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MiMfg Magazine
October 2018
Thank You, MMA Members!
MMA President Inducted into MSAE Hall of Fame,
MMA Scores Top Association Prize for Awards Event
MMA celebrated individual and association honors,
including our fifth Diamond Award over the last five
years, at the 17th annual Michigan Society of Association
Executives (MSAE) Diamond Awards in September.
MSAE Hall of Fame Inductee:
Chuck Hadden, MMA President & CEO
MMA President & CEO Chuck Hadden was
inducted into the MSAE Hall of Fame in recognition
for his leadership, guidance, compassion and
dedication to the MMA and its membership for
more than 25 years including a decade at the helm.
“To be recognized this way by people I greatly
respect is an incredible honor,” said Hadden. “I’ve
been lucky enough to have my dream job — running
the MMA — since 2008 and I’m so proud of the
many achievements we’ve made to keep Michigan
manufacturers competitive and turn Michigan into
a place where you want to do business. To everyone
who has helped me along this journey, and to those
still helping me, I’m so very thankful.”
Diamond Award (Meetings & Expositions):
2017 MFG Excellence Awards
MMA also earned a coveted MSAE Diamond
Award in the Meetings & Expositions category for the
2017 MFG Excellence Awards. This first-of-its-kind
event celebrated the inspirational stories of Michigan’s
most vital sector and recognized individuals and
companies in categories including Lifetime Achievement,
Emerging Leader, Community Impact, Innovation
Excellence, Talent Champion and the 37th annual
John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year.
Additional Honors
Gold Award (Meetings & Expositions):
2017 MMA Legislative Day
MMA Legislative Day, a power-packed day of
networking and information-sharing, received a Gold
Award for its role as a power-packed day featuring
two unique events ensuring members leave Lansing
with new strategies, stronger advocacy skills, better
connections and a greater sense of the direction of
manufacturing in Michigan.
Gold Award (Innovative Collaboration):
MMA/SME PRIME® Program in Fraser
MMA received a Gold Award for its multi-year
partnership with the SME Education Foundation’s
Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education
(PRIME®) initiative and a new three-year, $450,000
MMA staff celebrated the Association’s MSAE Diamond Award
recognitions in September. From left, MMA’s Brenda Nalett, Sarah
Martin, Brett Gerrish, Chuck Hadden, Mike Johnston, Brianna
Mills, Andy Such, Valerie Boman, Larry Janicki and Joy Wolf.
workforce partnership between Fraser High School
in Fraser and six local Macomb County manufacturers
including General Motors. This latest PRIME®
program creates an employer-driven curriculum
designed to bring local solutions to manufacturing’s
statewide talent challenge.
Silver Award (Government Relations) — MMA’s
elimination of the Michigan HICA tax
MMA’s longstanding effort to eliminate the Health
Insurance Claims Act (HICA) tax came to fruition
in 2018 and earned the Association a Silver Award.
This multi-layered process lasted over seven years
and involved constant negotiation, the development
of coalitions throughout the business community
and multiple attempts at legislative fixes. During
this time, MMA faced both great progress and
challenges before finally fulfilling the promise made
to members and securing an estimated annual net
tax savings of $272.5 million.
The 2018 MSAE Diamond Awards continues a
five-year run of strong recognition for MMA’s efforts
on behalf of manufacturers. In total, MMA has won
five Diamond Awards in the last five years and the
overall Best in Show honor in 2014, in addition to
fifteen additional program honors.
“The work we do at MMA is always driven by
the needs of our members,” says Hadden. “Whether
it is an event, a legislative initiative, a marketing
campaign or new strategic service, it’s all done to
help ensure manufacturers in Michigan can compete
here and around the world. Recognition like this only
inspires us to get up tomorrow and go further.”
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Get More!
See mimfg.org for more information on MMA’s
award-winning initiatives, including the upcoming
MFG Excellence Awards on 11/8/18 in East Lansing.