PTDA Presents Wendy B. McDonald Award to Elizabeth Moon.
Press Release Summary:
PTDA Foundation presented 2015 Wendy B. McDonald Award to Elizabeth Moon of Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation. In her acceptance speech, Moon called her career at Kaman "the perfect job" and described her career progression from receptionist at local distributorship to director of purchasing for global company. She also advised other women in that field to heed advice of Wendy B. McDonald and credited her for paving the way through the world of industrial distribution.
Original Press Release:
PTDA Foundation Presents Wendy B. McDonald Award to Elizabeth Moon of Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation
Chicago, Ill.—To honor the memory of Wendy B. McDonald, one of the power transmission/motion control industry's true pioneers, the PTDA Foundation established the Wendy B. McDonald Award. The award acknowledges a woman who has established herself as a critical contributor to her company's success and has affected positive change within the power transmission/motion control industry. The 2015 recipient of the Wendy B. McDonald Award is Elizabeth (Liz) Moon of Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation.
Liz began her career at Western Bearing, Incorporated in June 1975 and was responsible for inventory and purchasing. Shortly thereafter, Kaman acquired Western Bearing and Liz has been with Kaman ever since. Liz was promoted to operations manager in the Salt Lake City Distribution Center and then moved into the role of director materials management. As Kaman continued its rapid growth, Liz was chosen to lead the company’s first centralized purchasing group. In 2001, Liz served as the distribution center manager and, under her leadership, the facility’s team became the highest performing DC operations group at Kaman. For the last three years, Liz has served as director of purchasing.
In her acceptance speech during the PTDA Industry Summit in Chicago, Ill, Moon called her career at Kaman “the perfect job” and described her career progression from receptionist at a local distributorship to director of purchasing for a global company. She advised other women in the field to heed the advice of Wendy B. McDonald herself who said, “Don’t forget who you are. You have to have a lot of common sense and a sixth sense for people.” She credited Mrs. McDonald as paving the way through the world of industrial distribution before her. She thanked her mentors and colleagues at Kaman throughout her 40-year career in the power transmission/motion control industry, including Jack Cahill and Carlos Ingram who were her managers at Kaman. She also recognized Barbara Ross, Garlock Sealing Technologies, and Tribby Warfield, Kaman Fluid Power, for their advice and resilience.
Mrs. McDonald's son, Scott MacPherson, was on hand to present Liz with the award. For more information, visit www.ptda.org/WBMcDonaldAward.
The PTDA Foundation, whose work is funded solely by donations, was founded in 1982 to enhance knowledge, education, professionalism and productivity within the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry. The Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation; contributions are tax deductible to the full amount allowed by law. For more information, visit http://www.ptda.org/foundation.
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