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By B.J. Johnson

Oklahoma Chapter Provides Informative Meetings to Members

For more than 10 months, the reorganizing ASA-Oklahoma City chapter has provided informative meetings to area members. Beginning in February the chapter hosted Chuck Sulkula and Jeff Hendler for the four-hour seminar, “Chose to Win.” This meeting attracted more than 95 attendees. In May the chapter offered the two-day seminar, “Process to Profits,” also taught by Sulkula and Hendler. The June meeting gave members the opportunity to hear from an information provider. In addition to a sales presentation, a question and answer session was held.

“Since just prior to NACE 2000, we have been attempting to gather enough information on material capping that is taking place in our state,” said Gary Wano, Jr., chapter president. As a result, the July meeting featured State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. The response of the commissioner and the attendees was overwhelming, according to Wano. Due to this positive response, Commissioner Fisher invited members to his office on Sept. 11, to present their concerns on material capping.

The chapter's August meeting offered the Masters “Nuts and Bolts of Estimating” seminar. The seminar, taught by Dave Dunn, March Taylor and Natalie Kessler, was an “eye-opener” to many of those in attendance, Wano said.

The September meeting was a follow-up to the July meeting. Following the meeting with Commissioner Fisher, members heard from Dan Risley, executive director of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists.

The next meeting will be held Oct. 16 during which a representative from the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division will explain compensation laws. As always, all industry members are invited to attend this informative meeting. For more information on the upcoming meeting, contact Gary Wano, Jr. at (405) 751-1337.

The chapter is steadily growing and offering area members quality, informative meetings. “We owe a great deal to the refinishing manufacturers and jobbers who have supported us. The chapter is grateful to Sherwin-Williams, Akzo Nobel, DuPont Performance Coatings, and B & H Paint Suppliers. Their continued support has made our chapter meetings possible,” said Wano.

In addition to Wano, Brian Key, chapter vice president, and Jim Davis, chapter secretary/treasurer, will continue to move the chapter forward.

ASA Welcomes Chapter Web Site Addresses

A new feature - chapter Web site links - has been added to the ASA Web site. ASA will now link directly to its chapter sites within the ASA Affiliates section on the ASA site.

All ASA chapters are invited to send Web site addresses to ASA via e-mail at bj@asashop.org.

ASA-South Carolina Announces New Officers

The newly elected officers for ASA-South Carolina are Danny Donahue, Donahue's Auto Service, president; Bob Wilson, Peeler's, president-elect; Mike Suddeth, Suddeth's Inc., secretary-treasurer; and Glen Kirkland, Kirkland Automotive, past president.

ASA-Washington Welcomes New Chapter

On Aug. 1, ASA-Washington welcomed its newest chapter, ASA-Lewis-Clark, during its first chapter meeting. The chapter brings ASA-Washington's statewide chapter count to 14. The meeting brought out 30 eager and optimistic members who elected officers. Elected were Brook Bender, Brook's Auto Service and Towing, president; Jim Luper, Luper Brothers Automotive Inc., vice president; Bobbie Beuke, Dave's Auto and Truck Center, secretary; and Shirley Greene, Greene's Body and Paint Service, treasurer.

The ASA-Lewis-Clark chapter will represent members in Clarkston and Pullman, Wash.; and Lewiston and Moscow, Idaho.

NATIONAL NEWS

Ten top-quality technical courses and four Automotive Management Institute seminars will be presented during the upcoming Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS). Sponsored by the ASA Mechanical Division, CARS will be held Nov. 1-3 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. For information about CARS, call the ASA meetings department at (800) 272-7467, ext. 241.

The International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Las Vegas and is expected to draw more than 35,000 attendees. NACE features a world-class exposition showcasing the latest collision repair products and services. In addition, NACE offers more than 40 educational sessions on the most timely topics, keynote speakers with on-target business solutions and top-notch entertainment.

It's the time of year to begin planning for the Automotive Service Association's Golden Quill Awards. Each year, at the ASA Annual Convention, the best publications and television commercials are honored for excellence in concept, content and design. And, for the third year, ASA will recognize the best shop Web sites.

Entries for the 2001 awards will be judged by impartial industry experts in four categories:

Affiliate Newsletters and Magazines
Chapter Newsletters
Television Commercials (open to affiliates, chapters and individual members)
Shop Web sites.

Entries must have been produced from January 2001 to December 2001. For more information, contact ASA toll-free at (800) 272-7467, ext. 213.

Reminder of the Month

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors' elections will be held Jan. 14 to Feb. 28, 2002.

These candidates are seeking election to one position as general director, one position for collision division director and one position for mechanical division director.

All regular national members in good standing with ASA are eligible to cast their vote for the position of ASA general director. The positions of collision and mechanical divisions' directors are elected by their respective divisions only. Members were assigned to the appropriate divisions based on information provided by the members when they joined the association.

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