About NADA
The NADA Hotel and Conference Center is an on-campus hotel operated by Northwood University and assisted by Sodexho Marriott Services. NADA offers lodging for faculty, staff, parents and the public.
The campus hotel offers a quiet atmosphere nestled in 434 acres of natural beauty. Centrally located on the northwestern edge of Midland, the campus is ideal for many events. With one call, catering, planning and reservations may be arranged at the NADA Hotel and Conference Center.
NADA History
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Automotive Education Center and The Ford Courtyard
Alden B. Dow, architect. Ground breaking October 16, 1971; dedicated May 18, 1973; Ford Courtyard dedicated October 4, 1996; Commons dedicated October 20, 2004.
Constructed through the contributions of members of the National Automobile Dealers Association, with whom Northwood has shared a unique and long partnership, "NADA" houses an on-campus hotel, classrooms, faculty and staff offices, a kitchen, dining facilities and is one of the key public meeting spaces utilized by campus and community.
The striking building features a floor to ceiling window in its main meeting hall, backdrop to frequent campus gatherings. Northwood's campus catering service also is headquartered at NADA, as are faculty offices for the automotive areas of the university.
Class and meeting rooms at NADA have been named to honor individuals and groups who led in the building efforts: (Karl) Story Board Room, the Weise classroom and rooms named for Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit dealer groups.
In 1996 an addition was made to the building, dedicated and named for Northwood co-founder R. Gary Stauffer. The addition of the Stauffer wing created an interior courtyard for the NADA building which has been strikingly landscaped through a gift from The Ford Motor Company.
The Ford Courtyard is the scene of many campus celebrations. In October 2004 the lower lobby function area at NADA was renamed the (Dr.) Jack F. Sanders Trustee Commons and dedicated to this founding Northwood trustee from Alma, Michigan.
