The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance’s 13th annual “Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards” will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Resch Expo in Green Bay. The event will spotlight best practices of manufacturing and education collaborations throughout northeast Wisconsin as well as showcasing top talent from local manufacturing companies.
Ann Franz, NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s executive director stated “The Awards dinner is a celebration of the strong partnerships that have formed between manufacturers and education.” She added, “The evening will showcase best practices and provide other schools and manufacturers a roadmap they can replicate.”
The Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards will recognize the following winners:
2024 EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS
Brighter Image – Oconto Falls High School
Career Pathmaker – Administrator – Dirk Ribbens, Ashwaubenon High School
Career Pathmaker – Educator – David Gordon, CESA 7
Career Pathmaker – Tech Ed Teacher – Jeremy Hodkiewicz, Shawano School District
Education Innovation – Wrightstown Community School District
2024 MANUFACTURER AWARD WINNERS
Brighter Image – Pierce Manufacturing
Educational Partnership – Gulfstream
Leadership – The Village Companies
Visionary – Jake Schulz, Therma-Tron-X, Inc.
Youth Apprenticeship – Sargento Foods
2024 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WINNER
Community Partnership – MFG 4.0 Business Education Partnership and Collaboration (Sargento Foods, Masters Gallery Foods, Amerequip Krier Foods, Kiel, Elkhart Lake, Random Lake and Oostburg High Schools).
The organization will also be recognizing the 2024 All Stars at the event. Companies that have an employee being recognized are: Fiberglass Solutions, Fincantieri Ace Marine, Georgia-Pacific, Hart Design & Mfg., KI, Marion Body Works, Nature’s Way, Nicolet Plastics and Nueske Applewood Smoked Meats.
To purchase tickets to the Awards dinner: https://NEWMA2024AWARDS.eventbrite.com
Tickets are $65 each and need to be purchased by October 10, 2024.
Questions regarding the event should contact Ann Franz at 920-606-7691 or email ann.franz@nwtc.edu. For more information about the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, go to www.newmfgalliance.org.
