Dick Patterson Tapped For Northwood U. Award At NADA
Longtime Washington Area automobile dealer Richard A. Patterson of RRR Automotive will be honored next month by Northwood University with its Dealer Education Award which it bestows each year to select dealers at the NADA Convention.
WANADA nominated Mr. Patterson for the award in recognition of community activities like his substantial commitment to the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma as evidenced by his leadership of the Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Golf Classic.
Since Patterson, Mitchell and others first organized the Classic in the 1990s, the event has raised millions of dollars for blood cancer research, while it has enhanced public awareness of the disease.
Patterson has similarly taken the lead in other causes focusing public awareness and community activism, including his sustained involvement in the state of Marylandês public/private sector initiative to curb domestic violence, which earned him and others in the business community the Governorês Distinction of Honor award. Correspondingly, he has been in the forefront of the war on drugs, serving in the leadership of the Corporation Against Drug Abuse, while sponsoring scholarships in career education for disadvantaged youngsters in the District of Columbia.
In dealer operations, Mr. Patterson has been a stalwart proponent of credentialing programs such as ASE Technician Certification and NADA Sales Representative Certification, while ensuring that vehicle sales and fixed operations teams participate in the full array of manufacturer-specific training.
The Northwood University Dealer Education Award is a time honored tradition at the NADA Convention that has appropriately and consistently singled out successful dealers like Dick Patterson for making the industry and society at large a better place for everyone.
WANADA salutes him on the well deserved recognition.
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