2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION

42 2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION JOURNAL

2015 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION Automotive Education AwardWinners 1990-2015

Bob Frey – 1995 TNN MotorSports & NHRA National Event Announcer Daniel J. Fuller – 1995/2002 Regional Service Engineer General Motors Robert Fusco – 2005 Chairman, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Paul Gagliardi – 1998 Parts & Service Director, Potamkin Cadillac-Chevrolet- Buick Pierre Gagnon – 1998 Executive Vice President & COO Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Paul Garber – 1993 Technical Advisor, Chrysler Corp. Irwin Garsten – 2001/2011 Education Committee Chairman Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Chairman, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Leon Geller – 1990 President, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Bob Gildae – 1995 Industrial Sales Manager Snap-on Tools Dan Gippert – 2012 Regional Service Engineer General Motors Ange D. Girolamo – 2000 Regional Technical Manager Northeast, General Motors George Golfieri – 2008 Regional Service & Parts Manager Mazda NA Operations Pat Gallo – 1997 District Service Manager Buick Motor Division Jeff Gann – 2008 Service Training Specialist Toyota Motor Sales, USA

Donald I. Gray – 1996 Director, Automotive Youth Educational Systems – AYES Stephen Green – 2000 Field Service Engineer BMW of North America Melanie Guerriero – 2008 Education & Training Mercedes-Benz USA Eileen M. Healy – 1999 Regional Service Manager General Motors Robert S. Heintz – 2003 Area Service Manager General Motors Robert S. Heintz – 1992 Assistant Manager General Motors Training Center Joseph Hencheck – 1995 Technical Training Instructor Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Mark S. Herrmann – 2001 President, Mark Buick Corp. Thomas Herrmann – 2001 Program Administrator Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association

Jason Jerome – 2011 NY Regional Training Manager, Toyota Motor Sales, USA

Karl Kraenbring – 1998 Regional Vice President Pennzoil Products Company Bob Krammer – 1994 Field Service Engineer, Saturn Jack Krupa – 1999 Aftersales Development Manager BMW of North America Neale Kuperman – 2013 Chairman, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Clark Lance – 2014 Eastern Area Training Manager Lexus Chairperson, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Michael Lazarus – 1990/2002 Chairman, Education Committee Chair, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Tony Levens – 1997 Senior Staff Instructor General Motors Training Center Tony LoBello – 1999 Service Director, King O’Rourke Pontiac-GMC Truck Bob Lobosco – 2002/2005 Account Manager For Education Snap-on Industrial Division Nicholas L. Loffredo – 1998 Vice President, Sales Snap-on Industrial Division Anne S. Louison – 1991 Education Committee Chair Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association John A. LaSorsa – 1994 Education Committee Keith Lewis – 1997 Regional Sales Manager Safety-Kleen Corp.

Warren Johnson – 2008 NASCAR

William R. Johnson – 1998 District Service Manager Buick Motor Division Mike Joy – 1997 CBS Sports Racing Commentator Team Valvoline Rick Kairies – 1995 New York Regional Manager Hunter Engineering Company Angelo Kampanis – 1997 Service Manager, Regan Pontiac- Buick-GMC Truck, Inc. Dave Kapitulik – 2000 Technical Training Development Specialist, Saab Cars USA Thomas Kastner – 2013 GM of Learning & Performance, Mercedes-Benz USA William A. Kersten – 1994 Vice President, Technical Programs, National Institute For Automotive Service Excellence Marty Kish – 1999 Vice President, Public Relations The Valvoline Company Charles Klasman – 2010 Technical Specialist – STEP BMW of North America Ken Knortz – 1993 Field Specialist Manager Volvo Cars of North America Daniel M. Koeppel – 1995 President, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Bruce Kolker – 1997 Technical Sales Representative Snap-on/SUN Tech Systems Daniel Kovacs – 1999 Operations Support Specialist NE Region, Volkswagen of America

Paul Higgins – 2010 Service Engineering Mercedes-Benz USA

Steve Hmiel – 1994 Team Manager & Crew Chief Roush Racing Richard Holt – 1999 Service Director Mercedes-Benz Manhattan

Wade A. Hoyt – 1993 Editor, Motor Magazine

Peggy Hynes – 1997 Field Service Engineer, Saturn Irene Impellizzeri – 1990 Vice President, NYC Board of Ed. Joseph Imperial – 1996 Senior Staff Instructor General Motors Training Center

John Luft – 2013 President, Shelby American

Dr. Patricia Lundquist – 1999 Executive Director, NATEF Vincent M. Luppino – 2006 Senior Service Training Specialist Toyota Motor Sales, USA

John Grap – 1990 District Service Manager Buick Motor Division

Myles Kovacs – 2010 President / Co-Founder DUB Magazine

Richard E. Jackson – 1996 Commissioner, NYS DMV