Gates Corporation and the National Institute for Automotive Service (ASE) has announced that Dan Rowland of Hesperia, California is the 2016 Gates Tools for Schools/ASE Instructor of the Year. Rowland is an instructor at Victor Valley Community College in Victorville, California. 

Rowland bested thousands of ASE technicians who competed for top honors within this category. He and other educators and technicians were honored by the ASE at the annual Fall Board Meeting held November 16th in Concord, North Carolina.  

The purpose of the Tools for Schools program is to provide educators with supplemental educational materials from a global leader in the Automotive Aftermarket.