patience Named 2022 Mitchell 1 Educator of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David-Patience-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7542 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Patience-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>David Patience, an automotive technology instructor at Metropolitan Community College &#8211; Longview in Kansas City, Missouri, has been named the 2022 Mitchell 1 Educator of the Year. Each year, Mitchell 1 recognizes one of the nation\u2019s top teachers for their commitment to educational excellence in the automotive repair industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid was selected for this honor for going above and beyond to prepare students for a professional career in the auto repair industry. As an outstanding teacher and master automotive technician, he has inspired creativity and enthusiasm in the classroom and impacted the lives of countless individuals,\u201d said Nick DiVerde, senior marketing director, Mitchell 1. \u201cWe&#8217;re pleased to recognize David for his dedication to his craft \u2013 within the classroom and industry \u2013 and we extend our sincerest congratulations to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the 2022 recipient, Patience received a one-year complimentary subscription to Mitchell 1\u2019s ProDemand<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> diagnostic, estimating and <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/prodemand\/\">auto repair information software<\/a> for his school, a three-year membership in the North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT), a check for $500, and an expense-paid trip for Patience and a guest to attend the NACAT conference and awards banquet.<\/p>\n<p>Patience\u2019s automotive career spans 37 years, including 19 years spent at Metropolitan Community College, where he also serves as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcckc.edu\/programs\/automotive\/ford-asset.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford ASSET<\/a> coordinator. \u00a0Among his achievements, he earned the highest score on the recent National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification tests for U.S. and Canadian educators. In fact, he scored perfect grades on six of the nine tests.<\/p>\n<p>Patience holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in applied science from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. He is an ASE Certified Master Technician and a Ford Senior Master Technician.<\/p>\n<p>Patience stated that he didn\u2019t officially \u201cstudy\u201d to be a master automobile technician, but instead, automotive technology has been a lifelong learning experience \u2013 since he was 15, \u00a0before he even had a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p>Selection criteria for the Mitchell 1 Educator of the Year award requires that a master automotive technician excel on all ASE automotive tests, including A1 \u2013 A8 (Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission\/Transaxle, Manual Drive Train and Axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electrical\/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Engine Performance) and the L1 (Advanced Engine Performance Exam).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mitchell 1, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitchell1.com\/\">www.mitchell1.com<\/a>, call (888) 724-6742, or locate an independent sales consultant at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitchellrep.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mitchellrep.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Patience, an automotive technology instructor at Metropolitan Community College &#8211; Longview in Kansas City, Missouri, has been named the 2022 Mitchell 1 Educator of the Year. Each year, Mitchell 1 recognizes one of the&#8230; <br \/><a class=\"read-more\" title=\"FULL STORY\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/press\/david-patience-named-2022-mitchell-1-educator-of-the-year\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13309,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"press-category":[1718],"g1_relation_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1167","1":"press","2":"type-press","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"press-category-mitchell1","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-category?post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"g1_relation_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/g1_relation_tag?post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}