Kullis earns Northwood Scholarship

July 6, 2023

Maxxim Kullis of White Lake, Mich., was the 17th recipient of the $10,000 NIADA Foundation/Northwood University Scholarship presented by Cox Automotive during the Leadership Awards Luncheon at NIADA Acclerate 2023.

Kullis is a senior at Northwood, studying Automotive Marketing and Management. He participates in university-sponsored community volunteer activities and this fall will be the captain of the Acura OEM team at the University’s 2023 International Auto Show. That means Maxx is responsible for securing and displaying all the Acura vehicles on display at the 60th installment of this student-run Outdoor Auto Show.

Professionally, Kullis has worked for the Journey Auto Group in Akron, Ohio, and Rohrman Automotive in Lafayette, Ind. Currently, he is spending his summer as an intern for the Friedkin Group of Gulf States Toyota in Houston, Texas.

This $10,000 scholarship sponsored by Cox Automotive is coordinated by NIADA Foundation and awarded each June at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) Convention to a student currently enrolled or planning to enroll in Northwood University’s Automotive Marketing and Management degree program.

The NIADA Foundation also awarded $2,500 scholarships to deserving students from each of the association’s four regions. The recipients were:

Region I: Carter Daly, Uniontown, Ohio

Region II: Grayden Phillips,Lexington, Ky.

Region III: Bethany Gray, Sikes, La.

Region IV: Micah Duke, Poway, Calif.

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The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) is among the nation’s largest trade associations, representing the used motor vehicle industry comprised of some 40,000 licensed used car dealers. Since 1946, NIADA has represented the voice and interests of used car dealers at the federal level in Washington D.C. Coupled with its state association network across the country, NIADA’s grass-roots framework provides a dual layer of advocacy unmatched in the used motor vehicle industry. For 75 years, NIADA has engineered programs and leveraged technology to fulfill its mission to advance, educate and promote the independent used car dealer. NIADA members subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics of duty, honor and integrity, and believe in the advancement of small business in support of the free-market system. More information about NIADA, visit www.niada.com.