Kauffman Tire has been saluted with the 2011
"Georgia Large Family Business of the Year" award
from Kennesaw State University's Cox Family
Enterprise Center.
More than 1,000 companies were nominated in four
categories, with one final winner per section. The
award is given annually to operations that display
“a strong commitment to both business and
family.”
“We are very humbled and honored to receive this
award, and every associate in the company should
be commended for their contribution in winning
this recognition,” says President Mark
Kauffman.
In addition to family success, companies selected
for the award must also demonstrate contributions
to the local region in which they reside.
“I have always felt that it is our moral
obligation to give back to the community and to
help people who are less fortunate than us,”
reports CEO John Kauffman. “We are very blessed
just that we are able to play a role in doing
this. We are very deeply involved in Emory’s
Winship Cancer Institute, Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta and Junior Achievement,” he points
out.
“We have made strong commitments to these
organizations, and this past fall we completed
building our first house for Habitat for Humanity
in Atlanta. We had 38 of our staff and their
family members donate their personal time to help
complete this project,” John Kauffman
notes.
