Jack Fitzgerald

Adding to an impressive array of honors in recent years, Fitzgerald Auto Malls was one of three companies to receive the 2005 National Capital Business Ethics Award last week during a gala awards dinner held at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner. The awards are presented annually by the National Capital Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, in partnership with George Mason University. The awards recognize 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 good people who have chosen to work in the automotive retail business,” commented Jack Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Auto Malls and WANADA’s next chairman. “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 DC area were nominated this year to compete for the top honor. In addition to Fitzgerald Auto Malls, the awards also were given to National Security Research, Inc. and Ventera Corporation. These local award winners will be submitted to the national competition that culminates with the selection of three winners of the American Business Ethics Award, established in 1994 by the Society of Financial Service Professionals. For more information on the National Capital Business Ethics Awards Program, visit: www.businessethicsawards.org.