 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
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This article appeared in the December 2004/January 2005 issue of MRO Today magazine. Copyright, 2005.
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