Awards and Scholarships: The Rundown

Compiled by TIADA staff

Quality Dealer of the Year Award

The Texas Quality Dealer of the Year designation is the highest honor awarded to a TIADA member each year. The association will recognize our state Quality Dealer at the conference in July. The candidates for this award should demonstrate exceptional business ethics, professionalism, service to TIADA, and allaround good citizenship. The TIADA winner will be eligible for the National Quality Dealer Award, which will be presented at the NIADA Convention next year. The nomination deadline for 2023 is April 6th.

Independent Award

The Independent Award is given to an individual outside of the industry (i.e. politicians, media members, non-industry supporters) who have gone above and beyond in their support of the industry and shown a truly independent spirit.

Marvin Norwood Scholarship

In 2015, our academic scholarship was formally renamed the Marvin Norwood Scholarship, in honor of Hall of Fame inductee Marvin Norwood from Abilene Auto Sales. Marvin, who passed away in 2013, was an avid supporter of the scholarship program. $1,000 in financial assistance will be awarded to a deserving applicant who is entering or currently enrolled in an accredited college or a trade school. The application and required documents must be received by May 13th.

Nominations for these awards can be done online. Visit www.txiada.org for more information and to submit your nomination. There you can also find the application for the Marvin Norwood Scholarship (also see page 40). Go ahead, nominate someone today!