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After By-Law Changes, ASA National Seats New Board - Dallas, Texas The Automotive Service Association announced its new board of directors, which was sworn in during the association’s annual business meeting May 7-8. Ron Nagy of Nagy’s Collision Centers in Orville, Ohio, remains chairman of ASA’s board of directors for 2012-13. Nagy initially assumed the chairman’s post at the conclusion of the 2011 annual business meeting. Due to a reorganization of the association’s structure and governance, the positions of the board chairman and chairman-elect will now be two-year terms. The board voted and ratified these changes to the bylaws during the annual business meeting. Jerry Burns of Automotive Impressions Inc. inRio Rancho, N.M., remains as immediate past chairman for one more year. Darrell Amberson, Lehman’s Garage, Bloomington, Minn., also maintains his position as chairman-elect for one year. Roy Schnepper of Butler’s Collision Inc. in ... read more

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The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) has announced that it is accepting applications for a variety of scholarships:$1,000 Body Shop Business Magazine Scholarship – Deadline 8/24/12: AMI’s resource development effort, EXCEL, in conjunction with Babcox Media, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Collision Division member who strives to be, or is presently working, in a management capacity. The scholarship money will be applied toward the recipient’s expenses to attend the 2012 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) in New Orleans, Oct. 10-13. To be eligible for the award, applicants must work in the collision repair industry; demonstrate an interest in self-improvement through management education; own or work for a business that is an ASA member in good standing; and, if the applicant is not the business owner, be recommended by the business owner. AMI Trustees and their employees, and ... read more

Contact: Toni Slaton (800) 272-7467, ext. 129 [email protected]www.amionline.org For Release: News Bulletin AMI-4 April 19, 2012 AMI Accepting Applications for the $1,000 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUG. 24 Colleyville, Texas, April 19, 2012 ­— The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the annual $1,000 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship. AMI’s resource development effort, EXCEL, in conjunction with Babcox Media, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division member who strives to be, or is presently working, in a management capacity. The scholarship will be applied toward the recipient’s expenses to attend the 2012 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in Ne ... read more

Blaine will be stopping by to introduce himself, and tell you about the latest ASA Colorado happenings! Blaine Swanson, ASA CO Recruiter "I am a graduate of Colorado State University with a Business Finance degree. For 3 years I worked for Auto-Owners Insurance as a Commercial Lines Underwriter. My experience included handling and servicing garage accounts, as well as teaching classes to agents, informing them of the different insurance products available and proper way to write an auto repair business

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The Independent Automotive Professionals Symposium is a platform to learn, share, and discuss best practices and innovations in order to elevate the automotive industry and its professionals. Who: Designed for Independent Automotive Professionals; including Technicians, Owners, and Service Advisors. Partnership with I-CAR offers a course for collision professionals. What: This is an intensive one-day symposium packed with educational offerings from top instructors. When: January 28, 2012 8AM-7PM Where: The Westin Westminster, 10600 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, Colorado 80020 Fees: ASA Member $50.00 ($25.00 member discount if register by Nov 4, 2011) Non-ASA Member $75.00 VISIT THE "EVENTS TAB" OR VISIT: http://www.cvent.com/d/dcqnb2

Denver, CO - July 16, 2011 - ASA Colorado (ASA-CO) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for 2011-12. "We are thrilled with the direction ASA Colorado is moving," notes ASA-CO Chairman, Mark Gurnsey. "The same Members of the Board are working together for the second year in a row, allowing us to build on what has already been established. Goals this fiscal year include better communication with members, a higher quality event, and establishing a recruiting/member visitation position on our staff. We would like to make our association a closer community than it is now." ASA-CO would like to congratulate the ASA-CO Executive Board: Chairman, Mark Gurnsey, Accountable Auto Care Mechanical Division President, Dennis Brewster, Extreme Auto Repair Collision Division President, Dan Stander, Jerry Stander's Collision Works Secretary/Treasurer, Dana Tepoel, Lake Arbor ... read more

Be aware if selling tires that starting April 1, 2011 you must be registered with the Department of Public Health and Environment as a "Waste Tire Generator." Here is the link to complete the form on-line: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/wastetires/*Fill it out on-line but print a copy for yourself. The submit and print options are at the bottom of the form.