Awards Banquet

 

Congratulations to the following PMPA Technical Members who were recognized at the 92nd Annual Awards Banquet with the Technical Member Participation Award.

Through their active participation, PMPA’s Technical Members contribute greatly toward keeping the Association thriving and progressive. Our thanks and congratulations for their service and participation in PMPA activities during the 2025-2026 year.

Technical Member Participation Award 
CJWinter
GWS Tool Group
Corey Steel Company
Marubeni Citizen-Cincon Inc.
Gates Engineered Lubricants
Schwanog

 

Technical Member Chairman’s Award

This award is presented to recognize leadership and service rendered by the out-going Chairman of PMPA’s Technical members. With this award go the thanks and appreciation of all PMPA member companies.

Jeff Reinert, Schutte Corporation


Gold Micrometer

Attendance at the Annual Meeting not only allows our members to come together to learn how management techniques, succession planning and current economic climate can benefit their organization, it is also about the networking and the opportunity to meet new members who share the same challenges as you.

The Annual Awards Banquet that culminates the Annual Meeting weekend is also a time to recognize and acknowledge those stand-out members who have gone above and beyond the duties of being a PMPA member.

Gold Micrometer requirements state that the recipient is someone who has actively served the Association and has been in the Precision Machined Parts Industry 40 years.

Congratulations to Tom Halladay, H & R Screw Machine Products, Inc. – This years Gold Micrometer Award Recipient

 

          

 

Frank T. McGinnis Merit Award
The Merit Award is the association’s highest award, conferred only upon recommendation of the Executive Committee. First presented in 1934, the Merit Award recognizes the recipient’s contributions and continued service for the benefit of the Association and the Industry above and beyond the duties of any appointed or elected association office. Presented only when an individual has clearly met the requirements; the award is not given every year. In recognition of Frank T. McGinnis who served the Association as Executive Vice President from 1952 to 1992, the Executive Committee in 1993 renamed the Merit Award the Frank T. McGinnis Merit Award.

 

           

B. Scott Eighmy, American Turned Products

 

           

James P Wrenn, Hudson Precision Products Co.

 

 

PMPA Elects 2025-2026 Officers

 

At the recent PMPA Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, October 9, prior to the PMPA Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas, the following Officers were elected to serve on the Board:

Tanya DiSalvo, Criterion Precision was elected President of the PMPA for 2025-2026.

Adria Bagshaw, W.H Bagshaw Co. Inc., elected PMPA 1st Vice President.

Bill Cox Jr., Cox Manufacturing, was elected PMPA 2nd Vice President.

Richard Hoster, III, Smith & Richardson, Inc. continues another year as PMPA Treasurer

And during the Technical Members meeting on Thursday, October 11th in San Antonio, Jeremy Rose, Tajmac-USA, began his tenure as Technical Member Chair; Johnny Freeze, HORN USA moved to 1st Vice Chair, and Dijana Jovanovic, iSwiss Tool Corporation, was elected 2nd Vice Chair. Congratulations to all our new officers!

Our heartfelt thanks to outgoing President Brian Adams, R. F. Mau Co. for his dedication and service to PMPA over the past year. 

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

The Gen Z Effect: Transforming Manufacturing Towards the Future

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley and David Wynn have a conversation about how Gen Z is reshaping the manufacturing workforce with their values of flexibility, sustainability, technological advancement and inclusivity and how understanding this can lead to our shops staying resilient and innovative in the industry.

 

Published October 13, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Talking Business Part 8 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 8 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.

 

Published October 6, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2025 Primer with Renee Merker and Joe Jackson

David Wynn and Renee Merker, and Joe Jackson give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas!

 

Published September 29, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Understanding Type I and Type II Errors in Precision Machining

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn explore the concepts of Type I and Type II errors, how they are the key to understanding how decisions are made and the potential consequences of those decisions in our precision machining shops.

 

Published September 15, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Talking Business Part 7 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 6 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.

 

Published September 1, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Everything CMMC Part 3

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn are joined by Laura Rodgers, Director of the Cybersecurity Practice and NC-PaCE program at NC State University’s Secure Computing Institute and Lawrence Cruciana, President of Corporate Information Technologies, a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP and PMPA Technical Member in a special three part series to discuss all things CMMC.

 

Published August 25, 2025

 

 

PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Everything CMMC Part 2

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn are joined by Laura Rodgers, Director of the Cybersecurity Practice and NC-PaCE program at NC State University’s Secure Computing Institute and Lawrence Cruciana, President of Corporate Information Technologies, a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP and PMPA Technical Member in a special three part series to discuss all things CMMC.

 

Published August 18, 2025