Annual awards recognize employees who contribute to Donaldson success
MINNEAPOLIS, Apr 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Donaldson Company, Inc. a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, is pleased to announce the winners of the Company’s 8th Annual Inventor Awards given to employees whose work on various technology innovations have contributed to Donaldson’s continued success as a leader in filtration technology.
Frank A Donaldson Award The Frank A. Donaldson Award is given to individuals who have minimum ten-year tenure with the company and have demonstrated outstanding, long-term engineering achievement, which has made a positive impact on Donaldson products and technologies. Winner: Doug Crofoot, Corporate Technology, Director-Process Science
Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Awards The Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Award is given to Donaldson employees who have created and implemented significant process technology and/or product improvements for the Company’s manufacturing operations. Winner: Greg Reichter, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Principal Engineer
Technology Achievement Award The Technology Achievement Award is given to an employee who has developed a material, product, process or method that has made an extraordinary contribution to Donaldson’s long-term success. Winners: Gary Gillingham, Aerospace & Defense Engineering, Director, Fred Wahlquist, Defense Engineering, Project Engineer and Dan Risch, Corporate Technology, Project Engineer Product: M1A1 Pulse Jet Air Cleaner
Winners: Tom Raether, Industrial Air Filtration, Sr. Project Engineer, Kris Kosmider, Corporate Technology, Principal Engineer and Steve Johnson, Compressed Air & Gas, Engineering Manager Product: Downflo(R) Oval Dust Collector
Emerging Innovator The Emerging Innovator Award recognizes innovative technical leadership from those with fewer than 10 years of experience at Donaldson. Winners: Arnold Nivelle, Engine Product Management, Material Engineer, Paul Way, Corporate Technology, Laboratory Test Systems Manager and Wenzhong Zhang, Exhaust Emissions, Sr. Principal Engineer
Technology Champion Award The Technology Champion Award is given to the individual who advances a technology or process “against popular demand” but that later is recognized as a thought-leader by his/her peers as an early-adopter, out-of-the-box thinker within Donaldson. Winner: Jim Hill, Supply Chain, Planning Manager
“Our technology and operations staff around the world have been instrumental in keeping us on the cutting edge of filtration technology for almost 100 years, “said Bill Cook, Donaldson CEO. “Their efforts have allowed us to continually offer our Customers the best filtration products and value. These awards are an important way for us to recognize those individuals who have helped us to achieve this. Their innovation and dedication is greatly appreciated, and I congratulate them on their success.”
About Donaldson Company
Donaldson is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems that improve people’s lives, enhance our Customers’ equipment performance, and protect our environment. We are a technology-driven company committed to satisfying our Customers’ needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development, application expertise and global presence. Our employees contribute to the Company’s success by supporting our Customers at our more than 100 sales, manufacturing, and distribution locations around the world.
Additional information is available at www.donaldson.com.
SOURCE: Donaldson Company, Inc.
