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excellence
AWARDS
5 Reasons
to Nominate
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Boost morale by
acknowledging your
team’s outstanding
accomplishments.
Showcase your
company’s many
achievements
Get spotlighted in
MiMfg Magazine,
across social media
and on mimfg.org.
Win and be recognized
by your peers at the
MFG Excellence
Awards this fall.
Receive ongoing
recognition and attention
through MMA, statewide
media and the
general public.
2020 MFG Excellence Awards
Nomination Deadline Aug 21
In the face of unforeseen and unimaginable obstacles, manufacturing
has managed to shine in 2020. Give our industry the recognition it
deserves by nominating an outstanding company or individual for the
2020 MFG Excellence Awards!
Put the Spotlight on MFG Leaders this Fall
Now is the time to recognize the important role manufacturers
play in leading their communities, state and nation. Nominate an
outstanding individual for:
• John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year
Honors the important, positive and tangible contributions individual
manufacturers make to their employees, customers and communities.
Large tier is open to an individual or company. Small-tier is awarded
to an individual.
• MFG Woman of the Year
Honors the roles women play in manufacturing, her significant
achievements in the industry and positive impact within her
company and community. Awarded to an individual woman at
any level of manufacturing.
• MFG Emerging Leader
Awarded to an individual with less than 10 years in the industry
for exceptional contributions to the industry and the potential for
future accomplishments within Michigan manufacturing.
• MFG Talent Champion
Recognizes an individual who works to bring focus to the critical
need of attracting Michigan’s next generation workforce to
manufacturing’s variety of career options.
• MFG Lifetime Achievement
Honors an individual who has excelled in the industry and inspires
their peers, emerging leaders, lawmakers and educators to strive to make
significant contributions to their company, industry and community.
Honor Michigan’s Best Brands in 2020
Nominate a deserving company in the following categories:
• John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year
Large tier is open to an individual or company. See description above.
• MFG Innovation Excellence
Showcases a company that not only has brought an innovative
concept to market, but has developed and maintained a culture
focused on engaging the workforce to bring new ideas to life.
• MFG Community Impact
Recognizes a manufacturing company that has shown exemplary
leadership in serving its community or state, and is an example
of the involved and giving nature of manufacturers.
• “Coolest Thing Made in Michigan” People’s Choice Award
See next page for details.
nominate at mimfg.org