ASRW awards breakfast recognizes auto industry leaders
LAS VEGAS – A variety of industry awards were presented at an awards breakfast held during Automotive Service and Repair Week. Award recipients included:
* Richard Cossette/Gale Westerlund Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Vanessa Hayes, Saturn of Tucson, Tucson, Ariz.
*ASA Emil Stanley Merit Award Recipient: Joe Sanfillipo III., USA Collision Centers, Harrison, Ohio
*ASA Collision Technician of the Year Recipient: Michael Loy, Mike Loy's Collision Inc., Lewisburg, Ohio
*ASA Mechanical Technician of the Year Recipient: Mark Wagenblast, Mark's Automotive, Inc., Bend, Ore.
*ASA Chairman's Club Award (Top Volunteer Recruiter) Recipient: Danny Hernandez, Hernandez Collision Center, Savannah, Ga.
*AES "Building a Learing Culture" Technician Scholarship Recipient: Shane Portnoff, Aliso Viejo Auto Service, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
*AVI Scholarship 1 Recipient: Isaiah Craig, Performance West, Santa Rosa, Calif. AVI Scholarship 2 Recipient: Diane Larson, Larson's Service Inc., Peabody, Mass.
*AVI Scholarship 3 Recipient: Thomas Piipo, Tri County Motors, Rudyard, Mich.
*BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship Recipient: David Solmes, Dewey's Auto Body Inc., Hastings, Mich.
*Russ Verona Memorial IBIS Scholarship Recipient: Jerry Burns, Automotive Impressions Inc. – Rio Rancho, N.M.
*SKILLUSA Collision Repair Winners
Recipients: Secondary Division School – Sentinel Career Center, Tiffin, Ohio Student – Timothy Bouillon, Instructor – Carl Rusch
Post-Secondary Division School – Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Mich. Student – Phillip Davie, Instructor - Scott Malnar
*Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Curtis Evans, Evans Automotive Service Center Inc., Pensacola, Fla.
*William R. Jones Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Kathryn van der Pol, Adolf Hoepfl & Son's Garage, Houston, Texas
*Women's Industry Network Scholarship Recipient: Rachel Fonseca, New Bedford, Mass.
*Zurich High Octane Scholarship Recipient: Chelsea Lipetzky, Werner's Mastertek Auto Repair, Aurora, Colo.