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News Bulletin ASA-25
May 23, 2008
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ASA-Arizona Named ASA Affiliate of the Year
BEDFORD, TEXAS, May 23, 2008 –During the Automotive Service Association’s recent Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony in Santa Clara, Calif., ASA presented its Affiliate of the Year Award to ASA-Arizona for its outstanding accomplishments across a broad range of categories. ASA-Arizona was selected for its excellence in membership growth, educational events, participation in ASA national programs, legislative activity and overall contributions of its membership to the automotive service industry.
B.J. Johnson, ASA’s vice president of membership services, presented the award to Dave Martin, member of the ASA-Arizona board of directors and owner of Martin’s Auto Repair, Phoenix.
“This year’s recipient increased ASA collision membership and the association’s ability to impact the collision repair industry through a merger of a state collision organization into the ASA family,” Johnson said. “In addition to membership growth, the affiliate also provided ongoing management education and technical training, state legislative involvement, and assisted member-businesses in pollution prevention and conservation of our natural resources.”
Guidelines for Affiliate of the Year were sent to each affiliate last year and are designed to take into account the size of each group to ensure each has an equal opportunity to win the award.
“Our board of directors is an amazing group of businessmen and women,” said Kathy Draskovic, ASA-Arizona chairman. “They have taken our affiliate to a new level of professionalism by decidedly looking toward the future of our industry, making the changes and meeting the challenges. We are so thankful to be awarded the ‘Affiliate of the Year.’ It affirms that we’re moving in the right direction.”
“The accomplishments of increasing and broadening the scope of our membership and the diversity of participation and representation in our board of directors is a definite sign that our affiliate is on the move, open to new ideas, undertaking new projects, increasing our presence at the legislature and many other new ventures too numerous to mention here,” said Dave Lanspeary, ASA-Arizona member and recent recipient of the ASA Alpha award.
This was the fourth installment of ASA’s Celebration of Excellence awards dinner and ceremony, which was held at the Hyatt Regency. The annual ceremony honors the achievements of ASA members and industry partners. The program also included a graduation ceremony recognizing those who have earned the Automotive Management Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager designation.
ASA’s next annual convention will be held next spring in Florida; specific dates and location are to be determined. The association’s annual trade shows – the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) – will be held during the inaugural Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW), Nov. 5-8, 2008. ASRW events will be co-located at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA’s headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.
ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA’s legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.
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