Midland, MI — Oct 24, 2007 — Northwood University will honor seven automotive aftermarket leaders with its annual Automotive Aftermarket Education Award on Tuesday, October 30 at 11:45 am in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Show (AAPEX).

Those being honored are:  Matt Agosta, president/CEO, Steele Rubber Products, Inc, Denver, NC; Michael B. Howarth, senior vice president, KYB America LLC, Addison, IL; Timothy R. Kraus, president and COO, Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, Research Triangle Park, NC; E. Fletcher Lord, Jr., president/CEO, Parts Warehouse, Inc., Little Rock, AR; Francisco A. Ordoñez, president, Delphi Product & Service Solutions, Delphi Corporation, Troy, MI; Joseph A. Pomaranski, vice president sales, North American Aftermarket, Tenneco, Monroe, MI; and Donald J. Reimondo, senior vice president, customer relationship management, Affinia Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.           

Northwood’s Automotive Aftermarket Education Award recognizes leaders for their contributions to the educational process in the automotive aftermarket field.  The award was created to insure that these individuals receive national recognition for their efforts to improve education inside and outside the industry.

About Northwood’s Automotive Aftermarket Program
The automotive aftermarket parts industry continues to need managerial personnel due to the high demand for automotive parts.  The role of Northwood University is to develop the management skills of those individuals who want to take advantage of the opportunities available in the automotive aftermarket industry.  It is important to note that Northwood University is the only university that offers an associate’s and bachelor’s degree in Automotive Aftermarket Management.

About Northwood University
Northwood University is a private, nonprofit, accredited university specializing in managerial and entrepreneurial education offering two and four year degrees in a variety of enterprise fields.  The Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management’s Full-Time, Evening, and Switzerland MBA programs make Northwood’s free market-based degree offerings in management and enterprise the most complete anywhere.  The university emphasizes the importance of free enterprise and is dedicated to the preservation of the free market and the important relationship between business and the arts.

Northwood operates a residential campus in Michigan, Florida and Texas; the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine; University College outreach centers and locations throughout the United States including a Distance Education online program; and several international study programs abroad.

For more information visit http://www.northwood.edu.