2023 Awards are Open!

Nominate an individual who should be recognized for their contributions and achievements.

Submit a Nomination

Deadline Extended: Aug. 15, 2023

 

Purpose

The Person of the Year award honors an individual for his or her outstanding contributions during the past 12-month period preceding the selection of the current year’s award recipient. There shall be no more than one individual per year honored as the Person of the Year.

Qualifications

An individual should not be considered for the Person of the Year award for historical industry contributions. The individual’s performance during the preceding 12-month period is to be considered by the committee.
An individual can win the award more than one time, provided the person qualifies for a second nomination by virtue of the “purpose” above. A period of five years must elapse before an individual can be nominated for a subsequent Person of the Year award.
The candidate must be involved in the automotive aftermarket for import vehicles.
Self-nominations are not accepted.

previous award winners

Person of the Year Award

  • Randy St. John (1985)
  • Stephen Herrick (1986)
  • Peter Neuwirth (1987)
  • Hank Allessio (1988)
  • Mike Spagnola (1989)
  • Fred Olefson (1990)
  • Marty Gold (1991)
  • Steve Kirby (1992)
  • Barry Breslow (1993)
  • Brad Glazer (1994)
  • Chris Kersting (1995)
  • Mike Spagnola (1996)
  • Fred Olefson (1997)
  • Ira D. Davis (1998)
  • Steve Holt (1999)
  • ** (2000)
  • Kathleen Schmatz (2001)
  • Tony Perticari (2002)
  • Ira D. Davis (2003)
  • Gary Garberg (2004)
  • Stephen Bearden (2005)
  • Dan Lelchuk (2011)
  • ** (2012)
  • ** (2018)
  • John Treece (2019)
  • ** (2020)
  • Steven Hughes (2021)
  • **(2022)

Barry Breslow AIA Person of the Year Award

  • Lee Kadrich (2006)
  • W. Michael Brown (2007)
  • Brian Cohn (2008)
  • Mary DellaValle (2009)
  • Martin T. Gold (2010)

Peter Klotz Person of the Year Award

  • Stephen Bearden (2013)
  • James "JD" Bailey (2014)
  • Steven Hughes (2015)
  • Andres Castrillon (2016)
  • Thomas Beer (2017)

**Award not presented.