PURPOSE

To recognize individuals contributing to the expansion of automotive powder metal applications.

ADMINISTRATION AND PRESENTATION

This award will be an appropriate certificate which will include a standard citation, the recipient's name, the date of the award and the signatures of the MPIF President and Executive Director. The presentation shall be made by the President of Metal Powder Industries Federation at an appropriate function during the Society of Automotive Engineers' Annual Conference and Exposition.

The award is not limited to one per year and is not necessarily given every year.

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS

To receive consideration, a candidate must be an active employee of automotive OEM manufacturers and/or first tier suppliers. Recipients, at the time of selection, must be still active in their sphere of contribution.

The contribution may include R&D work, process improvements, new assembly or part designs which promote acceptance of PM parts.

METHOD OF SELECTION

The MPIF Industry Development Board may submit up to three names (which may be prioritized) to the MPIF Awards Committee with supporting information.

Candidates may be generated by the MPIF Awards Committee for IDB consideration.

The MPIF Awards Committee will recommend recipient (or recipients) to the MPIF Board of Governors for final approval.

Submittal deadline to the MPIF Awards Committee is September 30 each year.

Recipients

1990

William D. Hall & Stanley Mocarski
Ford Motor Company

1991

John Cenko
General Motors Corporation

1992

J. Charles Webster
Ford Motor Company

1993

Peter Vernia
General Motors Research Laboratories

1994

Howard Schmidt
Chrysler Corporation

1995

William F. Jandeska
GM Powertrain Headquarters

1998

Joginder S. Khanuja
Ford Motor Company

1999

Young S. Kim
GM Powertrain Group

2001

Jean C. Lynn
DaimlerChrysler Corporation

2004

Walter D. Badger, PMT
Allison Transmission

2005

David A. Yeager
Ford Motor Company