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)