NEW YORK -

On Monday, Ally Financial and TIME announced the 47 nominees for the 2022 TIME Dealer of the Year award.

Those dealers are set to be recognized at NADA Show on March 11 in Las Vegas.

Ally president of dealer financial services Doug Timmerman and TIME global chief revenue officer Viktoria Degtar will announce the winner at that time.

The nominees were selected from more than 16,000 franchised dealers across the country.

Leaders of state and metropolitan dealer association make the nominations. Then a faculty panel from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan selects four regional finalists (one from each NADA region) and one overall winner.

“In cities and towns across the country, auto dealers make a big economic impact — going the extra mile to strengthen their communities,” Timmerman said in a news release.

“It’s an incredible achievement to be nominated for TIME Dealer of the Year. The program not only recognizes leadership in business and customer service, but also a commitment to giving back and doing it right.”

The nominees are below:

  • Gary Ackerman, Gaudin Ford, Las Vegas
  • John Billard, Hempstead Ford Lincoln, Hempstead, N.Y.
  • Cary Bosak, Bosak Motors Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Merrillville, Ind.
  • Virginia Bowden, McClinton Chevrolet, Parkersburg, W. Va.
  • Steve Brown, Brown Motors, Petoskey, Mich.
  • Gregg Ciocca, Ciocca Ford of Quakertown, Quakertown, Pa.
  • Jason Courter, Honda Auto Center of Bellevue, Bellevue, Wash.
  • Wyndi Damato, Fitzgerald Ford Lincoln, Fitzergald, Ga.
  • Bill Dodge Auto Group, Westbrook, Maine
  • Erik Day, Warren Henry Auto Group, North Miami, Fla.
  • Winfred Dodge, Bill Dodge Auto Group, Westbrook, Maine
  • Wayne Evans, Prairie Motors, Stanley, N.D.
  • Ray Fregia Jr., Courtesy Ford Lincoln, Danville, Ill.
  • Bob Giles, Giles Automotive, Lafayette, La.
  • Terry Gilmore, Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac, Temecula, Calif.
  • James Gramm, Safford Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Springfield, Springfield, Va.
  • Bill Griffis, Griffis Motors, Philadelphia, Miss.
  • Kelly Hirning, Hirning Buick GMC, Pocatello, Idaho
  • Jason Hoover, Midway Motors, McPherson, Kan.
  • Jack Kain Sr., Jack Kain Ford, Versailles, Ky.
  • Gregg Kunes, Kunes Country Ford-Lincoln, Delavan, Wisc.
  • Steven Lillestol, Thief River Ford, Inc., Thief River Falls, Minn.
  • Christopher Lindsay, Lindsay Chevrolet, Woodbridge, Va.
  • Daniel Luneau, Handy Toyota, St. Albans, Vt.
  • Doug McElveen, McElveen Buick GMC, Summerville, S.C.
  • Pat McGrath, Pat McGrath Chevyland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • David McNeill, McNeill Chevrolet Buick Nissan of Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro, N.C.
  • J. Douglas North, North Brothers Ford, Inc., Westland, Mich.
  • Todd C. Ouellette Sr., Long-Lewis Ford of the Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Ala.
  • Curtis Pascarella, Phillips Chevrolet, Frankfort, Ill.
  • Tony Pierce, Snowy Mountain Motors, Lewistown, Mont.
  • John Platek, Betley Chevrolet, Inc., Derry, N.H.
  • Daniel Reineke, Reineke's Tiffin Ford Lincoln, Inc., Tiffin, Ohio
  • Bob Rogers, Bob Rogers Chevrolet, Paris, Ark.
  • Michael Schulte, Schulte Subaru, Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • Dennis Schworer Honda Cars of Bellevue, Bellevue, Neb.
  • Robert Serpentini Jr., Serpentini Chevrolet of Strongville, Strongville, Ohio
  • Joseph Shaker, Wellesley Mazda, Wellesley, Mass.
  • Robert Sickel, Pine Belt Chevrolet, Lakewood, N.J.
  • Bob Siracusano, Sawyer Motors, Saugerties, N.Y.
  • Brad Sowers, Jim Butler Chevrolet, Fenton, Mo.
  • Michael Stoebner, Honda Windward, Kaneohe, Hawaii
  • Annette Sykora, Smith South Plains Ford Lincoln, Levelland, Texas
  • Joseph Thurby Jr., Thurby's Riverside Ford, Markleysburg, Pa.
  • Tim Urness, C.H. Urness Motors, The Dalles, Ore.
  • S. Mitchell Walters, Friendship Ford, Bristol, Tenn.
  • Chris H. Wilson, Wilson Motor Company, Logan, Utah
  • Phil Winslow, Winslow BMW of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colo.