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4 Dealers’ Choice OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION The Dealers’ Choice is a publication of The newsLINK Group and is the official publication of Texas Automobile Dealers Association. The Deal- ers’ Choice is published 4 times per year by The newsLINK Group, Inc. The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dealers’ Choice , or its publisher The newsLINK Group, Inc. Any legal advice should be regarded as general information. It is strongly recommended that one contact an attorney for counsel regarding specific circumstances. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services featured by The news- LINK Group, Inc. 6 TADA Leadership 10 TADA Board of Directors 11 Charlie Gilchrist 12 Jerry and Vickie Durant 14 Jerry Durant to be Honored 20 Texas Dealer Academy - The San Antonio Experience 24 An Interview with Rick Cavender 28 Client Alert 12 20 About the cover: Rick Cavender, 2014 TADA Chairman Dealers’ Choice OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION WINTER2013 Volume 53, Issue 4 Rick Cavender, 2014 TADA Chairman 24 Scan this code with your smart phone for a direct link to the TADA website. TADA Annual Conference JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa April 27-28, 2014