Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award

The Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA) is an annual Time Magazine-sponsored award 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 Graduate School of Business Administration. 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

2010s

• 2015 — Andy Crews (AutoFair Honda in Manchester, New Hampshire)^[2]
• 2014 — Jeff Teague (Teague Ford Lincoln in El Dorado, Arkansas)^[3]
• 2013 — Michael Alford (Marine Chevrolet Cadillac in Jacksonville, North Carolina)^[4]
• 2012 — Mike Shaw (Mike Shaw Chevrolet Saab in Denver, Colorado)^[5]
• 2011 — Thomas Castriota (Castriota Chevrolet) in Hudson, Florida^[6]
• 2010 — Scott H. Wood (Stanley Wood Chevrolet Pontiac Co./Scott Wood Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep in Batesville, Arkansas)^[7]

2000s

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

1990s

• 1999 — Charlie Zook (Charlie Zook Motors, Inc. in Sioux City, Iowa)^[12]
• 1998 — Dale Critz, Sr. (Critz Auto Group in Savannah, Georgia) and Randy Hansen (Randy Hansen Chevrolet, Inc. in Twin Falls, Idaho)^[13]
• 1997 — Talton Anderson (Baxter Auto in Omaha, Nebraska)^[14]
• 1996 — David Parker (Parker Cadillac Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas)^[15]
• 1995 — William Adamson (Adamson Motors, Inc. in Rochester, Minnesota)^[16]
• 1994 — Lorne Schlatter (Quality Motors, Inc. in Independence, Kansas)
• 1993 — Richard Fitzpatrick, Jr. (Crest Lincoln-Mercury-Isuzu in Woodbridge, Connecticut)
• 1992 — Sheilah Garcia (Garcia Honda in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
• 1991 — Jack Krenzen (Krenzen Indoor Auto Mall in Duluth, Minnesota)
• 1990 — James Lupient (Lupient Oldsmobile-Isuzu-Sterling in Minneapolis, Minnesota)

1980s

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

1970s

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

1960s

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

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