Preferred Supplier instructors are graded by students and Evergreen training center staff during each school. Those instructors who achieve the highest ratings receive the George A. Sheatz Excellence in Education Award, which was named after George A. Sheatz, a former tool and fastener distributor who was instrumental in Evergreen’s Training & Education programs for nearly 20 years. In receiving the George Sheatz Award, the recipient along with their company joins an elite group of professional trainers in the tool and fastener industry.