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Read more...Initiated in 1999, the Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented by the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association to recognize dealer members who have displayed a lifelong commitment to the automobile industry. In short, the Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to those who embody the true spirit of successful entrepeneurs, civic leaders and industry stalwarts. Click here for the 2010 LAA Nomination Form.
2010
Bruce Griffin, Jr, Monroe
Rick Hendrick, Charlotte
2009
Vann York, High Point
Deacon Jones, Goldsboro
Michael J. Leith, Raleigh
2008
Vic Flow, Winston-Salem
Fred Fowler, Winston-Salem
2007
Ralph L. Abernethy, Lincolnton
W.H. Anderson, Waynesville
James R. Nance, Albemarle
Diane M. Turner, NCADA Executive Vice-President
2006
David Brown, Greensboro
Jim Lowry, High Point
Earl Tindol, Gastonia
2005
Rooster Bush, Morganton
John Greene, Sr., Morganton
Hubert Parks, Kernersville,
Carl Ragsdale, Jacksonville
2004
Sam Johnson, Raleigh
Joe Nelson, Rocky Mount
Royce Reynolds, Greensboro
Harold Wells, Whiteville
2003
Norwood E. Bryan, Fayetteville
George Lyles, High Point
Coolidge Elkins, Durham
2002
Carey Ilderton Sr., High Point
Dick Keffer, Charlotte
Carroll Stearns, Burlington
2001
**Frank Anderson Jr., Raleigh
Don Bulluck, Rocky Mount
Bill Howard, Statesville
2000
Jerry Alphin, Fayetteville
**Ben Mynatt, Concord
Shack Shackleford, Fayetteville
1999
**John Alexander Sr., Raleigh
**Lonnie Davis, Lexington
**Joe Morgan, Sr., Durham
Dan Thomas Sr., Asheboro
**Indicates Deceased
2010 NCADA Lifetime Achviement Award Winners
Bruce Griffin, Jr.
Griffin Automotive Group, Monroe
Bruce Griffin grew up working in his family’s dealership, learning the business from the ground up. Under his entrepreneurial leadership, Griffin Chevrolet grew to include several additional franchises. Bruce has been active in the industry, the association and his community. He supports a number of community organizations including Turing Point Battered Women’s Shelter, United Way of Union County, Union Academy Charter School, Wingate University and the Help Crisis Pregnancy Center.
Rick Hendrick
Hendrick Automotive Group, Charlotte
Rick Hendrick purchased his first dealership when he was just 26, becoming the youngest Chevrolet dealer in the country. Perhaps most known for his success in the NASCAR Cup and Nationwide Series, Hendrick is also an industry leader as a franchised automobile dealer. Hendrick Automotive Group encompasses more than 70 franchises and 5,000 employees.
Rick is active in the industry, as well as in his community. He established the Hdrick Marrow Program, Hendrick Foundation for Children and the Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Racing at Central Piedmont Community College. He has received a number of awards including the Horatio Alger Award, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, and the Bill France Award of Excellence.
