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Northwood University To Honor Seven Aftermarket Professionals With Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award

The Northwood Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award is given to individuals in the automotive aftermarket field who have made noteworthy contributions to education, on any level, inside or outside of the industry.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Northwood University will honor seven automotive aftermarket leaders with its annual Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Show (AAPEX).
 
Those being honored are: Robert Bassett, manager of Training NA, Gates Corp., Ridgeland, Miss.; William Glasgow Jr., president, WT Glasgow Inc., Mokena, Ill.; Richard Keister, partner, Schwartz Advisors, Hollywood, Fla.; Michael JP Klein, president and CEO, IDQ Holdings, Garland, Texas; Michael Mohler, vice president, National Pronto Association, Grapevine, Texas; Charles Osgood, manager, sales operations & training, Tenneco, Monroe, Mich.; and Dennis Spooner, managing partner, The Merrill Co. LLP/Arnold Motor Supply, Spencer, Iowa.
 
The Northwood Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award is given to individuals in the automotive aftermarket field who have made noteworthy contributions to education, on any level, inside or outside of the industry. They are people of stature and the award is recognition of substantial dedication over a number of years to the educational process and automotive aftermarket industry.
 
Stay tuned for additional details on this year’s award winners in an upcoming issue of aftermarketNews.

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