 The
People’s Choice
Eight
American plant workers who made a major impact on their company were
elected as the members of MRO Today’s fifth annual All-Pro Team
by
Paul V. Arnold
Last
month, Americans cast their ballot for the president of our country
and made their choice for the members of MRO Today magazine’s fifth
annual MRO All-Pro Team.
The
people who elected our All-Pro Team were a hand-picked group
representing a variety of job functions and segments of the
manufacturing industry. The issues that influenced their votes were
the same as those that influenced our choice for president of the
United States:
• Experience and know-how.
• The ability to lead.
• The ability to make tough decisions.
• Diplomacy and people skills.
• The ability to see the future and chart a course to get there.
More
than 50 candidates — all of them non-management production,
maintenance and purchasing workers at U.S. industrial facilities —
were considered. Each of these plant-floor leaders was nominated this
fall by a co-worker or supervisor. From the list of candidates, the
All-Pros were chosen.
Members
of this year’s class receive an All-Pro Team plaque,
MRO Today T-shirt and
a prize donated by an MRO Today advertiser.
The
eight people elected to the 2004 MRO All-Pro Team are:
•
Elsie Goforth, lean coordinator, Nordson Corp., Swainsboro, Ga.;
and Ben
Lopez, lean coordinator, Nordson Corp., Norcross, Ga. Elsie
and Ben were chosen as the co-recipients of the 2004 MRO Today Pro of
the Year award. To read a
Q&A between MRO Today editor Paul Arnold and MRO Today
Pro of the Year award winners Elsie Goforth and Ben Lopez, click
here.
•
Gary Divo, maintenance leader, Euclid Industries, Bay City, Mich.;
•
Sharon Hudson, MRO inventory analyst, Tropicana Products Inc., Jersey
City, N.J.;
•
Becky Graber, MRO team member, Copeland
Corp., Lebanon, Mo.;
•
Ralph Buskirk, team leader, CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc., Towanda,
Pa.;
•
Gary Edmiston, production team leader, Hose Technology Inc.,
Williamsport, Ind.; and,
•
Jay Bogle, lean facilitator, Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pa.
Honorable
mention (a certificate and prize) goes to four additional people:
•
Ted Belden, manufacturing equipment technician IV, Tektronix,
Beaverton, Ore.;
•
Charles Daniels, group leader, Arizona Chemical, Valdosta, Ga.;
•
Jay Fahrenbruch, maintenance planner/scheduler, Baldwin Filters,
Kearney, Neb.; and,
•
Al Smith, test engineer, Markem Corp., Keene, N.H.
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A history of MRO All-Pro Teams
Class of 2004: Elsie Goforth, Nordson
Corp.;
Ben Lopez, Nordson Corp.; Gary Divo, Euclid Industries; Sharon Hudson,
Tropicana Products Inc.; Becky Graber, Copeland Corp.; Ralph Buskirk,
CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc.; Gary Edmiston, Hose Technology
Inc.; Jay Bogle, Letterkenny Army Depot.
Class of 2003: Butch Brotherton, Carver Pump; Pam
Edwards, ArvinMeritor; Irena Kuznowicz, Weber-Stephen Products;
Terry Molnar, Flo-Tork; Efrain Ocampo, Chicago White Metal
Casting; Michael Orozco, Armstrong; Joene Oyler,
DaimlerChrysler; Mike Tischler, Baker Oil Tools
Class
of 2002: Mike Ashley, Terra Industries; Dale Bucy, Texas
Instruments; Patricia Gallardo-Irvin, General Motors; Michael
Haak, Eli Lilly; David Lincoln, U.S. Postal Service; Patti
Melton, AIS-Northrop Grumman; Ronnie Nixon, Hall-Hodges; Jack
Smits, AMSEC
Class
of 2001: Denise Augustine, Pillsbury; Charlie Criner, Volvo;
Rita Ohlsen, Pactiv; Bob Stover, ALSTOM; Ginny Webster, Grove
Gear; Gaylord Winterberg, Elco Textron
Class of 2000: Robyn
Conner, Tennant; Chad Chichester, Dow Corning; Mat Dawson Jr.,
Ford; Tom Duggins, Bakery Chef/Quaker; Richard Lauer, USPS; Dave
Radtke, Autogard; Allyn Ward, Trane; Dan Warren, Dow Corning |
This article appeared in the December
2004/January 2005 issue of
MRO Today magazine. Copyright 2005.
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