 Red, white & blue collar
MRO Today unveils its 2nd
annual All-Pro Team — real American heroes making a difference
in the manufacturing industry
by Paul V. Arnold
Well-trained, disciplined, focused,
elite.
These words have been used in recent
months to describe the men and women safeguarding our country in this
turbulent time. They are soldiers, police officers, fire fighters, and
local, state and federal officials.
But these words also can describe the
men and women watching out for American manufacturing companies. They
hold job titles such as maintenance mechanic, assembly line worker,
MRO buyer and tool crib attendant.
With quality work, leadership, bright
ideas and incredible vision, these non-managers help keep industry
safe and strong. Some call them plant heroes. MRO Today calls them MRO
All-Pros.
This fall, MRO Today accepted
nominations for the second annual All-Pro Team, our salute to
blue-collar brilliance. From a list of 40 semifinalists, MRO Today
selected the best of the best for the 2001 honor roll.
Members of this year’s class receive
an MRO All-Pro Team plaque, an exclusive MRO Pro baseball cap and a
prize donated by an MRO Today advertiser.
The 2001 All-Pro Team includes:
• Denise
Augustine, maintenance
technician, The Pillsbury Company, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Denise also was
named our 2001 Pro of the Year.
• Charlie Criner, store room
attendant, Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin, Va.
• Rita Ohlsen, tool crib attendant,
Pactiv Corporation, Belvidere, Ill.
• Bob
Stover, maintenance
coordinator, ALSTOM Power Conversion, Pittsburgh.
• Ginny
Webster, MRO buyer, Grove
Gear — a division of Regal-Beloit, Union Grove, Wis.
• Gaylord Winterberg, maintenance
team leader, Elco Textron, Rockford, Ill.
Honorable mention (a certificate and
MRO Pro cap) goes to:
• Ivy Butler, tool crib attendant,
Entergy, St. Francisville, La.
• Denny Jones, maintenance worker,
Harper Creek, Battle Creek, Mich.
• Derek Persons, MRO buyer,
Leatherman Tool Group, Portland, Ore.
• Donny Poitevint, purchasing agent,
U.S. Filter/Davis, Thomasville, Ga.
This
article appeared in the December 2001/January 2002 issue of MRO Today
magazine. Copyright 2002.
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