AMI Accepting Applications for $1,000 BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship Application Deadline is June 30, 2017
Posted on: 19, June, 2017North Richland Hills, Texas, June 19, 2017 — The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the annual $1,000 BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship. AMi in conjunction with Babcox Media, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Collision Division member who strives to be, or is presently working, in a management capacity.
The scholarship will be applied toward the recipient’s expenses to attend the 2017 NACE Automechanika in Chicago, July 26-29. The industry event offers an educational lineup of AMi seminars, technical training courses and industry sessions, an exposition and the opportunity to network with other automotive service professionals.
To be eligible for the award, the following requirements must be met: applicants must work in the collision repair industry; must demonstrate an interest in self-improvement through management education; must own or work for a business that is an ASA member in good standing; and, if the applicant is not the business owner, must be recommended by the business owner. AMi Trustees and their employees, and the Babcox Scholarship Selection Committee and their employees are not eligible to apply.
To request a scholarship application, call AMi at (817) 514-2929, or email [email protected]. Applications must be received by AMi on or before June 30, 2017. The scholarship recipient will be notified by AMi on or before July 7, 2017.
The continuing education offered by the AMi helps automotive collision and service repair professionals improve their business management knowledge. In addition to providing business management classes, AMi offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) professional designation, which is the industry’s first business education accreditation. AMi courses concentrate on seven core areas of business management education: leadership, sales and marketing, operational management, financial management, personnel development and human resource management, risk management, and IT management.
AMi was established in 1989 to answer the demand for continuing education and industry-accepted recognition programs tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. To date, AMi programs have attracted more than 250,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMi is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational foundation, to which tax-deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum or methods of donations, please contact AMi at (817) 514-2929, or visit the AMI website at www.AMionline.org.