TADA Member Involvement at
a Glance
ABILENE
Mike Dunnahoo, Owner, Star
Dodge-Hyundai
Mike Dunnahoo is Chairman of the
Abilene Chamber of Commerce; Executive Board Member of Texas Trails
Council Boy Scouts of America; involved in United Way of Abilene,
Diamondback Golf Charity and the Abilene Industrial Foundation; serves
on the Military Affairs Committee and is "Honorary Commander" at Dyess
Air Force Base. Star Dodge-Hyundai received "Outstanding Business Award"
in 2005 by the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council for promoting the arts.
The dealership also received the United Way Community Excellence Award
for 2005 and 2006.(November,
2006)
Seaton
Higginbotham, Owner, Arrow Ford-Mitsubishi and Arrow Chrysler-Jeep
Arrow Ford-Mitsubishi
sponsors Mission Thanksgiving each Friday before Thanksgiving, when they
clear their lot and have a food and clothing drive for the homeless and
less fortunate in Abilene. All proceeds benefit Love & Care
Ministries. In June, the dealership sponsors Ford Fest, a free event
inviting Ford enthusiasts from all over to come to the dealership and
bring their beloved classic and new Fords, ranging from Model-A’s
to new Shelby GT-500’s. (August, 2007)
ALTO
Pearman
Family, Owners, Pearman Motor Company
Bob Pearman – current City
Council member and Alto I.S.D. volunteer; J.D. Pearman – Alto
Athletic Booster Club president 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years and
P.A. announcer for Alto football games; Lee Pearman – current
member of the Alto I.S.D. board of trustees (August, 2007)
ALVIN
Mike Hall, Owner, Ron Carter Automotive Center
Owner of dealerships in Alvin, Texas
City, Houston; Recipient of the "Toyota President’s Award" for
excellence; annually awards college scholarships to local residents;
Board Member, Brookwood Community, a
residential community for
adults with functional
disabilities (December,
2006)
AMARILLO
Eddie
Bradley, Partner, AutoInc. –
All American
Chevrolet in Slaton; All Star
Family Ford in Amarillo; All Star
Dodge in Amarillo; Frontier
Dodge in Lubbock; Nissan of
Midland; Plainview
Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep; Spirit
Chrysler-Jeep in Lubbock; Texas
Dodge in Amarillo; West Texas
Nissan in Odessa
Chairman Elect, Amarillo Area
Foundation; Director, Better Business Bureau; Civic Activities include
United Way of Amarillo, Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo Chamber of
Commerce, Big Brother/Big Sisters of Amarillo, Children’s
Rehabilitation Center, St. Anthony’s Health Corp. (November, 2006)
Dean
Sather, Saturn of
Amarillo
Dealership has served as the
Sheriff’s Posse for the Muscular Dystrophy Assn. since 2004; top
performer in the Saturn Corp. "National Donor Day Program" which raises
awareness for organ, tissue and bone marrow donation; participant in
Read Across America; and involved in Boy Scout food drives. Dean Sather
is Treasurer of the Amarillo East Rotary Club; District Chairman and
Friends of Scouting Division Chairman of the Golden Eagle District of
the Boy Scouts of America; AOPA Airport Support network volunteer for
the local General Aviation Airport; volunteer at High Plains Food Bank;
and active in Saint Stephens United Methodist Church(November, 2006)
ANDREWS
Robert S.
Wheeler, President of Wheeler
Buick-Pontiac-GMC, Inc.
Life Member, Andrews Downtown Lions
club – 45 years.(December,
2006)
AUSTIN
William F.
Munday, Owner, Munday
Ford, Metroplex
Toyota, Munday
Chevrolet, Munday
Mazda, South Point
Dodge, South Point
Kia, South
Point
Nissan
, South Point
Pontiac-GMC-Jeep
Major contributor to St. Edwards
University in Austin and Austin Children’s Shelter,
Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Austin Crime Comm., Red Cross
Katrina relief, Capital Area Council (December, 2006)
Richard O.
Davis, Owner, Sterling Acura
of Austin
Recognitions include two-time winner
of the Precision Team Dealer of Distinction Award – Acura’s
highest honor, Quest for Success Award, African American Dealer of the
Year (Black Enterprise Magazine); Sponsor, Bowie High School Reading
Program; Member, Austin Area Urban League Advisory Committee; Sponsor,
Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas’
Imagine the Miracles campaign (February, 2007)
BAYTOWN
Al Paret, Owner, Casa Pontiac GMC Buick and Texan Pontiac Buick,
Recipient of Ford’s Ambassador
Award for Customer Satisfaction; Humble community support includes First
Baptist Academy, Humble Civic Center, Baytown Rotary Club, Houston Golf
Association (November,
2006)
BROWNSVILLE
Jim
Tipton, Owner, Tipton
Motors
Rotary Club of Brownsville;
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce; Brownsville Economic Development
Foundation; Episcopal Day School Foundation; Lions Club of Brownsville;
West Brownsville Little League; St. Joseph Academy Endowment Foundation;
Guadalupe Regional Middle School Board; Brownsville Auto Dealers
Association (January,
2007)
CARTHAGE
John W.
Cooke, Owner, Pippen
Motor Co.
Carthage I.S.D. Board; Carthage City
Commission; Carthage Economic Development Board; Board of East Texas
Baptist University; Carthage Lions Club; Panola College Foundation;
Winner, Outstanding Forestry Conservationist Award 2005 & Texas zone
winner; Deacon, First Baptist Church of Carthage (November, 2006)
CLEBURNE
Michael
Forrest, Vice President, Forrest Auto
Park
Following graduation from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1974, Michael Forrest joined his
parents and brother in the family automobile business. Michael and his
mother, Martha Forrest, received the Small Business Award in December of
2004, when the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce recognized Forrest Auto Park
as being a business that has a history of staying power, job creation,
and community involvement (January, 2007)
CLEVELAND
Alfred
Anderson, Owner of Anderson
Ford-Mercury
Co-sponsor of Ford Motor Co.’s
Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program which annually
awards up to 700 FFA members with a $1,000.00 college scholarship;
sponsor of "Teacher of the Month" program in surrounding I.S.D.’s;
member of area Chambers of Commerce and sponsor of Chamber programs;
recipient of numerous Better Business Bureau awards for excellence;
provider of numerous prizes, auction items, sponsorships, etc. for
community and organization fundraisers. (September, 2007)
CONROE
John
Wiesner, Owner of John Wiesner,
Inc. in Conroe, Wiesner,
Inc. in Huntsville, and Wiesner
Hyundai in Conroe
Chairman, Montgomery County Appraisal
District Board; Director, Montgomery County Youth Services; Director,
Conroe Regional Medical Center; Member, Economic Development Partnership
– The Woodlands, Texas (November, 2006)
Tony
Gullo, Owner of Gullo
Toyota, Gullo
Ford-Mercury, Gullo
Mazda
Annual Christmas for Kids provides a
Christmas party, gifts, meals to families in need; Earning by Learning
(reading incentive program for elementary school children); annual
college scholarships awarded to seniors in Montgomery County schools;
annual Kidz Fest event benefits Child Advocates of Montgomery County and
Parents against Cancer; on-going support for local athletic
programs (January,
2007)
CORPUS
CHRISTI
Jeff Amidon,
General Manager of Champion
Toyota Corpus Christi
Three-year participant in "POWER,"
(Promoting Outstanding Work through Excellence in Reading) program.
POWER encourages local children to read more books by allowing each
child to earn a certificate worth the equivalent of a dollar for every
book they read. At the end of the year, they can spend their "power
bucks" at a book fair that Champion Toyota helps finance through their
annual auto show and golf tournament. Champion Toyota Corpus Christi has
received the Toyota President’s Award, given for excellence in all
aspects of dealer operations. (September, 2007)
Bob Crow, President of Sames Crow
Ford
Chairman, Ford’s Salute to
Education; Del Mar College Foundation President; Downtown Rotary Club
Member; Member, Board of Directors, Corpus Christi First United
Methodist Church Foundation (July,
2007)
Tommy
Carpenter, Service Director of Sames Crow
Ford
Received award from the Career and
Technology Association of Texas as recognition for his services as
Chairman for the Miller High School Automotive Youth Educational Systems
(AYES) Business and Education
Council(October,
2006)
CUERO
Mike
Weber, Owner of Weber Motor
Company
Board Member – Trust Texas
Bank, Cuero; Board Member - Cuero Heritage Museum; Board Member –
Cuero Golf Assn.; Honorary Co-chair of the Cuero Hospital Foundation
Gala; Recipient of the "Elvis Lamp" from the Cuero Chamber of
Commerce (November,
2006)
DALLAS
John R.
Eagle, President, John Eagle
Dealerships
Majority partner in 13 dealerships in
Dallas, Houston, and Florida; Chairman of the Board, Episcopal School of
Dallas; Chairman of the Board, New Car Dealers Assn. of Metropolitan
Dallas; Director, Better Business Bureau; Trustee, Dallas Museum of Art;
Director, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts; Time Magazine Quality
Dealer Award; Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Award; Arthritis
Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award; Time Magazine Quality Dealer
Award; Episcopal School of Dallas Philanthropy Award (November, 2006)
Don Herring,
Sr. , Don Herring
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Nat’l. Advisory
Board; President, Dallas/Ft. Worth Mitsubishi Dealer Advertising Assn.;
Director, TADA; Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce – Take a
Student to Work Day; March of Dimes; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Earning
by Learning; (November,
2006)
Park Cities Volkswagen
Supporter of Race for the Cure; The
Autism Treatment Center; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "Team in
Training"; Great Strides Walk ‘n Roll benefiting Cystic Fibrosis
research(November,
2006)
DENISON
Fred Pilkilton
Dodge
Catherine Pilkilton’s interests include
membership and leadership roles at First Baptist Church of Denison;
Eastern Star; Daughter’s of the Nile Salom Chapter; Denison
Service League volunteer and community fund raiser.
Fred Pilkilton, Jr.’s community involvement
includes Promise Keepers Dallas; First Baptist Church of Denison; Rotary
Club; Kiwanis Club; Jaycees; sponsorship of Texoma Vintage Classic Car
Club Show; co-sponsorship of Denison Downtown Fall Festival Classic Car
Show; Dodge Sales Manager Society; Boy Scouts; Y.M.C.A.; and FPM
Conversions specialty vehicle design.(August, 2007)
Texoma Ford
Supports Toys for Tots, March of
Dimes, United Way; donated new car to raise funds for Preston Volunteer
Fire Department; donated new car to raise funds for the Sherman and
Denison Athletic Booster Clubs; Board Member, Denison Area Chamber of
Commerce (November,
2006)
EL PASO
Dennis
Neessen, Owner of Rudolph
Chevrolet and Rudolph
Honda
Involved with Paso del Norte; Rotary
Club of El Paso; El Paso New Car Dealers Association; St. Mark’s
United Methodist Church Building Committee (November, 2006)
FORT WORTH
Nichols Ford
Seven-time winner of the
President’s Award for customer satisfaction; three-time winner of
the North American Customer Excellence Award; annual fundraising efforts
ranging from bake sales to golf tournaments for the Tarrant Area Food
Bank and March of Dimes(November,
2006)
GEORGETOWN
Don Hewlett Chevrolet-Buick; Hewlett Kia; Hewlett Volkswagen
Don Ross Hewlett – KLRU Board
of Directors; Advisory Board, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin
and Central Texas; active member and 3-year gala host for the Georgetown
Circle of Friends, the fundraising arm of Dell Children’s Medical
Center.
Hewlett Dealerships – support
Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival; Georgetown Festival of the
Arts; Jameson 5K at Southwestern University; Blues on the Green at
Zilker Park; Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas; the Ride
on Center for Kids (ROCK); and the Georgetown Project.
Hewlett Dealerships support the local
Chambers, and are major contributors to Georgetown school district,
providing vehicles for drivers’ education programs, supporting
high school athletic programs, providing scholarships to the auto
mechanics program, and donating funds for library books, school field
days and more; and the dealerships provide continuous support to Sun
City Texas via Don Hewlett President’s Club Golf Tournament, all
MGA and WGA golf events, through provision of range balls at the golf
courses and COP (Citizen on Patrol) cars. (August, 2007)
HEBBRONVILLE
Juan
Escamilla, Owner of Escamilla
Ford and Escamilla Chevrolet
President, Jim Hogg County Fair
Association; Member, Board of Directors for International Bank of
Commerce; 2005 recipient of Tejano Achiever Award as Top Hispanic
Businessman (November,
2006)
HEREFORD
Stevens
Family, Owner of Stevens 5-Star
Car & Truck Center
Supporter of numerous school programs
in the Hereford community; Make A Wish Foundation; the Historical
Society; Ambulance Fund Drive; the Panhandle Down Syndrome Guild. The
dealership is a two-time recipient of the Amarillo Better Business
Bureau’s Torch Award for Business Ethics. (December, 2006)
HOUSTON
George A. DeMontrond
III, President and CEO, DeMontrond
Automotive Group
Metropolitan Transit Authority;
Greater Houston Partnership; Greater Houston Convention and Visitors
Bureau; Gulf Coast Regional Mobility Partners; Houston Space City Sports
Commission; Center for Houston’s Future; Houston Grand Opera;
World Affairs Council; Houston International Festival; Vice-Chair of
University of St. Thomas (November, 2006)
Fred Haas,
Owner of Fred
Haas Toyota Country, Clear Lake
Infiniti, Southwest
Infiniti and Fred Haas
Toyota World
Participant in National M.S. Society
Bike Tour, Military Employment Incentive "Hire-A-Hero" Program; Toys for
Tots; Chamber of Commerce. Contributor to: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation;
Tomball FFA, Tomball Sports Association; American Cancer Society;
Alzheimer’s Association; Cure Autism Now; Houston Live Stock Show
& Rodeo; Better Business Bureau (Silver Sponsor). Toyota
President’s Award recipient; Pinnacle Awards recipient; Service
Toyota Top 10 Dealership Award; Toyota Signature Dealer (December, 2006)
Virgil M. Skinner,
Jr., Executive Manager of Southwest
Infiniti
Sponsor of the New Territory Fusion
Soccer Club, which provides soccer activities for over 1,000 children
between the ages of 8 and 18 in the area; co-sponsor of Fort Bend Fit, a
non-profit community training organization which provides training and
support to individuals wanting a structured exercise program; ongoing
financial supporter of the Meadows Swim Team, Sweetwater Surfers Swim
Team, and the Rams Community football team. (January, 2007)
Marvin
Marcell, Director of Public
Affairs, Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Board Member of the Chinese
Community Center; Trustee of the Oak Bend Medical Center; 2007 Board
Chairman of the Rosenberg-Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce
(November, 2006)
Rocky
McCullough, President, Goodson Auto
Group
National Vice President, Muscular
Dystrophy Association; Area Vice President, United Auto Group; Director
of Houston Area Dealers Association; Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy
Association Toteboard Sponsor; All in for ALS Poker Tournament Sponsor;
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Sponsor; Patriot’s Award
Program Sponsor (January,
2007)
Kevin
McGinnis, Partner, McGinnis Cadillac
HUMMER
20-year host of United Way campaign;
Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area Counsel Board Member, receiving
the Silver Beaver Award; former YMCA Board Member; Muscular Dystrophy
Association; supporter of West Wood Elementary and JR Achievement;
supporter of Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston (November, 2006)
Randall
Reed, Owner, Planet Ford
Highway 6
The First Annual School Clothes
Giveaway (2006) provided 150 $50 gift cards to children for
back-to-school shopping at a local mall; supporter of various little
league teams, local sporting events, and F.F.A. (December, 2006)
HUMBLE
Randall
Reed, Owner, Planet
Dodge
Supports various little league teams,
local sports events and FFA programs at many schools (December, 2006)
Randall
Reed, Owner, Randall Reed's
Planet Ford
Donated a new Ford Explorer and
signage to the Humble Police Department DARE Program; sponsor of the
City of Humble July 4 celebration; sponsor of School Supply Give Away
for underprivileged children; supports various little league teams,
local sports events and FFA programs for area schools; donates to North
East Hospital Gala (December,
2006)
KATY
Mike W. Capel,
General Manager of Champion Ford Katy
Member of Katy ISD Partners in
Education; Supporter of Katy Christian Ministries; Member of Katy
Chamber of Commerce (November,
2006)
KENEDY
Bob Alexander, Owner of Alexander
Auto Center
Current President of Karnes County
A&M Club and member of the Texas A&M Leadership Council; member
of Kenedy Planning & Zoning Commission and Kenedy Masonic Lodge;
Usher, First Baptist Church of Kenedy (November, 2006)
KERRVILLE
Tim
Crenwelge, Owner of Crenwelge Auto
Group
Crenwelge was honored by Gillespie
County Historical Society in 2006 for over 20 years of public service,
as a city councilman for 14 years, and as a mayor for 6 years. During
this time, Crenwelge orchestrated a myriad of planning, education, and
funding projects which resulted in public, private and non-profit
collaborations supporting historic preservation, while promoting
heritage tourism and nurturing the economic vitality of
Fredericksburg.(January,
2007)
KILLEEN
Diane Moore
Connell, Dealer Operator of Connell Chevrolet
Killeen and Connell Chevrolet of Copperas Cove
President, Nolan Creek Farm;
Director, TADA; Director, Killeen Chamber of Commerce and Committee
Chair of Government Affairs; Past Director and President, Peaceable
Kingdom Retreat for Children; Director, Copperas Cove Hospital
Authority; Director, Heart of Texas Defense Alliance; Steering Committee
for 2003 Capital Campaign – Bell County Museum; Director, Central
Texas College Foundation; Former Director, Texas Horse Racing Hall of
Fame; Member, Friends of West Point; Founding Chairman, Current
Treasurer and Chairman-Elect of Vive Les Arts Societe in Killeen; Former
Chairman of $1.3 million Capital Campaign for Vive Les Arts Center for
the Performing Arts; Former Chairman, Operation Wildflower; Former
Vice-Chairman, Killeen Centennial Commission (August, 2007)
LEWISVILLE
J.L. Huffines,
Jr., Owner of Huffines Auto
Group
Current member of the Texas A&M
University System Board of Regents; recipient of Texas A&M’s
Distinguished Former Student Award; served as chairman of
A&M’s 12th Man Foundation; honorary life member of
the A&M Letterman’s Association; trustee on the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center Medical School Foundation Board; past
chairman of the Texas State Senior Colleges Board of Regents; board
member of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;
director of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas; former U.S. Army
soldier(August,
2007)
LINDEN
Glenn
Lanier, Owner of Lanier
Chevrolet Co.
Current President of Linden Area
Parks Board, Inc.; Past President of Linden Area Chamber of Commerce,
Linden Lions Club and Linden Youth Athletic Assn.; Curriculum
coordinator for Linden United Methodist Church (November, 2006)
LUBBOCK
Jim
Henson, Owner of West Texas
Peterbilt
Involved with Children’s Home
of Lubbock Foundation, West Texas Boys Ranch Foundation and Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce; NADA Vice Chairman; ATD Peterbilt 20 Group and
Chairman, ATD; Peterbilt Line Representative; Transportation committee
member of Texas Motor Transportation Assn.; Elder of Cornerstone Bible
Church (November,
2006)
MABANK
Andrea
Pickens, Owner of Tri-County
Ford
Supporter of Mabank I.S.D., Trinity
Valley Community College, Youth Rodeo Organization; works with American
Heart Association, Council of the Blind, American Cancer Society; Board
Director for the Kaufman Hospital District; Board of Directors - Mabank
Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors – 1st State
Bank of Athens; earned "Citizen of the Year" as well as a "Lifetime
Service Award" for her work on behalf of the Cedar Creek Lake
community (November,
2006)
MARBLE
FALLS
Bob Sewell,
Owner of Johnson Sewell
Ford Lincoln Mercury
Member, Advisory Board, Marble Falls
Career and Technology Education (CATE) program; recipient of State of
Texas award for outstanding community service to the Texas Career and
Technology Council for service to Marble Falls Schools CATE program;
former Advisory Director for Communities Foundation of Texas; former
Board Director of Texas Bankers Association (December, 2006)
MCALLEN
Kirk Clark,
Co-owner of Clark Knapp
Motor Co.
Board Member, Habitat for Humanity;
Board Member, The Good Samaritan Center; Board of Directors of TADA;
Senior Warden of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pharr, Texas; Scholars
Advisory Council, South Texas College; artist, who donates 100% of
proceeds from the sale of his art to a multitude of charities, having
raised approximately $100,000.00 for charities in the U.S. and Mexico in
2006. www.kirkclark.com (August, 2007)
MCKINNEY
El Dorado Motors
Community Involvement includes:
Partnerships with Allen and McKinney schools and school foundations,
including funding of scholarship for high school graduates; American Red
Cross; Environment McKinney project; Meals on Wheels; McKinney
P.D.’s "Kid’s ID Program;" Rotary Club; Lions Club; Chamber
of Commerce; United Way Board; Collin County Historical Society;
American Heart Association; American Cancer Society’s Relay for
Life; Salvation Army; Toys for Tots; sponsor of McKinney Concert
Series. (August,
2007)
Chris Godwin,
G.M., Nissan of McKinney
Nissan of McKinney hosts "Project
Graduation" for each McKinney I.S.D. high school. "Project Graduation"
is an all night celebration immediately following the high school
graduation ceremonies wherein several thousand dollars of cash and
donated prizes are offered that will help students move onto the next
phase of their young lives, i.e. mini-refrigerators, luggage, etc. In
2007, Nissan of McKinney donated a car as the grand prize. In addition,
the dealership donates $2,000.00 per month toward "Simply the Best"
scholarship program for deserving McKinney high school students.
(August, 2007)
NEW BOSTON
Michael D.
Coleman, Owner of Coleman Motors,
Inc.
Current Member of Board of Directors
for Red River Redevelopment Authority, Four States Fair Assn.,
International Brangus Breeders Assn., Williams Memorial Methodist
Church (November,
2006)
PASADENA
Max
Collins, Owner of A.C. Collins
Ford
$5,000 donation to Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation (November,
2006)
PLANO
Classic BMW
Annual contributors to
Alzheimer’s Assn., American Heart Assn., Black Tie Dinner, Bridge
Breast Network, Communities in Schools – Dallas Region, Genesis
Women’s Shelter, Hope’s Door, Salesmanship Club Youth &
Family Centers, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., St. Jude Children’s
Hospital, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Transition Resource Action Center,
Wednesday’s Child (January,
2007)
S. Ray
Huffines, Huffines Auto
Dealerships
Awarded the Plano Community Forum
2006 Business Award for his and his family’s 80-year history of
service to the North Texas community; donated 17 acres of land to
Lewisville I.S.D. for a new middle school; Huffines grant program
provides funds to Even Start Family Literacy Program, Search One Rescue
Team, Chisholm Trail Retirees, and Senior Volunteer Program; past and
present participation includes Plano Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce;
Dallas Baptist University Trustee; Plano Economic Development Board;
Salvation Army of Collin County; Hendrick Academy of Honors Board;
dealership provides cars for dignitaries in the annual Martin Luther
King, Jr. Parade in Plano (November, 2006)
David L.
Stephens, Millenium
Motor Cars
Charities: American Cancer Society,
Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Crystal Charity Ball, Dallas
Museum of Art, Jesuit Foundation, African American Museum, United Negro
College Fund (UNCF). Boards: Baylor Health Care System Foundation, The
Crystal Charity Ball, Ford Motor Quality Minority Dealership Assn.
(FMMDA) – Director, Greater Dallas Chamber, Jaguar North America
Dealer Operations Council, Share Plus Federal Bank – Director,
Sleep Development Group – Director, Paul Quinn College Board of
Trustees. Member: American International Automobile Dealers Assn.
(AIADA), National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Texas
Automobile Dealers Association (TADA). Honorary Chair: Governor’s
Lunch benefiting the UNCF. Awards: 2007 Finalist -- Greater Dallas
Business Ethics Award; 2006 Winner – Pride of Jaguar; 2005 Winner
– Pride of Jaguar; 2005 Finalist – Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year. Recognition: Year-to-Date – Ranked
Number One in Customer Service; Year-to-Date – Ranked Number One
in Pre-Owned Sales; 2001 "Black Enterprise Magazine" Automobile Dealer
of the Year; 1997 Wichita Falls Bureau of Commerce and Industry’s
Business Person of the Year. (August, 2007)
ROCKDALE
Bob Graham, General
Manager, Tranum Country Ford
Donated $50,000.00 to Rockdale I.S.D.
to aid in major renovations to three schools; regularly supports 4-H
students at the Rockdale Fair and Livestock Show held each
October (November,
2006)
ROSENBERG
Legacy Ford
Participation or sponsorship of: Fort
Bend Co. Chamber of Commerce; Fort Bend County Fair Assn.; Bandara
Sponsor, Fort Bend County Fair, 2006; Stampedes softball team;
International Society of Legendary Services award; certificate of
appreciation from Lamar Consolidated High School; Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church; "Men Who Cook" (City of Sugarland); Texian Market Days
– George Ranch Historical Park; sponsor of www.Edhelpforparents.com and www.educationappreciation.com; Southwest Ropers Association; Christian Sportsman
Fellowship; Stafford Hall sponsor; Cub Scouts of America PAC 1401; CCA
and FFA sponsor; Fort Bend Co. Planning Advisory Board(November, 2006)
RUSK
Bob Francis,
Owner, Bob Francis
Ford
Annual $1,000.00 college scholarship
awarded by the dealership and Ford to an outstanding FFA student; annual
$1,000.00 scholarship given to Rusk Alumni Association; on-going support
for the Cherokee County schools and Rusk School District employees; host
of Community Dream Tree each Christmas to provide gifts to
underprivileged children; supporter of Red Cross; Past President of Rusk
Chamber of Commerce; member of Rusk Industrial Foundation; dealership
chosen as Business of the Month, and chosen as an Honorary Chapter of
the FFA; dealership employees are active in Rotary Club, Lions Club and
Kiwanis club (November,
2006)
SAN
ANTONIO
Dick Kane,
Dealer Principal, Grande Truck
Center
Devon Kane, daughter of Dick Kane,
won the Individual Young Rider Dressage Championship at the 2007 North
American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship with her Dutch
gelding, Douwe.(August,
2007)
Jordan Ford
Involvement in Boy Scouts, Ford
Salute to Education Program, San Antonio Auto Dealers Association
(August, 2007)
Rod East, Owner, Rod East Volkswagen
TADA Past Chairman, TADA Leadership
Team, VW Diamond Pin Award recipient, Time Magazine Dealer Award
(August, 2007)
SHERMAN
Brett
Graham, Graham
International
State Board Member, Tax Committee
Chair – Texas Association of Business; Trustee, Texas Automobile
Dealers Self Insured Group; Board Member, United Way of Grayson
County (January,
2007)
SLATON
Annette
Sykora, Owner, Smith Ford
Mercury
2007 Vice Chair, National Automobile
Dealers Association; Board Member, Work Source of The South Plains;
Member, First United Methodist Church (December, 2006)
SPRING
Randall
Reed, Owner of Planet
Ford
Annual Christmas Toy Giveaway for
2006 included 300 bicycles and 2700 other toys for local children;
donated to Spring High School for renovation of the athletic division;
supports various little league teams and local sporting events
(December, 2006)
STEPHENVILLE
Dwain Bruner and Greg
Bruner, Owners of Bruner Motors,
Inc.
Dwain Bruner --- Local bank Board of
Directors; Board Director, Stephenville Economic Development
Corporation; Deacon, First Baptist Church of Stephenville; Kiwanis Club;
Masonic Lodge; former School Board Trustee; former Howard Payne
University Trustee.(October,
2007)
Greg Bruner – President of the
Board of Harris Methodist Hospital in Erath County; Optimist Club;
Director of Texan Athletic Club, Tarleton State University; Deacon,
First Baptist Church of Stephenville; Chairman, Building Committee of
First Baptist Church; Past President of Dodge Dealers Advertising
Committee.
(October,
2007)
TEMPLE
Don Al
Ringler, Owner of Don Ringler
Chevrolet-Toyota and Saturn of
Temple
Trustee, University of Mary Hardin
Baylor; supporter of Ralph Wilson Youth Clubs, Central Texas United Way,
Bell County Youth Fair, J.A.I.L. Ministry, Belton Adopt-A-School, Marine
Corps "Toys for Tots," University of Mary Hardin Baylor scholarships,
Temple I.S.D., and Belton I.S.D. (December, 2006)
WACO
Peter
Kultgen, Partner, Bird-Kultgen,
Inc.
Waco Housing Authority Board and vice
chairman of Private Industry Council; current Chairman and several terms
on Board of Directors of Heart of Texas Mental Health Mental Retardation
Center; Vice President of Cedar Ridge Neighborhood Association; current
member (former Board Member) of the Waco Business League; Board Member
– Waco Industrial Foundation; past Commodore of Ridgewood Yacht
Club; Board Member - Waco Performing Arts Alliance; Board Member (former
Chair) Waco I.S.D. Education Foundation; Chair of the City of Waco
Wetlands Advisory Committee; Board Member, TSTC Regent’s Circle;
Chair of Waco Civil Service Commission; Administrative Committee –
United Way of Waco; involvement with Better Business Bureau, Community
Cancer Association, Evangelia Settlement and YMCA of Central Texas
capital campaign; Board – Providence Health Center advisory
committee (November,
2006)
Jeff A.
Wooley, CEO of Allen Samuels
Auto Group
Waco/McLennan County Bar Association;
State Bar of Texas; Texas Society of CPA’s; Central Texas Chapter
of CPA’s; Waco/McLennan County Estate Planning Council; Director
of Riesel Youth Athletic Association, T-Ball/Baseball Coach of Riesel
Youth Athletics; Boy Scouts of America, Den Leader and Cub Master;
American Cancer Society; Board Member, American Red Cross; First United
Methodist Church of Waco (November, 2006)
Allen Samuels Chevrolet
Dealership is recipient of Torch
Award from the National Better Business Bureau; selected as one of the
elite eight new car dealers in America by TIME Magazine; honored as
Business of the Year by the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce in
1995 (November,
2006)
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