Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award Explained

The Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA) is an annual Time Magazine-sponsored award, in partnership with Ally Financial, honoring new-car dealers in America who exhibit exceptional performance in their dealerships and perform distinguished community service. It is the automobile industry's most prestigious and coveted award for car dealerships. Dealers are nominated by members of the Automotive Trade Association Executives (ATAE).^[1] Finalists and winners are chosen by a panel of faculty members from the University of Michigan's Tauber Institute for Global Operations. The "TIME Magazine Dealer of the Year" award is presented at the annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention.

National TIME Dealer of the Year Winners

1960s

• 1960 - W. Bankston
• 1961 - John Landers
• 1962 - Richard Stoudt, Sr.
• 1963 - I. Burton (I.G. Burton Company, Inc. in Milford, Delaware)
• 1964 - Charles Medick
• 1965 - Herb Abramson (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
• 1966 - George Higgins
• 1967 -
• 1968 - C. Thomas
• 1969 - William Rohrer

1970s

• 1970 - O. Noller
• 1971 - Nicholas Lattof
• 1972 - Roy Butler (Coors of Austin in Austin, Texas)
• 1973 - Harmon Born (Beaudry Ford, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia)
• 1974 - Rolland Patterson (Rancho Mirage, California)
• 1975 - W. Cook
• 1976 - Frank England, Jr. (England Motor Company in Greenville, Mississippi)
• 1977 - Warren McEleney (McEleney Motors, Inc. in Clinton, Iowa) and Robert Rice (Bob Rice Ford Inc. in Boise, Idaho)
• 1978 - Edward Glockner (Glockner Chevrolet in Portsmouth, Ohio)
• 1979 - John Pohanka (Pohanka Oldsmobile-GMC, Inc. in Marlow Heights, Maryland)

1980s

• 1980 - Edward Rikess (Scottsdale, Arizona)
• 1981 - Ray Shepherd (Ray Shepherd Motors, Inc. in Fort Scott, Kansas)
• 1982 - Richard Strauss (Richmond, Virginia)
• 1983 - John Cooper
• 1984 - James Willingham (Boulevard Buick-Pontiac- GMC Truck in Long Beach, California)
• 1985 - H.F. Boeckmann, II (Galpin Motors, Inc. in North Hills, California)
• 1986 - Joshua Darden (Colonial Chevrolet in Norfolk, Virginia)
• 1987 - Bob Russell (Russell Chevrolet Co. in Sherwood, Arkansas)
• 1988 - Sam Pack (Lee Jarmon Ford, Inc. in Carrollton, Texas)
• 1989 - Lou Fusz (Lou Fusz Automotive Network in St. Louis, Missouri)

1990s

• 1990 - James Lupient (Lupient Oldsmobile-Isuzu-Sterling in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 1991 - Jack Krenzen (Krenzen Indoor Auto Mall in Duluth, Minnesota)
• 1992 - Sheilah Garcia (Garcia Honda in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
• 1993 - Richard Fitzpatrick, Jr. (Crest Lincoln-Mercury-Isuzu in Woodbridge, Connecticut)
• 1994 - Lorne Schlatter (Quality Motors, Inc. in Independence, Kansas)^[2]
• 1995 - William Adamson (Adamson Motors, Inc. in Rochester, Minnesota)^[3]
• 1996 - David Parker (Parker Cadillac Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas)^[4]
• 1997 - Talton Anderson (Baxter Auto in Omaha, Nebraska)^[5]
• 1998 - Dale Critz, Sr. (Critz Auto Group in Savannah, Georgia) and Randy Hansen (Randy Hansen Chevrolet, Inc. in Twin Falls, Idaho)^[6]
• 1999 - Charlie Zook (Charlie Zook Motors, Inc. in Sioux City, Iowa)^[7]

2000s

• 2000 - Don Williamson (Moore Buick Pontiac GMC Truck in Jacksonville, North Carolina)^[8]
• 2001 - Martin NeSmith (NeSmith Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-GMC, Inc in Claxton, GA)^[9]
• 2002 - George Nahas (George Nahas Oldsmobile, Inc. in Tavares, Florida)^[10]
• 2003 - John Bergstrom (Bergstrom Automotive in Neenah, Wisconsin)^[11]
• 2004 - Paul Holloway (Dreher Holloway Inc. in Greenland, New Hampshire)^[12]
• 2005 - Ralph Seekins (Seekins Ford Lincoln Mercury in Fairbanks, Alaska)^[13]
• 2006 - Bennie F. Ryburn III (Ryburn Motor Company, Inc. in Monticello, Arkansas)^[14]
• 2007 - Tracy Shields Jones (Century Automotive Group, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama)^[15]
• 2008 - Timothy J. Smith (Bob Smith BMW/Mini in Calabasas, California)^[16]
• 2009 - George P. Fritze (Red River Motor Co. in Bossier City, Louisiana)^[17]

2010s

• 2010 - Scott H. Wood (Stanley Wood Chevrolet Pontiac Co./Scott Wood Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep in Batesville, Arkansas)^[18]
• 2011 - Thomas Castriota (Castriota Chevrolet) in Hudson, Florida^[19]
• 2012 - Mike Shaw (Mike Shaw Chevrolet Saab in Denver, Colorado)^[20]
• 2013 - Michael Alford (Marine Chevrolet Cadillac in Jacksonville, North Carolina)^[21]
• 2014 - Jeff Teague (Teague Ford Lincoln in El Dorado, Arkansas)^[22]
• 2015 - Andy Crews (AutoFair Honda in Manchester, New Hampshire)^[23]
• 2016 - Mary Catherine Van Bortel (Van Bortel Motorcar Inc. in Victor, New York: Subaru, Chevrolet, Ford)^[24]
• 2017 - Carl Swope (Swope Toyota, Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
• 2018 - Jack Salzman (Lake Norman Chysler-Dodger-Jeep-RAM, Cornelius, North Carolina)
• 2019 - John Alfirevich (Apple Chevrolet, Tinley Park, Illinois)
• 2020 - Susan Moffitt (Audi Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana)

Source:^[25]

See also

• List of motor vehicle awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Time Dealer of the Year: About . timedealeroftheyear.com . February 11, 2016.
2. Web site: . KAN. DEALER SCHLATTER RECEIVES TIME AWARD . January 30, 1994 . April 2, 2016 .
3. Web site: . ADAMSON WINS TIME DEALER AWARD . February 13, 1995 . February 11, 2016 .
4. Web site: . PARKER IS WINNER OF TIME DEALER AWARD . February 12, 1996 . February 11, 2016 .
5. Web site: . ANDERSON WINS TIME'S QUALITY DEALER AWARD . February 3, 1997 . April 2, 2016 .
6. Web site: . 2 DEALERS SHARE TIME QUALITY AWARD . February 2, 1998 . February 11, 2016 .
7. Web site: . IOWA DEALER ZOOK WINS TIME AWARD . February 8, 1999 . February 11, 2016 .
8. Web site: . N.C. dealer is Time award winner . January 23, 2000 . April 2, 2016 .
9. Web site: . Ga. dealer wins Time award . February 4, 2001 . April 2, 2016 .
10. Web site: . Nahas honored by Time magazine . January 27, 2002 . April 2, 2016 .
11. Web site: . Bergstrom wins Time quality award . February 3, 2003 . February 11, 2016 .
12. Web site: . Holloway wins Time dealer award . February 2, 2004 . February 11, 2016 .
13. Web site: . Seekins wins Time dealer award . January 30, 2005 . April 2, 2016 .
14. Web site: . Ryburn wins dealer award . February 10, 2006 . April 2, 2016 .
15. Web site: . Alabama Dealer First Woman to Win TIME Award . February 4, 2007 . April 2, 2016 .
16. Web site: . Tim Smith is Time's dealer of the year . February 11, 2008 . February 11, 2016 .
17. Web site: . Time magazine honors Ford Country dealer . March 6, 2009 . February 11, 2016 .
18. Web site: . Wood is Time's top dealer . February 15, 2010 . February 11, 2016 .
19. Web site: . Florida Chevrolet retailer Castriota is Time's top dealer . February 7, 2011 . February 11, 2016 .
20. Web site: . Denver auto dealer Mike Shaw wins national award . February 5, 2012 . February 11, 2016 .
21. Web site: . Michael Alford is Time Dealer of the Year . February 11, 2013 . February 11, 2016 .
22. Web site: . Arkansas' Jeff Teague is Time Dealer of the Year . January 27, 2014 . February 11, 2016 .
23. Web site: . AutoFair CEO named Dealer of the Year . January 25, 2015 . February 11, 2016 .
24. Web site: . TIME and Ally Financial Honor New York Dealer . April 1, 2016 . April 2, 2016 .
25. Web site: . TIME Dealer of the Year Winners . February 11, 2016 .