AIAG Announces 1997 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
23 July 1997
AIAG Announces 1997 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 23 -- In acknowledgment of their
participation and leadership in cooperative auto industry efforts, 17
individuals and two member companies have been selected to receive the 1997
Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) Outstanding Achievement Award. The
awards will be presented at a dinner on Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at Detroit's
Cobo Center, in conjunction with AIAG's annual AUTO-TECH Conference &
Exposition.
"These individuals and member companies, who have contributed their time
and expertise to AIAG, are helping to ensure the success and competitiveness
of the North American automotive industry," said AIAG Executive Director
Thomas S. Hoy, on loan from General Motors Corporation. "Selected by their
peers, the award winners are being recognized for their dedication in
supporting AIAG activities."
AIAG member companies receiving the 1997 Outstanding Achievement Awards
are Dana Corporation, based in Toledo, Ohio, and Johnson Controls, Inc., based
in Plymouth, Mich.
Volunteers receiving awards for their individual efforts to the AIAG are:
* Larry W. Acord Senior Manager, Realogic, Inc.;
* Shirley Akey Buyer - Perishable Tooling, Procurement and
Supply, Chrysler Corp.;
* Robert T. Bolo, Jr. Manager - Information Systems and Services,
General Motors Corp.;
* Jose Boyd Telecommunications Specialist, Ford Motor Co.;
* Doug Buchanan Senior Specialist, Information Systems, Dofasco,
Inc.;
* Robert S. DesAutel Director - Quality Assurance, North American
Operations, Walbro Corp.;
* Jennifer G. Ford Product Development Manager, Future Three, Inc.;
* Larry G. Graham Consultant, Manufacturing Industry, GE
Information Services;
* Thomas N. Gustafson EDI Coordinator, FX Coughlin Co.;
* Fred Hakim Coordinator, External Communications and
Strategic Planning, Chrysler Corp.;
* Dennis J. Kirchoff Network Specialist, Ford Motor Co.;
* Robert G. Moskowitz Technical Support Specialist, Chrysler Corp.;
* Terry Onica Information Systems Analyst, Automotive Systems
Group, Johnson Controls, Inc.;
* William L. Steffen Manager, Quality Systems and Planning, ITT
Automotive;
* Jim Tishkowski Supervisor, Enterprise Network, Chrysler Corp.;
* Jack Tyson Manager, Business Improvement, UT Automotive; and
* Christopher L. Werner System Engineer, Robert Bosch Corp.
According to Hoy, the AIAG has awarded more than 200 Outstanding
Achievement Awards since the recognition program was initiated in 1987.
Charles W. Szuluk, group vice president of Ford Motor Company Automotive
Products Operations, will be the featured speaker at the AIAG Outstanding
Achievement Awards Dinner. He will address the importance of working together
as an industry on pre-competitive issues to eliminate waste, streamline
business processes and improve global productivity. Szuluk also will honor
the thousands of volunteers who meet each month through more than 50 AIAG work
groups to address auto industry issues and initiatives.
Tickets for the Outstanding Achievement Awards dinner are $60 for members
and $90 for non-members and are available by contacting the AIAG at
248-358-3003.
Founded in 1982, AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of more than
1,300 North American auto and truck manufacturers and their suppliers.
Originally recognized for its efforts to standardize electronic data
interchange and bar code standards to assist Tier One suppliers, AIAG 's
mission has expanded to cover all levels of the OEM supply chain, as well as
to include numerous programs and initiatives aimed at improving its members'
productivity and quality.
More information about AIAG and the annual AUTO-TECH Conference &
Exposition can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.aiag.org.
SOURCE Automotive Industry Action Group