The following STEP Award honorees are the faces of exciting careers in manufacturing and were chosen to be honored because they each made significant achievements in manufacturing through positive impact on their company and the industry as a whole.
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| Karla Aaron Hialeah Metal Spinning, Inc. |
Lorrie Acord Pelco Products Inc. |
| Susan Adams Able Manufacturing & Assembly, LLC |
Tracy Albers GrafTech International |
| Amy Alberts Plexus |
Deb Anderson Summers Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
| Cathy Bailey Modine Manufacturing Company |
Connie Baker RoyOMartin |
| Jennifer Bare ConMed Linvatec |
Teresa Beach-Shelow Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. |
| Christine Benz TRUMPF Inc. |
Ruby Bernard Eastman Chemical Company |
| Allison Blodig Bio-Microbics, Inc. |
Diane Bond Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. |
| Donna Bossman Ingersoll Rand |
Sharon Bower ConocoPhillips |
| Norma Byron Ashlawn Energy, LLC |
Margaret Cannon Eastman Chemical Company |
| Mary Jo Cartwright Batesville Casket Company |
Dawn Cavaliere LivingHR |
| Laurie Chandley Southeastern Container, Inc |
Lin Chape Vermeer Corporation |
| Andrea Chavez Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
Terri Chicosky LAMATEK |
| Raquel Chole Dudek & Bock Spring Manufacturing Co. |
Nancy Cole NCC Engineering |
| Martha Collins Air Products |
Molly Conn HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
| Colleen Wood Cordova Kennametal, Inc. |
Cathy Costanzo Exide Technologies |
| Carol Craig Craig Technologies |
Nancy Crews Custom Manufacturing & Engineering (CME) |
| Bobbi Cummins Leggett & Platt |
Leah Curry Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana |
| Bethanne DeArmitt Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc. |
Vickie DeThomas FLIR |
| Diana Devlin Spartan Motors, Inc. |
Julia DiCorleto Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics |
| Melinda Donnelly The Novaflex Group |
Annette Doyle TRUMPF Inc. |
| Laura Drahn U.S. Silica Co. |
Cindy Dyrda Meyer Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| Cynthia Farrer Ingersoll Rand |
Dale Foerster Starr Manufacturing |
| Cynthia Fowle LORD Corporation |
Rosalind Fox John Deere Turf Care |
| Elin Gabriel Alvogen |
Natalie Genova Honeywell International |
| Wendy Gifford SC Johnson |
Sharron Gilbert Septimatech Group Inc. |
| Karen Gilgenbach Airgas USA, LLC |
Arlene Gonzalez NCI Group, Inc. |
| Rebecca Guinn Deere & Company |
Kelly Hagedorn Kifco, Inc. |
| Michelle Helm HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
Erika Hendricksen The Dow Chemical Company |
| Anne Herman Mine Safety Appliances Company |
Jan Herschkowitz PRL, Inc. |
| Amber Hinkle Bayer MaterialScience LLC |
Collie Hutter Click Bond, Inc. |
| Martina Igel Kennametal |
Mary Isbister GenMet Corp. |
| Brandy Johnson Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. |
Kellie Johnson ACE Clearwater Enterprises |
| Claire Jones Barboni HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
Pamela Kan Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation |
| Valerie Kelso Steinwall, Inc. |
Tracy Kemp Ingersoll Rand |
| Sherry Knipp John Deere Engine Works |
Christine Kurek Air Products |
| Kathy Lamb ADCO Products, Inc. |
Alexie Lee GLOBALFOUNDRIES |
| Teresa Lee NCI Group, Inc. |
Susan Lewis The Dow Chemical Company |
| Amalie Lyday Walex Products Company, Inc. |
Kathryn Lyublanovits ConMed Linvatec |
| Heather Macholan Behlen Manufacturing Co. |
Darlene Miller PERMAC Industries |
| Tammie Nelson AGCO |
Annette Norris Enterprise Group |
| Heather Olson Incertec |
Linda Palladino Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Inc. |
| Nina Pathy AGCO Corporation |
Lisa Pauley Ball Corporation |
| Rona Pepmeier Rolls-Royce plc |
Carol Peters A.O. Smith Water Products Company |
| Charlotte Pett HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
Kelley Platt Thomas Built Buses |
| Angela Ramsey Central Florida Box Corporation |
Karen Randall Westinghouse Electric LLC |
| Kathryn Raymond ConMed Linvatec |
Colleen Reiter MillerCoors LLC |
| Myrna Reyes TRUMPF Inc. |
Becky Rieger Braun Northwest, Inc. |
| Charmaine Riggins LORD Corporation |
Lisa Rimpf Babcock & Wilcox |
| Sheila Rogers PTC |
Kimberly Rosenberry Miltec UV |
| Liz Russell Stella-Jones Corporation |
Mary Pat Salomone Babcock & Wilcox |
| Jan Santerre Hillenbrand |
Joan Schork Air Products |
| Donna Shinkunas HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
Dana Smith Spirit AeroSystems Inc. |
| Erikka Storch Ohio Valley Steel Company |
Jacki Strauss Paulsboro Refining Company |
| Betsy Sundalius Metalist International Incorporated |
Barb Suski Bison Gear & Engineering |
| Gretchen Swain Air Products |
Mena Tazegul John Deere Engine Works |
| Athena Theodorakis LORD Corporation |
Ngoc Kim Tran HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
| Dollie Unger HOERBIGER Corporation of America |
Tana Utley Caterpillar Inc. |
| Anna Wald Wyoming Machine, Inc. |
Noelle Walsh The Dow Chemical Company |
| Barbara Walz Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association |
Sandra Westlund-Deenihan Quality Float Works, Inc. |
| Karen Wilder The Schwan Food Company |
Ellen Williams BP plc |
| Racquel Willis Governair, LLC |
Lisa Witte Thermo Fisher Scientific |