Car-O-Liner Welder Awarded to Wisconsin Career and Technical School
Jerome Goodson, an industry instructor at Fox Valley Technical College located in Appleton, Wis., has won a Car-O-Liner CR 55 Aluminum Stud Welder and Dent Repair Tools in a giveaway sponsored by Car-O-Liner, I-CAR, ASE, the I-CAR Education Foundation and the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). For the fifth year in a row, these
Marjorie Brody to Keynote Third WIN Conference
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) will host its third annual conference March 22 to 24, 2009 at the Omni Parkwest in Dallas, Texas. The keynote speaker at this year’s conference will be Marjorie Brody, an internationally recognized speaker who has authored over 18 books and served as key advisor to the media and broadcast industries.
AASP Elects New Leaders
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) elected Massachusetts shop owner and educator Rick Starbard to lead the association when it voted for its executive committee Nov. 7 in Las Vegas. Starbard is president of Rick’s Auto Collision in Revere, Mass., and a collision repair instructor at Lynn Technical High School in Lynn, Mass. He
AASP-MO 2009 Excel Conference Moves to Metro Location
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Missouri (AASP-MO) announced a new location for the 28th Annual EXCEL Trade Show and Training Conference Sept. 18-20, 2009. The show will be held at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Mo. The event will feature management, technical and I-CAR training, and trade show exhibits featuring
New Web Site Tracks Employee Training and Certifications
Illinois-based Optima Worldwide Limited has created a new Web site, BodyShopTracker.com, that can assist shops in tracking staff training and certifications. The data collected will be kept online and will provide at-a-glance overviews of training and certifications earned by technicians, painters and other employees – information that’s normally available from several different sources. BodyShopTracker.com can
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Five industry leaders were honored at the 10th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Nov. 6. Judell Anderson, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denise Caspersen, Bedford, Texas; Lillian Maimone, Monterey Park, California; Gloria Mann, Thornhill, Ontario; and Rochelle Wicklund, Liberty, Missouri, were honored as
ASA and ASE Honor Collision and Mechanical Technicians of the Year
Michael Loy, owner of Mike Loy’s Collision Inc. in Lewisburg, Ohio, has been named the Automotive Service Association (ASA)/National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Collision Technician of the Year. The award recognizes the ASA Collision Division member who received the highest score on the 2008 ASE master collision repair/refinish certification test. “I feel honored
Education Foundation, Akzo Nobel Award Women’s Scholarships
The I-CAR Education Foundation, in conjunction with AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc. and the Most Influential Women of the Collision Repair Industry, have awarded eight young women with scholarships to assist in their education in the collision industry. The top scholarship winner in the secondary category is Nina Hunter, a student at East Valley Institute of Technology
DuPont Performance Coatings Offering Lean Training
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has announced a training initiative focused on lean process implementation. “We’ve created a multi-tiered approach to lean implementation for collision shops,” said Jim Evans, DPC national training manager. “We understand that each shop has individual needs, so this program is designed to provide lean information and tools appropriate for each shop’s
AMI Announces 2008 BodyShop Business Scholarship Recipient
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and Babcox Publications jointly announced today that David Solmes, president of Dewey’s Auto Body, Inc., in Hastings, Mich., is the recipient of this year’s “BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship.” AMI and Babcox present the scholarship annually to recognize management-oriented members of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Collision Division. The recipient receives