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McLEAN, Va. (Jan. 24, 2011) – Fifty-two new-car dealers from around the country have been nominated for the national TIME Dealer of the Year award. The award is presented by TIME in partnership with Goodyear.

This is the 42nd annual TIME award recognizing dealers who exhibit exceptional business performance combined with distinguished community service.

The award will be presented during the opening session of the NADA Convention & Expo in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb 5. The convention runs Feb. 5 to 7 at the Moscone Center.

A panel of faculty members from the University of Michigan’s Graduate School of Business Administration will select the winner.

The nominees are:

• J. Bruce Limbaugh of Limbaugh Toyota in Birmingham, Ala.
• Ronnie Ramsey of Ramsey Motor Company in Harrison, Ark.
• Walter Kienle of Walter’s Mercedes-Benz in Riverside, Calif.
• Philip E. Mossy of Mossy Toyota in San Diego, Calif.
• Douglas Moreland of Colorado Springs Dodge in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Michael Uffner of AutoTeam Delaware in Wilmington, Del.
• Michael J. Bakich of Lake Nissan in Leesburg, Fla.
• Thomas Castriota of Castriota Chevrolet in Hudson, Fla.
• Nathan Potratz of Gordon Chevrolet, Inc., in Orange Park, Fla.
• Stephen N. Mader of Southtowne Motors of Newnan Inc. in Newnan, Ga.
• William (Bill) van den Hurk of Aloha Auto Group Ltd., (dba Aloha Kia) in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Bill Colwell of Bill Colwell Ford, Inc., in Hudson, Iowa
• Lyle Pearson of Lyle Pearson Company, Inc., in Boise, Idaho
• Mike Murphy of Mike Murphy Ford in Morton, Ill.
• Fernando Falcon of Champion Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Indianapolis, Ind.
• Dawson Grimsley of Davis-Moore Automotive Inc. in Wichita, Kan.
• Bill Leachman of Leachman Buick GMC in Bowling Green, Ky.
• Adrian Harris at Superior Ford, Inc., in Zachary, La.
• William DeLuca III of Bill DeLuca’s Woodworth Chevrolet-Cadillac in Andover, Mass.
• John Isaacson of Lee Auto Malls in Auburn, Maine
• H. Daniel Jobe of Capitol Cadillac Company in Greenbelt, Md.
• Tom O’Donnell of O’Donnell Honda in Ellicott City, Md.
• Otto Belovich of Cherry Capital Cadillac Subaru LLC in Traverse City, Mich.
• Douglass R. Fox of Ann Arbor Automotive in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Rick Jensen of Jensen Motors, Inc., in New Ulm, Minn.
• Phil Smith of Dick Smith Ford in Raytown, Mo.
• Jim Estabrook of Estabrook Motor Company, Inc., in Pascagoula, Miss.
• Leslie Oakland of City Motor Company, Inc., in Great Falls, Mont.
• Owen Bertschi of Crescent Ford, Inc., in High Point, N.C.
• Patrick K. Murphy of Murphy Motors, Inc., in Williston, N.D.
• Jess Hull of Performance Toyota Scion of LaVista in LaVista, Neb.
• Susan McFarland Moynahan, of Hampton Ford Hyundai in North Hampton, N.H.
• Charles Miller of Miller Ford Lincoln Subaru in Lumberton, N.J.
• Dennis Snyder of Rich Ford Sales in Albuquerque, N.M.
• Roger Burdick of Driver’s Village in Cicero, N.Y.
• Tom Coughlin of The Premier Collection in Westchester County, N.Y.
• Carl Emerling of Emerling Ford Mercury in Springville, N.Y.
• Alan Spitzer of Spitzer Management, Inc., in Elyria, Ohio
• Bob Wentworth of Wentworth Chevrolet Subaru in Portland, Ore.
• Christopher Hurd of Hurd Auto Mall in Johnston, R.I.
• Andy Scott of Scott Cars Inc. in Allentown, Pa.
• Jerry Stokes of Stokes Honda Cars of Beaufort in Beaufort, S.C.
• Jim Wegner of Wegner Auto Company, Inc., in Pierre, S.D.
• Don Jenkins of Jenkins & Wynne Ford Lincoln Mercury Honda in Clarksville, Tenn.
• Tom Durant at Classic Chevrolet, Ltd., in Grapevine, Texas
• Byron W. Hansen of Hansen Motor Company in Brigham City, Utah
• Robert G. Hisaoka of Rosenthal Nissan Mazda, in Vienna, Va.
• H. Carter Myers III of Colonial Imports, Inc. (dba Colonial Honda) in Chester, Va.
• Buzz Rodland of Rodland Toyota-Scion in Everett, Wash.
• Dan Toycen of Toycen Motors, Inc., in Bloomer, Wis.
• Wally Thornhill of Thornhill GM Superstore in Chapmanville, W.Va.
• Dick Weber of Valley Motor Honda in Sheridan, Wyo.

Contact:

Robin Bigelli
Associate Event Marketing Director
TIME Magazine
(212) 522-0346
robin@timedealeroftheyear.com