The NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s 14th annual Excellence in Mfg./K-12 Partnerships Awards will be presented Oct. 28 at the Resch Expo from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m.
The awards are given to manufacturers and educators that are working together to help youth explore manufacturing careers. This year’s winners include:
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 NEW Manufacturing Alliance will recognize the 2025 All Stars at the event. Companies that have an employee being recognized are: Burger Boat, Fincantieri Ace Marine, Georgia-Pacific, Green Bay Drop Forge, KI, Miller Electric, Nature’s Way, Nueske Applewood Smoked Meats, Rockline Industries, Titletown Manufacturing and U.S. Lubricants.
The awards dinner serves as a fundraiser for the NEW Manufacturing Alliiance’s Scholarship Fund. The Alliance awarded $65,000 worth of college scholarships for the 2025-2026 college term. Over the last 15 years, the Alliance has sponsored over $500,000 in college scholarships.
