Auto Dealer Receives Award for Outstanding Business Ethics
Fitzgerald Auto Malls (JJF Management Service) of Frederick, Md., received the 2005 National Capital Business Ethics Award presented by the Greater Washington and Northern Virginia Chapters of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, in partnership with George Mason University.
Fitzgerald Auto Malls (JJF Management Service) of Frederick, Md., received the 2005 National Capital Business Ethics Award presented by the Greater Washington and Northern Virginia Chapters of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, in partnership with George Mason University.
Presented every year to a Washington D.C.-area business, the award recognizes businesses outside the financial services industry that exemplify a strong commitment to business excellence and uphold the highest standards of civic and social responsibility, integrity and ethical conduct.
"This award is really a reflection of a lot of honest people who have chosen to work in the automotive retail business," said Jack Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Auto Malls. "Retailers are interacting with the public all day, everyday and for any business to be honored with this award really sends a strong message about the people who work there."
More than 50 companies from the Washington D.C. area were nominated this year to compete for the top honor. Fitzgerald Auto Malls will now go on to compete on the national level for the American Business Ethics Award, established in 1994 by the Society of Financial Service Professionals.
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