Jim Arnold Receives Highest Federated Member Honor

Jim Arnold Receives Highest Federated Member Honor

Awarded annually, the Art Fisher Memorial Award recognizes those members who carry on Art Fisher’s legacy through their outstanding dedication to the membership, the group and the industry.

The Art Fisher Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a Federated Auto Parts member, was presented to Jim Arnold, president of Arnold Oil (AOC) of Austin, Texas, during the recent Federated Auto Parts meeting and awards ceremony in Kauai, Hawaii.

Arnold Oil was founded in 1939 in Corpus Christi, Texas, by Gene Arnold. Jim Arnold, the third generation to run Arnold Oil following his grandfather and uncle, opened the current AOC operation in Austin in March 1977 and a new 137,000-square-foot warehouse in 2015. During his 21 years as a Federated member, he has served on the Federated Board of Governors, various Federated committees and a variety of auto care industry boards and committees.

Ashlee Arnold introduced her father and gave a touching tribute to the longtime Federated member. Bo Fisher, chairman of Federated Auto Parts, presented the prestigious award named for his late father and founder of Federated Auto Parts Distributors, Art Fisher.

Awarded annually, the Art Fisher Memorial Award recognizes those members who carry on Art Fisher’s legacy through their outstanding dedication to the membership, the group and the industry. In short, it recognizes the long-term commitment that individual members demonstrate through their support, involvement, counsel and loyalty.

“There is no one better to have introduced the recipient of this esteemed award than Ashlee Arnold. As a next-generation leader of a successful family business, she has seen firsthand the commitment, hard work and proactive leadership that her father has brought to both Arnold Oil and the Federated membership for so many years,” said Fisher. “Jim is charismatic, intelligent, funny, respected and the ultimate man’s man. We are truly blessed to have Jim Arnold as a part of the Federated family.”

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