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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
OUTGOING NAPA PRESIDENT HONORED
Outgoing NAPA President John Scalley (right) prepares to pass the gavel to Jim Aiken, incoming NAPA Chairman of the Board.
Aiken is president of the General Automotive Parts subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company. Scalley is a group vice president of Genuine Parts Company.
NAPA President Bob McKenna (left) prepares to present a special plaque to outgoing president John Scalley. The award was presented at the recent NAPA annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
James E. Aiken has been elected chair man of the board of NAPA. Aiken, vice president and division manager of Genuine Parts Company's Southwest Division, has served for the past two years as NAPA's vice president.
A graduate of the University of Arkansas with a degree in business administration, Aiken joined NAPA in 1967 at the NAPA Houston Distribution Center.
Robert E. McKenna is the new president of NAPA, elected by the NAPA Board of Directors.
McKenna has served as NAPA's vice president and general manager since 1980, prior to which he served four years as the association's secretary and director of operations.
A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in marketing, McKenna joined NAPA in 1970 at the NAPA Columbus Distribution Center.
PARTS CRAFT WINS 1983 `SPIRIT OF NAPA' AWARD
Parts Craft's NAPA Engine/Chassis Parts Sales Groups are the recipient of the 1983 "Spirit of NAPA" award, the highest form of recognition conferred upon a NAPA Manufacturer.
Bob McKenna, president of NAPA, pre sented the award at the recent NAPA an nual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Accepting the award on behalf of the NAPA Engine/Chas sis Parts Sales Groups was Wayne Waterfield, Parts Craft vice president and general manager.
Parts Craft won the award based on nominations by each of NAPA's 72 distribu tion centers. Each distribution center nominates the one NAPA Manufacturer it feels has exhibited overall excellence throughout the year -- excellence in terms of effective use of manpower, highest quali ty products, helpful jobber sales-building
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NAPA President Bob McKenna (second from left) presents the 1983 "Spirit of NAPA" award plaque to Parts Craft Vice President and General Manager Wayne Waterfield, as Parts Craft's NAPA Engine/Chassis Parts Sales Groups gather on stage at NAPA's recent annual meeting.
programs, training and continuing educa tion programs, merchandising capabilities, easy-to-use catalogs and strong support at every level.
Parts Craft, a division of Dana Corpora
tion and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, supplies NAPA with NAPA Engine Parts, NAPA Chassis Parts, NAPA Oil Seals, Weatherhead products, gaskets, piston rings and speed controls.