Awards and Scholarships
Auto Care Association members represent the best of the auto care industry, and the association takes pride in recognizing its dynamic members' valuable contributions to keeping the industry on the road. From educators to innovators, rookies to veterans, the Auto Care Association presents a variety of awards each year to honor the standout people and businesses that are the best of the best.
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import product and marketing awards
The Import Product and Marketing Awards recognizes innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket. The program features ten categories and is an opportunity for all AAPEX exhibitors to gain visibility and recognition of product and marketing concepts for import nameplate cars or trucks.
Currently Open
Automotive Communications Awards
Recognizes companies and agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and public relations efforts. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Click "learn more" to view eligibility and criteria.
Currently Open
world class technicians
The Auto Care Association and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) work together to recognize professional technicians who have tested and obtained ASE certification in 22 specialty areas.
Qualification takes place all year by testing at ase.com. Recipients are announced every Spring.
Automotive Communications Awards
Recognizes companies and agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and public relations efforts. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Click "learn more" to view eligibility and criteria.
Currently Open
Person of the Year
Honors an individual for his or her outstanding contributions to the industry and to the Import Vehicle Community during the past 12-month period preceding the selection of the current years award recipient.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Young Executive of the Year
This award recognizes leadership and integrity for those executives under 40 years of age.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Art Fisher Award for Excellence in Education
Recognizes a company or individual for their leadership and commitment to education and training, either within their own organization or throughout the industry. Winners are drawn from traditional industry participants including jobbers, distributors, repair shops or manufacturers.
Now closed for 2021
Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Award
Recognizes industry companies truly dedicated to investing in the growth of their employees’ knowledge and skills, offering professional development and career opportunities.
Applications for 2021 are closed.
Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award
Given annually to the individual that best advances the concepts and programs for education or continuing education in the North American auto care industry.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the import automotive industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the import industry segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Outstanding Leadership Award in Honor of Jack Creamer
(formerly the Jack Creamer Automotive Leader of the Year Award)
This annual award recognizes an individual, employed in the aftermarket, who over the past several years has made a unique and monumental contribution to the industry and/or the association. This award is perceived as the industry's highest honor/recognition.
Now closed for 2021
Women of the Year Awards
Women in Auto Care annually honors deserving women in the industry with three Women of the Year Awards: Auto Care Woman of the Year, Female Shop Owner of the Year and Auto Care Woman of Excellence. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Bill Guinard Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Martin Fromm
This very selective award recognizes individuals who have, over the course of a career spanning many years, distinguished themselves through their integrity, unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within the motor vehicle aftermarket industry.
Now closed for 2021
Impact Award
The Auto Care Association Impact Award: Four for the Future, recognizes four people under the age of 40 who have made remarkable contributions within the auto care industry. Managed in partnership with YANG.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Pursuit of Excellence Award
Recognizing Special Achievement Presented exclusively to AWDA member companies or employees of those member companies in the auto care industry, in recognition of excellence in business performance and the setting of high standards as an example for others to follow.
Now closed for 2021
import product and marketing awards
The Import Product and Marketing Awards recognizes innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket. The program features ten categories and is an opportunity for all AAPEX exhibitors to gain visibility and recognition of product and marketing concepts for import nameplate cars or trucks.
Currently Open
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the upholstery and trim industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the trim segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
Content Excellence Awards
The ACPN Content Excellence Awards recognize the best examples of electronic cataloging in the automotive aftermarket. Each year, winners are chosen from dozens of entries and recognized at the Annual ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference. ACPN Committee members and industry volunteer judges select the best in class winners based on pre-defined criteria.
Now closed for 2021
Content Excellence Awards
The ACPN Content Excellence Awards recognize the best examples of electronic cataloging in the automotive aftermarket. Each year, winners are chosen from dozens of entries and recognized at the Annual ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference. ACPN Committee members and industry volunteer judges select the best in class winners based on pre-defined criteria.
Now closed for 2021
Art Fisher Award for Excellence in Education
Recognizes a company or individual for their leadership and commitment to education and training, either within their own organization or throughout the industry. Winners are drawn from traditional industry participants including jobbers, distributors, repair shops or manufacturers.
Now closed for 2021
Pursuit of Excellence Award
Recognizing Special Achievement Presented exclusively to AWDA member companies or employees of those member companies in the auto care industry, in recognition of excellence in business performance and the setting of high standards as an example for others to follow.
Now closed for 2021
Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Martin Fromm
This very selective award recognizes individuals who have, over the course of a career spanning many years, distinguished themselves through their integrity, unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within the motor vehicle aftermarket industry.
Now closed for 2021
Outstanding Leadership Award in Honor of Jack Creamer
(formerly the Jack Creamer Automotive Leader of the Year Award)
This annual award recognizes an individual, employed in the aftermarket, who over the past several years has made a unique and monumental contribution to the industry and/or the association. This award is perceived as the industry's highest honor/recognition.
Now closed for 2021
Bill Guinard Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the import automotive industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the import industry segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Person of the Year
Honors an individual for his or her outstanding contributions to the industry and to the Import Vehicle Community during the past 12-month period preceding the selection of the current years award recipient.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Young Executive of the Year
This award recognizes leadership and integrity for those executives under 40 years of age.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
import product and marketing awards
The Import Product and Marketing Awards recognizes innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket. The program features ten categories and is an opportunity for all AAPEX exhibitors to gain visibility and recognition of product and marketing concepts for import nameplate cars or trucks.
Currently Open
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the upholstery and trim industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the trim segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
world class technicians
The Auto Care Association and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) work together to recognize professional technicians who have tested and obtained ASE certification in 22 specialty areas.
Qualification takes place all year by testing at ase.com. Recipients are announced every Spring.
Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Award
Recognizes industry companies truly dedicated to investing in the growth of their employees’ knowledge and skills, offering professional development and career opportunities.
Applications for 2021 are closed.
Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award
Given annually to the individual that best advances the concepts and programs for education or continuing education in the North American auto care industry.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Impact Award
The Auto Care Association Impact Award: Four for the Future, recognizes four people under the age of 40 who have made remarkable contributions within the auto care industry. Managed in partnership with YANG.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Automotive Communications Awards
Recognizes companies and agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and public relations efforts. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Click "learn more" to view eligibility and criteria.
Currently Open
Women of the Year Awards
Women in Auto Care annually honors deserving women in the industry with three Women of the Year Awards: Auto Care Woman of the Year, Female Shop Owner of the Year and Auto Care Woman of Excellence. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Content Excellence Awards
The ACPN Content Excellence Awards recognize the best examples of electronic cataloging in the automotive aftermarket. Each year, winners are chosen from dozens of entries and recognized at the Annual ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference. ACPN Committee members and industry volunteer judges select the best in class winners based on pre-defined criteria.
Now closed for 2021
Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Award
Recognizes industry companies truly dedicated to investing in the growth of their employees’ knowledge and skills, offering professional development and career opportunities.
Applications for 2021 are closed.
Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award
Given annually to the individual that best advances the concepts and programs for education or continuing education in the North American auto care industry.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Pursuit of Excellence Award
Recognizing Special Achievement Presented exclusively to AWDA member companies or employees of those member companies in the auto care industry, in recognition of excellence in business performance and the setting of high standards as an example for others to follow.
Now closed for 2021
import product and marketing awards
The Import Product and Marketing Awards recognizes innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket. The program features ten categories and is an opportunity for all AAPEX exhibitors to gain visibility and recognition of product and marketing concepts for import nameplate cars or trucks.
Currently Open
Automotive Communications Awards
Recognizes companies and agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and public relations efforts. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Click "learn more" to view eligibility and criteria.
Currently Open
Art Fisher Award for Excellence in Education
Recognizes a company or individual for their leadership and commitment to education and training, either within their own organization or throughout the industry. Winners are drawn from traditional industry participants including jobbers, distributors, repair shops or manufacturers.
Now closed for 2021
Impact Award
The Auto Care Association Impact Award: Four for the Future, recognizes four people under the age of 40 who have made remarkable contributions within the auto care industry. Managed in partnership with YANG.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Martin Fromm
This very selective award recognizes individuals who have, over the course of a career spanning many years, distinguished themselves through their integrity, unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within the motor vehicle aftermarket industry.
Now closed for 2021
Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award
Given annually to the individual that best advances the concepts and programs for education or continuing education in the North American auto care industry.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Pursuit of Excellence Award
Recognizing Special Achievement Presented exclusively to AWDA member companies or employees of those member companies in the auto care industry, in recognition of excellence in business performance and the setting of high standards as an example for others to follow.
Now closed for 2021
Outstanding Leadership Award in Honor of Jack Creamer
(formerly the Jack Creamer Automotive Leader of the Year Award)
This annual award recognizes an individual, employed in the aftermarket, who over the past several years has made a unique and monumental contribution to the industry and/or the association. This award is perceived as the industry's highest honor/recognition.
Now closed for 2021
Bill Guinard Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the import automotive industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the import industry segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Person of the Year
Honors an individual for his or her outstanding contributions to the industry and to the Import Vehicle Community during the past 12-month period preceding the selection of the current years award recipient.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Young Executive of the Year
This award recognizes leadership and integrity for those executives under 40 years of age.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
Hall of Fame
Intended to honor outstanding individuals in the upholstery and trim industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the trim segment and its overall growth and progress.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
Lifetime Industry Achievement
Honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
Nominations considered beginning June, 2021
Women of the Year Awards
Women in Auto Care annually honors deserving women in the industry with three Women of the Year Awards: Auto Care Woman of the Year, Female Shop Owner of the Year and Auto Care Woman of Excellence. Award recipients are recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception during AAPEX in Las Vegas.
Nominations for 2021 are closed.
world class technicians
The Auto Care Association and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) work together to recognize professional technicians who have tested and obtained ASE certification in 22 specialty areas.
Qualification takes place all year by testing at ase.com. Recipients are announced every Spring.
scholarships and other opportunities in the industry
Leadership 2.0 Scholarship
One deserving REPS member will earn a scholarship to attend the highly-acclaimed University of the Aftermarket's Leadership 2.0 Program.
Now closed for 2021
Leadership 2.0 Scholarship
One deserving YANG member will earn a scholarship to attend the highly-acclaimed University of the Aftermarket's Leadership 2.0 Program.
Now closed for 2021
ACPN Scholarship
Each year, ACPN awards three deserving content professionals in the auto care industry with a scholarship to attend the ACPN Knowledge Exchange conference, the largest gathering of catalog professionals and their vendors and solution providers. The Knowledge Exchange conference provides content professionals with a focused and unique opportunity to learn, share best practices, network with peers and interact with service providers in the content management space.
Now closed for 2021
Next Step Program
The Next Step Program offers young industry professionals the unique opportunity to develop lasting involvement in the auto care industry and trade association by experiencing and participating in Auto Care Association’s Spring Leadership Days.
Now closed for 2021. Next clycle opens January, 2022.
Women in Auto Care Scholarships
Each year, Women in Auto Care grants thousands of dollars in scholarships and toolsets with their partners to deserving women pursuing careers in the auto care industry.
Now closed for 2021