Women’s Industry Network Welcomes Five New Directors to Its Board
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) recently elected five new directors to its board. Teresa Bolton, Tina Clark, Megan Erickson, Kristen Felder and Katie Henwood will each serve a two-year term effective June 2010. Teresa Bolton is the director of Collision Repair Test Development for ASE and is involved in the SkillsUSA Collision Repair Technology Committee.
Mass. Woman Wins Student-Repaired Mazda 6 in Collision Shop’s Safe Driving Promotion
You might say Beth Menslage was having a bad week. A bad fall had landed the Pine Hills, Mass., resident in the hospital with a fractured hip. While nothing will take the physical pain of her injury away, her spirits were lifted considerably when her ticket was drawn as the winner of a 2005 Mazda
Mass. Shop Holds Drawing for Safe Driving Course
Plymouth, Mass.-based King Collision Centers, along with Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Public Schools and Commerce Insurance, awarded two local high school students with a free safe driving course through its community service partnership, the Plymouth Safe Driving Campaign. Plymouth South High School sophomore Thomas Cipriano and Plymouth North High School junior Nicholas Tosi were recently
I-CAR Ed. Foundation Provides Students with Tech Uniforms with Help of Industry Sponsors
The I-CAR Education Foundation has provided 1,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide through the support of Bar’s Leaks & Rislone, CARQUEST, CARSTAR, Craftsman, Esurance and Mopar. Six hundred of the technician shirts were distributed to 30 schools that applied for the foundation’s 2009 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant: 175 will be distributed
Chicago Pneumatic Donates $23,000 in Tools Through I-CAR Education Foundation
Chicago Pneumatic has donated $23,000 in tools that will be distributed to 12 automotive collision schools across the country through the I CAR Education Foundation. The donated tools include Chicago Pneumatic orbital sanders and two different types of impact wrenches. The recipient schools include: Rolla Technical Institute (Rolla, Mo.), Eden Career Technical (Ashville, Ala.), Yuba
Employee Retention is Key to Continued Success
Companies that build and maintain a superior workforce will have a long-term competitive advantage in their marketplaces. Here are some strategies for doing just that.
I-CAR Education Foundation Names Instructor of the Year
Phil Tanner, a collision repair instructor from Irmo High School in Columbia, South Carolina, was named the I-CAR Education Foundation’s 2009 Instructor of the Year. Tanner received an expense-paid trip to NACE 2009, where he was recognized for this achievement and honored with an award during the first annual I-CAR Education Foundation Donor Recognition Reception.
Car Painting Student Wins Excellence Award at WorldSkills
Madison Area Technical College graduate Ben Janke of Marshall, Wis., took home the Medallion of Excellence Award in the four-day car painting competition in the WorldSkills Competition. Janke competed as a member of the United States “WorldTeam” at the 40th international event held Sept. 1-7 in Calgary, Canada. The Medallion of Excellence is awarded only
March Taylor Memorial Fund Supports USA WorldSkills Competitors
The March Taylor Memorial Fund (MTMF) has donated $5,000 to offset the costs of sending two USA participants – Scott Raymond for the Collision Division and Ben Janke for the Refinish Division – to the World Skills Competition being held in Calgary, Canada from Sept. 1-7. Raymond was the gold medal winner in both the
READER’S CHOICE: Attracting New Talent
“How do we draw more technicians into this business? We’re making less profit and doing more work for the insurance companies. The insurance companies are going to force themselves into a situation where they won’t have qualified shops.” – Bob Showers, body shop manager, Bentley Pontiac-GMC, Huntsville, Ala.
