Babcox Scholarship Application Period Opens - Tire Review Magazine

Babcox Scholarship Application Period Opens

Automotive Management Institute is now accepting applications for the annual $1,000 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship.

Supported by Babcox Media, the scholarship is awarded to an Automotive Service Association Mechanical 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 2012 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in New Orleans, Oct. 10-13.

To be eligible for the award, the following requirements must be met: applicants must work in the mechanical 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 (800) 272-7467, ext. 101, or fill out a scholarship application online at amionline.org. Applications must be received by AMI on or before Aug. 24.

 

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