AASA To Welcome AWDA At 2016 Vision Conference
The conference is slated for Tuesday, April 5 through Thursday, April 7 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois.
Auto Care Association And AWDA Offer Auto Care Internship Scholarship Fund
The fund was created to help ease the financial burden of temporary relocation for students who pursue internships in locations more than 100 miles from their permanent address. Scholarships will be in the amount of $2,500 to contribute to the costs of round-trip travel from their permanent address to the internship location, lodging, utilities and food.
Col. David Sutherland Speaks To AWDA On The Advantages Of Hiring Veterans
Col. Sutherland challenged the audience of top distributors and manufacturers to consider the potential inherent in military veterans. He recounted the experiences of service members with whom he had served, illustrating how their potential as leaders and team members had been tested and confirmed in extremely stressful situations.
AWDA Announces New Officers And Governors At AAPEX
Taking office immediately following the close of AAPEX on Nov. 3 is AWDA’s new chairman, Cliff Hovis, president, Hovis Auto and Truck Supply Inc., based in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Hovis succeeds Corey Bartlett of Automotive Parts Headquarters, St. Cloud, Minnesota, who led the association through the previous 12 months and remains on the council as immediate past chairman.
Larry Sills Named AWDA’s 2015 Leader of the Year
Each year, AWDA bestows this prestigious honor on an aftermarket professional who has contributed to the industry in a unique and significant way.
Mike Lambert Recognized With 2015 AWDA Lifetime Achievement Award
Long a fixture of the auto care industry, Michael J. Lambert, was presented with the Martin Fromm Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas.
Tim Sturdevant Presented with AWDA’s 2015 Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award
AWDA presented the 2015 Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award to Tim Sturdevant and SAE Warehouse, Sioux Falls, SD, for the company’s long-standing support for training and education within the auto care industry.
Wix Filters Awarded AWDA 2015 Pursuit of Excellence Honors
Established in 1983, this award is given annually to an AWDA member in recognition of excellence in business performance and the setting of high standards as an example for others to follow.
OptiCat LLC Announces ‘AWDA/AAPEX Giveaway’
By participating in a consultation with OptiCat, the customer will receive two entries for a daily drawing for a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, an iPad Mini, SkullCandy Wireless Headphones or a GoPro Action Camera.
AWDA Conference Participants Provide Big Donations To The University Of The Aftermarket Foundation
Donated funds will support the foundation’s mission of providing educational scholarships to worthy students interested in pursuing careers in the auto care industry.
