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Babcox Scholarship Winner Named

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The Automotive Management Institute (AMI), in conjunction with Babcox Media, announced Jeff McCloud, a technician with Express Auto/RV Care Center in Yuma, Ariz., as the recipient of the Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship.

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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 educational sessions and view the latest repair technologies and equipment during the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS), Oct. 10-13, in Las Vegas.

McCloud has worked in the automotive service industry for 14 years. He is an ASE Certified and Master Technician and Advanced Engine Performance Specialist. He is currently working on completing the necessary requirements to earn the Institute’s Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation.

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