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Chuck Udell of the Essential Action Design Group — and a former president of the University of the Aftermarket — was presented with the 2010 Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award at the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium this week. … Greg Potter, manager of the automotive division and diagnostic systems at Dearborn Group Technology (Farmington Hills, MI), has received the Equipment & Tool Institute (ETI) Founder’s Award in recognition of his 16 years of ETI involvement. Potter is currently on ETI’s board of directors and chairs its scan tool vertical group. He also served as president of ETI’s board from 2004-2006 and as ETI’s technical director from 1997-1999. … Penray (Elk Grove Village, IL) has named Matt Laga to the newly-created position of automotive division sales and service manager. Laga is responsible for working with and training distributors, salespeople and customers. … Ken-Tool (Akron, OH) has hired Randy Parrish as its operations manager. Parrish oversees the day-to-day operations of the Ken-Tool facility, including production, plant scheduling, engineering and purchasing. … Steve Gibbs, longtime NHRA vice president of competition, has accepted a position on the Quarter Mile Foundation board of directors. Quarter Mile is producing a documentary series, called Project 1320, about the growth and evolution of drag racing.