Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, is pleased to announce the winners of the Company’s 9th Annual Inventor Awards given to employees whose work on various technology innovations help ensure Donaldson’s continuing success as a leader in filtration technology.
Frank A Donaldson Award
The Frank A.
Donaldson Award is given to individuals who have ten years minimum with
the company and have demonstrated outstanding, long-term engineering
achievement, which has made a positive impact on Donaldson products and
technologies.
Winners: Dick Osendorf, Principal Engineer, and John
Hacker, Director, Liquid Filtration
Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Awards
The
Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Award is given to Donaldson
employees who have created and implemented significant process
technology and/or product improvements for the Company’s manufacturing
operations.
Winners: Art Faircloth, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, and
Kevin Schrage, Sr. Engineer
Technology Achievement Award
The
Technology Achievement Award is given to an employee who has developed a
material, product, process or method that has made an extraordinary
contribution to Donaldson’s long-term success.
Winner: Edwin Tang,
Engineering Manager
Product: Recycle of Activate Tablet
Emerging Innovator
The Emerging
Innovator Award recognizes innovative technical leadership from relative
“newcomers” (less than 10 years) within the organization.
Winners:
Michael Baseotto, Application and Development Engineer, and Mike Hebert,
Sr. Engineer
Technology Champion Award
The
Technology Champion Award is given to the individual who advances a
technology or process despite significant hurdles but that later is
recognized as a thought-leader by his/her peers as an early-adopter,
out-of-the-box thinker within Donaldson.
Winner: Andrew Dallas,
Corporate Scientist
“Donaldson has a long history of designing industry-leading filtration technologies,” said Bill Cook, Chairman, President and CEO at Donaldson. “These awards give us the opportunity to thank the many employees who are instrumental in developing the filtration technologies that meet and exceed our Customers’ needs for industrial and engine filtration around the world. Their loyalty and dedication to Donaldson is greatly appreciated and I congratulate them on their success.”
About Donaldson Company
Donaldson
is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems that improve
people’s lives, enhance our Customers’ equipment performance, and
protect our environment. We are a technology-driven Company committed to
satisfying our Customers’ needs for filtration solutions through
innovative research and development, application expertise, and global
presence. Our 12,500 employees contribute to the Company’s success by
supporting our Customers at our more than 100 sales, manufacturing, and
distribution locations around the world.
Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 1000 indices, and our shares trade on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional information is available at www.donaldson.com.
Contacts:
Rich Sheffer, 952-887-3753