AutoZone Awards Future Technician Scholarships
MEMPHIS, TN – AutoZone has announced the winners of its second annual “AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship" program. The $10,000 automotive industry-focused scholarship was divided among the gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the SkillsUSA National Championship, Automotive Service Technology competition recently held in Kansas City, MO. “The AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship was created to
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry: Are We Doing Enough to Attract the Next Generation?
For this edition of Ask the Industry, we asked executives representing a number of market segments including manufacturing, service and training: Are we doing enough to attract bright young professionals to this industry? If not, what more needs to be done? And, what are the dealerships doing that we can’t or haven’t?
Automotive Youth Educational Systems Gets $2.2 Million Grant From U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration has awarded $2.2 million for the expansion of the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) automotive service technician training initiative. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration has awarded $2.2 million for the expansion of the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) automotive service technician training initiative.
AutoZone Offers Future Technician Scholarship
AutoZone, the nation’s leading auto parts retailer, has announced the distribution of the “AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship.” The $10,000 automotive industry-focused scholarship was divided incrementally to gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the SkillsUSA National Championships Automotive Service Technology competition held in Kansas City, Mo., on June 23, 2004.
AutoZone Creates Student Scholarship Program
AutoZone has created a new scholarship program focusing on automotive service technology. The $10,000 “AutoZone Future Technician Scholarship” will be managed and administered by SkillsUSA-VICA’s Youth Development Foundation (YDF). AutoZone intends to divide the scholarship incrementally to gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the SkillsUSA National Championships Automotive Service Technology contest held in Kansas City, Mo., on June 21.
Most Influential Women in Collision Repair for 2003 Honored
Akzo Nobel took time last month to honor five exceptional women from the collision repair industry. The five women were recognized as the 2003 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry, an award Akzo Nobel has been presenting for five years. The 2003 Most Influential Women are as follows: Bertha Bertrand, co-manager, Brian Cullen Body Shop, St. Catharines, Ontario; Teresa Bolton, collision repair/refinishing specialist, ASE, Leesburg, Va.; Georgina Carson, editor, BodyShop Business magazine, Akron, Ohio; Karen Fierst, president, KerenOr Consultants, Silver Spring, Md.; and Eileen Haberman, vice president and co-owner, Glen’s Auto Body, Waukesha, Wis.