Automotive Fleet Inducts 2012 Hall of Fame Members at AFLA Conference
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - The Fleet hall of Fame was instituted by Automotive Fleet magazine to recognize industry leaders and pioneers who have contributed significantly to the fleet management profession.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Automotive Fleet magazine inducted six fleet professionals into the Hall of Fame at the 2012 Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Instituted to recognize fleet industry leaders and pioneers who have contributed significantly to the commercial fleet management profession, Hall of Fame inductees must have careers spanning 10 years or more. They are selected by their peers via an online ballot.
Established in 2008 with 20 founding members, the number of annual inductees will decrease by one each year, until three are installed in 2015. Thereafter, three honorees will be inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame at AFLA’s annual conference.
This year’s inductees include the following:
Sal Crimi (deceased), SALEX
Jerry Frick (retired), Ford North America Fleet Leasing & Rental
Don Miller (retired), Mike Albert Fleet Solutions
Sue Miller, McDonald’s Corporation
Debbie Mize, Hallmark
Howard Wodack (retired), ARI
Including this year’s honorees, there now are 60 inductees in the Fleet Hall of Fame to date. You can read the complete article, with profiles of each new inductee via this link.
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