Harold Redden receives Northwood Dealer Education Award

Harold C. Redden of Fitzgerald Auto Malls was recognized with the Northwood Dealer Education Award for his significant contributions to the WANADA-sponsored Montgomery Technologies Foundation (ACT).

Harold C. Redden is a product of automotive technology education. He got his start in the automobile business at age sixteen as a lot attendant for the Fitzgerald Auto Malls where he now operates as a Vice President. During his ascent up the ladder, he became an ASE certified technician, a service manager and a general manager for the fifteen franchise chain store operation.

Recognizing the moral imperative of "giving as good as you got," Mr. Redden, with other community volunteers, for several years has administered the vocational training curriculum of the Montgomery County Students' Automotive Trades Foundation. The way the Montgomery Mini dealership works is pursuant to state licensing as a used car retail outlet where students acquire, recondition and sell vehicles in a business environment. Graduates of the program, trained primarily in auto technology and body repairs under the auspices of the county public schools, go on to become apprentices in dealerships and other repair facilities.

Mr. Redden himself is a graduate of the Montgomery County School System which makes the program more meaningful. He served on the Foundation Board before taking over as Chairman. He has been instrumental in the Fitzgerald organization's award winning program designed to demonstrate the vital importance of correctly installing child safety seats.

Northwood University presents the Dealer Education Award to Harold C. Redden for his career commitment to automotive education.