10.28.19 – During their Annual Meeting earlier this month at Gran Centurions in Clark, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) paid special recognition to members of the AASP/NJ community with an awards ceremony. Among the awards presented was the Russ Robson Memorial Scholarship named in honor of the former AASP/NJ president. This year’s recipient is Alberto Figueroa of Livingston Collision (Livingston).
Robson was president of the association during the formative years when the Garden State Automotive Federation transitioned to AASP/NJ, and was well known in the industry for his dedication and training of others. The scholarship award in his honor is presented to a young promising person working in a member shop.
Figueroa was nominated by Brad Crawford, co-owner of Livingston Collision, who expressed his appreciation for his hard work and dedication.
“Alberto has been with us a little under two years. He is a great worker. Very diligent. He always strives to learn,” commented Crawford. “As a young technician he’s not afraid to speak up when something isn’t right. He will point it out and move forward to make sure it’s done right.”
During the ceremony, Figueroa was presented with a plaque and he will also receive a scholarship award towards training.
“I’m honored to have been given the Russ Robson Scholarship Award and I give thanks to AASP/NJ for selecting me out of a bunch of people,” shared Figueroa.” I also want to give big thanks to Brad and Livingston Collision for giving me the chance to work and improve myself and being there to push me to learn and get better in my field. I’m always willing to learn and Livingston Collision did exactly that – helped me learn, become better as an employee and perfect my skills at my workplace. I appreciate it all and am grateful to AASP/NJ and Livingston Collision for treating me like family. It’s motivating me to keep going and learn more and more each day to become better in all aspects.”