By Chris Jones, editor of Ratchet + Wrench
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, VISION HiTech Training and Expo commemorated significant milestones as well as honored those people who earned scholarships and made a noticeable impact in the automotive aftermarket industry. Here is a list of those honored at the evening's awards banquet.
Years of service:
- Sheri Hamilton was honored for 25 years as the manager of VISION.
Student scholarship awards ($1,000 each):
- Hailey Cranwell (North Kansas Technical College)
- John Paul Jansen (Pittsburg State University)
- Desiree Jones (Manhattan Area Technical College)
- Calin Martin (Red River Technical Center)
Tim Cummings Memorial scholarship:
- Mollie Carbon (MJ Auto Repair - Wichita, Kan.)
Anthony Williams Memorial scholarship:
- Dakota Boles
Amazing women in automotive
- Linda Sepulveda (Oz Mechanics, Pasadena, Tex.)
Social media engagement of the year
- Honest Wrenches Automotive
Best website award of the year
- Iowa City Tire & Services
Green Star service facility of the year
- Finzel's Service
President's Club
- Al Wright
Member of the year
- Travis Troy, Honest Wrenches
Humanitarian of the year
- Matt Lachowitzer, Matt's Auto Care
President's award
- Chris Messer, Endeavor Business Media
Service facility of the year
- Dynamic Automotive
