PTDA presents Warren Pike Award to Carlos Ingram.
Press Release Summary:
PTDA named Carlos Ingram, former VP business systems, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, the 22nd recipient of its Warren Pike Award for lifetime achievement in power transmission/motion control industry. Beginning as a member of Business Information Systems Committee in 1991, Carlos has served on committees ranging from Marketing to Industry Relations. He joined PTDA board in 1998 and served as president in 2003. He continued to serve association up until his retirement in May 2011.
Original Press Release:
PTDA Presents Prestigious Warren Pike Award to Carlos Ingram
Chicago, Ill. - The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) has named Carlos Ingram, former VP business systems, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, the 22nd recipient of its Warren Pike Award for lifetime achievement in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry.
Ingram received the award, named for PTDA's co-founder and first president, at the association's Industry Summit in Washington, D.C. The award was established in 1984 to honor individuals who have demonstrated outstanding, continuous, long-term support of PTDA and the PT/MC industry.
Upon receiving the award, Ingram took the podium and said, "As I look over past award winners, this is such an elite group that I feel honored. I look at other leaders who have done so much and haven't won this award, and I think maybe a mistake has been made. I want to thank the association staff and all the members. I especially want to thank Kaman Industrial and Jack Cahill, who supported me so much over the years. I also want to thank my beautiful wife Darlene for all her support."
Ingram has been a leader for PTDA for the past 20 years. Beginning as a member of the Business Information Systems Committee in 1991, Carlos has served on committees ranging from Marketing to Industry Relations. He joined the PTDA board in 1998 and served as president in 2003. He continued to serve the association right up until his retirement in May 2011.
Kevin McCloskey, a colleague of Ingram's at Kaman and a fellow past PTDA president,
heaped praise on Ingram for his forward-driving influence over the entire industry. In the 90s, Ingram was part of a core group of people who saw what was coming and made sure the association helped the industry take advantage of new systems for handling data and new processes. He was a champion for emerging technologies before that term was in vogue. One of his core contributions was the development of PPIF, which gave the entire power transmission/motion control market a framework for sharing price and product information. It's impossible to calculate how much time and money the PPIF has saved both distributors and manufacturers.
Barb Ross, Timken Drives, LLC, served as chair of the Manufacturer Council when Ingram was president in 2003 and spoke of Ingram's involvement with PTDA. "I have been fortunate to work with Carlos over the years. He is a true professional who understands the industry and is a true partner," said Ross. "He is a man of integrity and is respected in the industry. While Carlos was president, the industry was going through some tough times. Carlos was an inspiration --- he was always smiling and charging forward with a positive attitude."
Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 188 power transmission/motion control distribution firms that generate more than $10 billion in sales and span 3,500 locations in North America and 11 other countries. PTDA members also include 187 manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively and profitably. For more information, visit www.ptda.org.
