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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, July 9, 2015 ­— The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA) have jointly announced Preston Osborn, service manager for Seyfer Automotive in Wheat Ridge, Colo., as the recipient of this year’s Emil Stanley Merit Award. The award honors Emil Stanley, who was publisher of Automotive Body Repair News (ABRN) until his death in 1989. Stanley was committed to strengthening professionalism of the automotive industry through education. He was recognized as a strong advocate of the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE), the world's largest collision repair event sponsored annually by ASA. Osborn has worked in the automotive industry for more five years. He holds several ASE certifications and is currently working to complete the necessary requirements to earn the Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation. When not working in the shop, he contributes his time to various community and industry organizations. As the scholarship recipient, Osborn will receive $1,000 to be applied toward expenses to attend educational sessions and view the latest repair technologies and equipment during the 2015 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS), to be held July 21-25 this year in Detroit. “I am honored to be selected as the recipient of this scholarship,” said Osborn. “It provide... read more

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, July 8, 2015 ­— The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) – in conjunction with Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket, a division of Arrowhead General Insurance – has announced the recipient of the Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket “High Octane” scholarship. The recipient is Taylor Hill, service consultant, Larson’s Service Inc., Peabody, Mass. The scholarship recognizes a management-oriented member of the Automotive Service Association’s (ASA) Mechanical Division. The recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward expenses to attend educational sessions and view the latest repair technologies and equipment during the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS), to be held July 21-25 this year in Detroit. Hill has worked in the automotive service industry for five years. She is an ASE C1 Service Consultant, Ask Patty Certified and recently completed the necessary requirements to earn the Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation. When not working in the shop, she contributes her time to various industry organizations. “I am extremely honored to be the recipient of this scholarship from AMi and Arrowhead Automotive Specialty Market,” said Hill. “I’m excited this opportunity will allow me to take part in the abundance of quality training and networking opportunities available at CARS.” AMi was established in 1989 to answer the demand for continuing education tailored spec... read more

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, July 6, 2015 ­– The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) – in conjunction with Babcox Media – has announced Justin Kime, office manager of Kime Collision Corp. in Standish, Mich., as recipient of the BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes a management-oriented member of the Automotive Service Association (ASA). The recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward expenses to attend educational sessions and view the latest repair technologies and equipment during the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE), to be held July 21-25 this year in Detroit. Kime has worked in the repair industry for almost two years. He is an I-CAR Platinum Level Estimator and recently completed the necessary requirements to earn the Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation. When not working in the shop, he contributes his time to various industry organizations. “I’m grateful to be selected as the recipient of the BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship and to be given this opportunity to further my education in the collision repair industry,” said Kime. AMi was established in 1989 to answer the demand for continuing education tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. The Institute offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation, the first business management accreditation exclusively for the automotive service profe... read more