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ASE Announces 2022 Award Winners

More than a quarter of a million techs have earned their ASE certifications - here are the 52 ASE Award Winners for 2022.
By Shop Owner Staff
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The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) announced its award winners for 2022.

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“We want to congratulate all of the award winners and wish them continued success in their respective careers,” said Tim Zilke, ASE president and CEO. “We had a tremendous group of nominees, and they all were deserving of this recognition.”

Big O Tires/ASE Automobile Technician of the Year
Steven Whittenberg (Jefferson City, MO)                                                 

BMW/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Michael Hanson (Shelby Township, MI)

BodyShop Business/ASE Master Collision Repair and Refinish Technician of the Year
Thomas Alderman (Ocala, FL)

The Bosch Automotive Service & Maintenance Module/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Paul Polis (Ham Lake, MN)                                                                  

The Bosch Diesel Workshop/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Brent Ordway (Dothan, AL)                                                                   

The eXtra Program/ASE Technician of the Year
John Weber III (Dayton, OH)                                                           

Bridgestone Retail Operations/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Scot East (Prosper, TX)

Byrl Shoemaker/ASE Education Foundation Instructor of the Year
Juwan Willis (Pontiac, MI)                                                         

CCAR/Electude/ASE Instructor of the Year
Sara Heller (Branchburg, NJ)

Cengage Learning/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
David Rodriguez (Twin Falls, ID)

Delco Remy/ASE M/H Truck Electrical/Electronic Systems Technician of the Year
Mark Ehlers (Lisle, IL)

First Student/ASE Master School Bus Technician of the Year
Brock Hollingsworth (Coffeyville, KS)

First Transit/ASE Master Transit Bus Technician of the Year
Raul Rivera (San Juan, PR)                                                                          

First Vehicle Services/ASE Master Automobile and M/H Truck Technician of the Year
Daniel Williams (Longview, TX)                             

Freightliner/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
Travis Neimoth (Lincoln, NE)

Gates Tools for Schools/ASE Instructor of the Year
Michael Thomason (Lawton, OK)

Gates/ASE Master Automobile + L1 Technician of the Year
Zachary Ashton (Applegate, CA)

GM/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Frank Tiedt (Milwaukee, WI)

GM/ASE Parts Consultant of the Year
Eddie Yarborough (Sanford, NC)

GM/ASE Service Consultant of the Year
Jere Price (St. Louis, MO)                                                                                               

Acura/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
John Rodriguez (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Honda/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Scott Hemsley (Walnut Creek, CA)

I-CAR Platinum/ASE Master Collision Repair and Refinish Technician of the Year
Brian Toltzmann (Hoffman Estates, IL)

Midas International/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Lorenzo Ramos (Greenwood Village, CO)

Mitchell1/ASE Educator of the Year
Nathaniel Nie (Mission Viejo, CA)                                             

Motor Age/ASE Master Automobile + L1 Technician of the Year
Justin Bennett (Statesville, NC)

NAPA/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Margarette Langdon-Lewis (Belfast, ME)

Navistar/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
John Schick IV (Grand Rapids, MI)

Navistar/ASE Master School Bus Technician of the Year
Anthony DeCicco (Exton, PA)

Infiniti/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Gary Kulinec (Peoria, AZ)            

Nissan/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Dennis Corson (Augusta, ME)

NTB/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jacob Boone (Washington, MO)

Pep Boys/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Michael Todd Cooper (Hemet, CA)

Pronto/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
John Myers (Corona, CA)

Car-O-Liner/ASE Master Collision Repair and Refinish Technician of the Year
Gary Hughes (Howell, NJ)

NEXIQ/Snap-on/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
Adam Vershon (Springfield, MA)

Snap-on/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jason Rogers (Alamosa, CO)

SpeeDee Oil Change and Auto Service/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jerry Blasingame (Vallejo, CA)

Stellantis/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Leon Morris (Easley, SC)

Stellantis/ASE Master Collision Repair and Refinish Technician of the Year
Ted Hayes (Lawrenceville, GA)                                                                                       

Subaru University/ASE Automobile Technician of the Year
David Fleck (Beaverton, OR)        

Subaru/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
David Nichols (Minnetonka, MN)          

TechNet Professional/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Todd Heiberger (Santa Fe, NM)                                                                                

TechNet Professional/ASE Service Consultant of the Year
David James (Grand Junction, CO)                                                                                

Tire Kingdom/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Kenneth Vieira (Hollywood, FL)

Toyota/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Stephen Keeney (Maplewood, MN)

Lexus/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Randal Nielsen (Mobile, AL)

Toyota/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Gabriel Qahtani (Melbourne, FL)

Lexus/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Ron Efken (Schaumburg, IL)

TravelCenters of America/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
Nicholas Barajas (Madison, GS)

USAF/GM/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
SrA Joshua S. Bright (Hurlburt Field, FL)

ZF Aftermarket/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Andrew Jensen (St. Ignatius, MI)

Row 5 (Back) L to R:  Todd Heiberger, David Fleck, Randal Nielsen, Jerry Blasingame, Jacob Boone, Frank Tiedt, Zachary Ashton, Scot East, Adam Vershon
Row 4 L to R: Jay Schick, Michael Todd Cooper, Thomas Alderman, Dennis Corson, David Nichols, John Weber III, John Myers
Row 3 L to R: Andrew Jensen, Scott Hemsley, Jere Price, Michael Thomason, Lorenzo Ramos, SrA Joshua Bright, David James
Row 2 L to R: Eddie Yarborough, Brian Toltzmann, Brock Hollingsworth, Margarette Langdon-Lewis, Daniel Williams, Ron Efken, Ted Hayes, Travis Niemoth
Row 1 (Front) L to R: Anthony DiCicco, Mark Ehlers, Gabriel Qahtani, Nicholas Barajas, Brent Ordway, Stephen Keeney, Steven Whittenberg, John Rodriguez, Sara Heller, David Rodriguez, Michael Hanson
Not in Photo: Justin Bennett, Gary  Hughes, Gary Kulinec, Leon Morris, Nathaniel Nie, Paul Polis, Raul Rivera, Jason Rogers, Kenneth Vieira, Juwan Willis Sr.

For more information about ASE, visit www.ase.com.

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