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Letter to the Editor
Monday May 12
Three Receive ASA Chairman's Award
Ed Cushman, AAM, owner of C&H Foreign Auto Repair in Spokane, Wash.; Dale Bright, AAM, owner of Dale Bright's Auto Service in Chino, Calif.; and Yumi Vaught, AAM, owner of Apex Auto Body & Paint in Huntington Beach, Calif., each were awarded the Chairman's Award of Excellence at this year's Automotive Service Association (ASA) Annual Convention held this spring in Sandestin, Fla.The Chairman's Award of Excellence provides ASA's board chairman the opportunity to publicly recognize and thank individuals for their outstanding contributions to ASA and the automotive repair industry. Outgoing ASA Chairman Dan Frohlich presented the awards.
Cushman has demonstrated his unwavering belief that education is vital to the professionalism and success of the automotive service industry through his involvement with the Automotive Management Institute (AMI), Frohlich said. Cushman began his involvement with AMI in 1998 as the secretary and treasurer of the AMI board of directors. In 1999 he served as vice chair, and from 2000 to 2002 he led AMI as its chairman.
"The single best word I can find to accurately describe this winner is the word unselfish," Frohlich said. "He has sacrificed untold hours of his personal time to support and advance management education and AMI."
Bright is an ASA member who has supported ASA's efforts for many years. He has served on the ASA board of directors for four years, and he chaired the ASA affiliate assembly in 2002.
"It is in his role as affiliate assembly chairman where his many leadership talents and skills shined the brightest," Frohlich said. "In addition to their regular annual meeting, the assembly held two highly productive brainstorm meetings this year. By all accounts, the affiliate delegates give high praise to the success of their meetings and the wise leadership provided by their chairman."
Frohlich characterized Vaught as "a David who's willing to take on Goliath."
"On behalf of collision repair professionals in her home state of California, this person took on the Goliath known as insurance companies. She fought the good fight opposing insurance company ownership of shops," Frohlich said. Though the first attempt in California to pass legislation prohibiting insurer-owned shops fell a few votes short in the legislature, Frohlich noted that future attempts will be easier thanks to the groundwork laid and lessons learned through Vaught's efforts.
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