LAS VEGAS – Northwood University honored eight automotive aftermarket leaders with its annual Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award on Tuesday, November 2, during a luncheon at AAPEX.
Those being honored are:
Stephen Crowley, president and CEO, VIPAR Heavy Duty, Crystal Lake, Ill.;
James Franco, president and CEO, Autologue Computer Systems Inc., Buena Park, Calif.;
Martin Gold, president, S-G Imported Car Parts, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.;
John Grote, vice president of sales and marketing, Grote Industries, Inc., Madison, Ind.;
Michael Lambert, president, Automotive Distribution Network, Germantown, Tenn.;
William Rhodes III, chairman, president and CEO, AutoZone, Memphis, Tenn.;
Ronald Rossi, director of market research, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), Bethesda, Md.; and
Susan Ulrey, executive director of customer sales operations and e-commerce, Tenneco, Inc., Monroe, Mich.
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 the field of automotive aftermarket.
