This is the highest award NMA can offer to an individual. For the Executive in your organization who has supported your chapter, we encourage you to nominate him/her for NMA’s highest award, EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR. Chapters and/or councils must submit nominations for this award on the official nomination form to National by May 15 each year.
Nominees submitted shall be senior executive managers of companies affiliated with NMA who have gained noteworthy recognition for their accomplishments in the field of management and who have conducted their personal and business affairs in a manner in keeping with the Association’s Code of Ethics. The Recognition Committee receives and reviews all nominations submitted for the Executive of the Year Award and selects the recipient. This award is presented annually at the Association’s Annual Conference that is held in the fall each year.
To assist you in preparing your nominations, a “Guidance for Writing Successful Nominations” has been prepared for you. This was written by a couple of “award winning” nomination authors.
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Past NMA Executive of the Year Recipients
| YEAR | NAME | COMPANY | CITY/ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C. L. Proctor | Toledo Edison Co. | Toledo, OH |
| 1936 | Frank H. Adams | Surface Combustion Co. | Toledo, OH |
| 1937 | A. M. Degner | Surface Combustion Co. | Toledo, OH |
| 1938 | C. C. Kendrick | Met “L” Wood Corp. | San Diego, CA |
| 1939 | Harry H. Woodhead | Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. | Chicago, IL |
| 1940 | George Spatta | Clark Equipment Co. | Buchanon, MI |
| 1941 | S. C. Allyn | National Cash Register | Dayton, OH |
| 1942 | C. E. Wilson | General Motors Corp. | Detroit, MI |
| 1943 | J. A. Robertshaw | Fulton Controls | Youngwood, PA |
| 1944 | C. R. Hook | Armco Steel Corp. | Middletown, OH |
| 1945 | H. Kindelberger | American Aviation | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1946 | Robert E. Gross | Lockheed Aircraft | Burbank, CA |
| 1947 | Fred Maytag, II | The Maytag Co. | Newton, IA |
| 1948 | W. D. Robinson | Briggs Manufacturing | Detroit, MI |
| 1949 | George R. Fink | Great Lakes Steel Corp. | Wyandotte, MI |
| 1950 | Frank H. Irelan | Delco Products GMC | Dayton, OH |
| 1951 | Robert F. Loetscher | Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co. | Dubuque, IA |
| 1952 | Mason M. Roberts | General Motors Corp. | Dayton, OH |
| 1953 | Ralph S. Damon | Trans World Airlines | New York, NY |
| 1954 | John T. Beatty | United Specialities Co. | Chicago, IL |
| 1955 | Alva W. Phelps | The Oliver Corp. | Chicago, IL |
| 1956 | Gen. J. T. McNarney | Convair | San Diego, CA |
| 1957 | Gen. H. F. Safford | The Ohio Rubber Co. | Willoughby, OH |
| 1958 | Thomas E. Millsop | National Steel Corp. | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1959 | George Romney | American Motors Corp. | Detroit, MI |
| 1960 | Thomas W. Martin | Alabama Power Co. | Birmingham, AL |
| 1961 | John Mihalic | Avco Corp. | NY, TN, OH |
| 1962 | Frank J. Schaeffer | US Steel Corp. | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1963 | Albrecth M. Lederer | A. M. Lederer & Co. | New York, NY |
| 1964 | Floyd D. Gottwald | Ethyl Corp. | Richmond, VA |
| 1965 | Charles C. Gates | Gates Rubber Co. | Denver, CO |
| 1966 | Daniel J. Haughton | Lockheed Aircraft | Burbank, CA |
| 1967 | Russell De Young | Goodyear Tire | Akron, OH |
| 1968 | Lynn A. Townsend | Chrysler Corp. | Detroit, MI |
| 1969 | D. C. Burnham | Westinghouse Electric | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1970 | Robert G. Dunlop | Sun Oil Corp. | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1971 | George H. Weyerhaeuser | Weyerhaeuser Co. | Tacoma, WA |
| 1972 | Frederick G. Jaicks | Inland Steel Co. | Chicago, IL |
| 1973 | Melvin C. Holm | Carrier Corp. | Syracuse, NY |
| 1974 | Michael Blumenthal | The Bendix Corp. | Southfield, MI |
| 1975 | Willard W. Rockwell | Rockwell International | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1976 | William Plummer Drake | Rennwalt Corp. | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1977 | Ray W. MacDonald | Burroughs Corp. | Detroit, MI |
| 1978 | Kenneth Rule Daniel | American Cast Iron Pipe | Birmingham, AL |
| 1979 | Robert Dickey, III | Dravo Corp. | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1980 | Robert Anderson | Rockwell International | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1981 | Alvin W. Vogtle, Jr. | The Southern Comapny | Atlanta, GA |
| 1982 | David S. Lewis | General Dynamics Corp. | St. Louis, MO |
| 1983 | Roy A. Anderson | Lockheed Corp. | Burbank, CA |
| 1984 | Olin B. King | SCI Systems Incorporated | Huntsville, AL |
| 1985 | Edward L. Addison | The Southern Company | Atlanta, GA |
| 1986 | H. L. Culbreath | TECO Energy, Inc. | Tampa, FL |
| 1987 | Lawrence O. Kitchen | Lockheed Corp. | Calabasas, CA |
| 1988 | Harry W. Todd | Rohr Industries, Inc. | Chula Vista, CA |
| 1989 | William K. Coors | Adolph Coors Co. | Golden, Colorado |
| 1990 | Donald R. Beall | Rockwell International | El Segundo, CA |
| 1991 | Daniel J. Krumm | Maytag Corporation | Newton, IA |
| 1992 | Marvin Runyon | US Postal Service | Washington, D.C. |
| 1993 | Dan Tellep | Lockheed Corporation | Calabasas, CA |
| 1994 | Kent Black | Rockwell | Richardson, TX |
| 1995 | Larry Bossidy | Allied Signal | South Bend, IN |
| 1996 | Webb F. Joiner | Bell Helicopter Textron | Fort Worth, TX |
| 1997 | Joseph J. Buggy | Westinghouse Savannah River Site | Aiken, SC |
| 1998 | Norman F. Augustine | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Bethesda, MD |
| 1999 | Jim Albaugh | The Boeing Company | Seal Beach, CA |
| 2000 | Van Richey | American Cast Iron Pipe Company | Birmingham, AL |
| 2001 | Dain Hancock | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2002 | Vance Coffman | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Bethesda, MD |
| 2003 | Mike McCulley | United Space Alliance | Houston, TX |
| 2004 | Robert Stevens | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Bethesda, MD |
| 2005 | Brewster Shaw | United Space Alliance | Houston, TX |
| 2006 | Ken Asbury | Lockheed Martin | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 2007 | Ralph Heath | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2008 | James McNerney, Jr. | The Boeing Company | Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Lee E. Rhyant | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Marietta, GA |
| 2010 | Howard DeCastro | United Space Alliance | Houston, TX |
| 2011 | Michael Coats | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Houston, TX |
| 2012 | Tricia Keith | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Detroit, MI |
| 2013 | Bridget Lauderdale | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2014 | Richard “Rick” Baily | Boeing Corporation | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 2015 | Orlando Carvalho | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2016 | Michelle Billingsley | Blue Care Network | Detroit, MI |
| 2017 | George Shultz | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Marietta, GA |
| 2018 | Tiffany Albert | Blue Care Network | Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Karmyn Norwood | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Marietta, GA |
| 2020 | Liz Haar | Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan | Detroit, MI |