The nominees for the 2026 Time Dealer of the Year Award have been announced.
Finalists and the ultimate winner will be chosen from among the 47 would-be winners by a panel of faculty from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan. The winner will be announced Feb. 5 on the main stage at the National Automobile Dealers Association Show in Las Vegas.
Last year’s winner was Raymond Farabaugh of D-Patrick Inc.
Here are this year’s nominees:
Jonathan Allen of J. Allen Toyota (Mississippi)
Steve Beck of Beck Motor Co. (South Dakota)
Emily Marlow Beck of Marlow Motor Co. (Virginia)
James Bernstein of Milton Ruben Chevrolet (Georgia)
James Buzzetta, Jr. of Competition Subaru of Smithtown (New York)
Nolan Campbell of Bell Motors Inc. DBA Bell Ford (Wisconsin)
Robert M. Cavender of Cavender Buick GMS North (Texas)
Jamie Cobb of Gwatney Buick GMC (Arkansas)
Carla Cosenzi Zayac of Country Nissan (Massachusetts)
Rusty Drewing of Rusty Drewing Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac (Montana)
Lee Edwards of Edwards Chevrolet (Alabama)
Ben Faricy of The Faricy Boys (Colorado)
Johnny Wayne Farris of Farris Motor Co. (Tennessee)
Martha Fato of Straub Honda (West Virginia)
Melanie Funkhouser of Fair Oaks Motors, Inc. (Virginia)
Anthony Gordon of Jarrett Gordon Ford (Florida)
Everett Hellmuth of Passport BMW (Maryland)
Matthew Helmkamp of Gates Chevy World (Indiana)
Mario Hernandez of Teton Toyota (Idaho)
Marshall Jespersen of Dover Honda (Massachusetts)
Kate Keith of Lundeen Brothers Ford of Annandale, Inc. (Minnesota)
Alycia Kellum of Don Williamson Nissan (North Carolina)
Stephen Kissee of Jack Kissee Ford (Oklahoma)
David Kull of Burns Honda (New Jersey)
Bert Lindsay of Lindsay Honda (Ohio)
Mike Mahalak of Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram FIAT of Winter Haven (Florida)
Jim Marsh of Jim Marsh Kia (Nevada)
Bill McDaniels of McDaniels Acura (South Carolina)
Thomas McMath of Arceneaux Ford, Inc. (Louisiana)
Steve Melloy of Advantage Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep Fiat (New Mexico)
David Moore of Moore Ford Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Ram (Kentucky)
Michael Mullaney of Hudson Buick GMC Cadillac (New York)
Russ Newby of Newby Buick GMC (Utah)
Clint Newell of Clint Newell Toyota (Oregon)
Tom Price of Price Family Dealerships (California)
Wade Rehbein of Rehbein Ford (Montana)
Duke Scott of Scott Honda of West Chester (Pennsylvania)
Pat Shields of Shields Motor Co., Inc. (Kansas)
Alison Spitzer of Spitzer Auto World Amherst, Inc. (Ohio)
Todd Szott of Szott Ford (Michigan)
Doug Weisz of Evergreen Subaru (Maine)
Dan Wilder Jr. of Wilder Toyota (Washington)
Rod Wilhelm of Don Wilhelm Inc. (North Dakota)
David Wright of Dave Wright Nissan Subaru (Iowa)
Rick Yemm of Yemm Automotive (Illinois)
Anthony Young of Young Chevrolet Cadillac (Michigan)
Jason Zoellner of Zoellner Ford of Beatrice (Nebraska)
