Bedford, Texas, Sept. 19, 2007 ¬— The Automotive Management Institute (AMI), in conjunction with Zurich, formerly Universal Underwriters Group, recently announced Holly Carnes, owner of Steve’s Auto Repair, Tea, S.D., as the recipient of the Zurich “High Octane” Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes a management-oriented member of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division. The recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward expenses to attend AMI seminars offered during the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in Las Vegas, Nov. 1-3.

Carnes has worked in the automotive service industry for 15 years and has been a shop owner for the last five. She is currently working on completing the necessary requirements to earn the Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation. She is a member of ASA and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and is also active in her local church and schools.

“I am honored to receive this award because it has given me the opportunity to attend CARS and achieve my goal of earning AMI’s AAM designation,” said Carnes.

AMI was established to answer the demand for continuing education tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. The Institute offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation, the first business management accreditation exclusively for the automotive service professional. To date, AMI programs have attracted more than 160,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMI is a not-for-profit educational foundation to which tax-deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum, or EXCEL, please contact AMI at (800) 272-7467, ext. 241, or visit the AMI Web site at http://www.AMIonline.org.