The Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance announced the recipients of the 14th annual “Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards.”
Recipients will be honored Oct. 28 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.
“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,” said Ann Franz, NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s executive director.
The Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards will recognize the following winners:
2025 EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS
- Brighter Image – Marinette High School
- Career Pathmaker – Administrator – Joe Ciontea, WTEA
- Career Pathmaker – Educator – Cyndi Pavelski, Inspire Wisconsin – CESA 6
- Career Pathmaker – Tech Ed Teacher – Max Garvey, Oshkosh Area School District
- Higher Education – James B. Mathews, College of Menominee Nation & Clintonville High School
2025 MANUFACTURER AWARD WINNERS
- Brighter Image – Eagle Performance Plastics
- Educational Partnership – Amcor
- Leadership – A to Z Machine Co.
- Visionary – Russ Nowak, D&S Machine Service, Inc.
- Youth Apprenticeship – LaForce
2025 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WINNER
- Community Partnership – Envision Greater Fond du Lac & Project G.R.I.L.L.
The organization will also be recognizing the 2025 All Stars at the event. Companies that have an employee being recognized are: Burger Boat, Georgia-Pacific, Green Bay Drop Forge, KI, Miller Electric, Nature’s Way, Nicolet Plastics, Nueske Applewood Smoked Meats, Rockline Industries, Titletown Manufacturing and U.S. Lubricants.
To purchase tickets to the Awards dinner: https://2025ExcellenceAwards.eventbrite.com
