News - I-CAR Press Releases 2001

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – August 21, 2001 – As the final event of the 2001 I-CAR international annual meeting, I-CAR celebrated the accomplishments of its dedicated instructors, committees and volunteers at a banquet in their honor. The awards and recognition banquet was held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel on July 21, 2001.

Each I-CAR regional field manager showed their appreciation for an instructor who most exemplified I-CAR’s commitment to excellence in the classroom, by awarding them the Instructor of the Year Award. The awards were presented to:Canada: John Poot North Central Region:Dennis Rivett South Central Region:Kevin Goyke Northeast Region: Pete Fryzel Southeast Region: George Sanders Southwest Region: Billie T. Smith South Pacific Region: Tony West Northwest Region:Marc Essig

The Founder’s Award was presented to one volunteer from each region or program who most exemplified the I-CAR volunteer spirit. The recipients were:

Canada: Jim Coates North Central Region Leo Maki South Central Region: Konrad Hacker Northeast Region: Charlie Cooke Southeast Region: Jesse Jones Southwest Region: Tony Harrison South Pacific Region: Frank Schiro Northwest Region: Clyde Everly Welding: Greg Thomas

In addition, each I-CAR regional field manager recognized the one state that achieved the highest percentage over goal for the year and taught the highest number of I-CAR courses available. These states were presented the Superior Performer Award:

Northwest Region: California South Pacific Region:Nevada Southwest Region: Mississippi Southeast Region: Virginia Northeast Region: Maine South Central Region:Ohio North Central Region: Michigan

To recognize the importance of the I-CAR committee in bringing training to the industry, I-CAR created a new award for 2001, the District Committee Award. This is presented to the one committee per region that has conducted the highest amount of training over their original plan for the year. The recipients were:

Northwest Region:Santa Rosa, CASouth Pacific Region: San Gabriel Valley, CASouthwest Region:Fort Worth, TXSoutheast Region:Northern Virginia, VANortheast Region:Long Island, NYSouth Central Region: Columbus, OHNorth Central Region: Detroit East, MICanada: Manitoba

Tech Centre Award
The I-CAR Tech Centre also presented a special award to recognize the individuals and organizations who have provided valuable assistance to the Tech Centre as it develops I-CAR training courses and programs. The Tech Centre Awards were presented to:Roger CadaState Farm Insurance Companies
Steve SchererChief Automotive Systems
Larry CarterCar-O-Liner Company
Tim Morgan

Car-O-Liner Company

In addition to the above awards, I-CAR recognized the efforts of its volunteers by presenting the Goal Achievement Award to every state or province that met or exceeded its goal for student units in fiscal 2001. Additional information on the I-CAR annual meeting, including photos of the award winners, is available at www.i-car.com.

I-CAR, founded in 1979, is an international, not-for-profit, training organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety and efficiency of auto collision repair for the ultimate benefit of the consumer.

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