2024 RECAP

AMHoF Announces
"Celebrating Women of Manufacturing"
April 3, 2024

The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington, CT
Breakfast/Registration/Networking 8 am – 9 am
Induction Ceremonies: 9 am – 10 am
Post Ceremonies Networking: 10 am – 10:30 am

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Honorary Chair

LT. Governor Susan Bysiewicz

Presenters

Senator Richard Blumenthal

Presenters:

U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro

Presenters

U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes

Master of
Ceremonies

Kara Sundlun, News Anchor,WFSB TV 3

To honor Connecticut’s manufacturing legacy and to support our next generation of makers the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame has announced the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies.

We'll induct four new HOF members, recognize Innovator of the Year and celebrate the women instrumental in Connecticut’s manufacturing industry.

AMHoF Induction Ceremonies
Steering Committee:

Induction Chairs:

  • Lindy Lee Gold CT DECD
  • Katy Toburen Marketing Leader AMHoF
  • Timothy Clark Chairman of AMHoF
  • Eileen Candels CCAT
  • Tom Canderick Carmody, Torrance, Sandak & Hennessey
  • Chris DiPentima CBIA
  • Rich DuPont Resource Development Associates
  • F.Guirand-Fleurimond HCC Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center
  • Michelle HallCT Manufacturing Innovation Fund
  • Barbara JohnsonCo-Founder AMHoF
  • Carl JohnsonCo-Founder AMHoF
  • Janet PrisloeCLA
  • Wendy RobicheauNational Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
  • Jay SlovesElkinson + Sloves, Inc.
  • Dr. Karen Birch-WosczynaCT College of Technology
  • Cyndi ZoldyMASC

Emeritus:

  • Mary BidwellCT State
  • Ellen TowerCo-Founder AMHoF

2024 Induction
Ceremonies Honorees

2024 American Manufacturing
Hall of Fame Inductees

2024 Leadership Award
Marcia LaFemina, Board of Directors Chair, MATCH

2024 Leadership Award
Mary Fitzgerald, President, ACME Wire

Women Of Distinction

Cindi Bigelow
Bigelow Tea

Stephanie Blackwell
‍Aurora Products

Jessica Chavez
‍Trumpf

Kate Donahue
‍‍Hampford Research

Shelley Fasano
‍Dymotek Corporation

Mary Fitzgerald
‍‍Acme Wire Products Co.,Inc

Dr. Jackie Garofano
CCAT

Laura Grondin
Hartford Technologies

Beatriz Gutierrez
Connstep

Brittany Isherwood
‍Burke Aerospace

Marcia LaFemina
‍Penn Globe

Marietta Lee
Lee Company

Janet Link
Stanley Black & Decker

Judy Marks
Otis Elevator

Jill Mayer
‍Bead Industries.

Claude-Helene McIntyre
‍Arburg, Inc.

Martha Prou
‍Phoenix Manufacturing

Nicole Russo
‍Microboard

Kathy Saint
‍Schwerdtle

Dr Kelli-Marie Vallieres
‍Office of Workforce Strategy

2023 RECAP

AMHoF Announces
"Celebrating Those Who Innovate"
April 16, 2023

The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington, CT
Breakfast/Registration/Networking 8 am – 9 am
Induction Ceremonies: 9 am – 10 am
Post Ceremonies Networking: 10 am – 10:30 am

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Honorary Chair

Senator Christopher Murphy

Master of Ceremonies

Ann Nyberg, News Anchor, WTNH TV 8

To honor Connecticut’s manufacturing legacy and to support our next generation of makers the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame has announced its first statewide Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies.

We'll induct two new HOF members, recognize Innovator of the Year and celebrate the 44 Connecticut manufacturers instrumental in NASA’s Artemis I moonshot program.

AMHoF Induction Ceremonies
Steering Committee:

  • Mary Bidwell CT State Colleges & Universities
  • Timothy Clark Chairman of AMHoF
  • Rich DuPont CSCU, RDA
  • Lindy Lee Gold CT Department of Economic & Community Development
  • Felisha Guirand-Fleurimond Housatonic Community College
  • Michelle HallCT Manufacturing Coalition
  • Barbara JohnsonCo-Founder AMHoF
  • Carl JohnsonCo-Founder AMHoF
  • Janet PrisloeCLA
  • Wendy RobicheauNational Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
  • Ellen TowerCo-Founder AMHoF
  • Katy ToburenMarketing Leader AMHoF
  • Dr. Karen Birch-WosczynaConnecticut College of Technology and National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

2023 Induction
Ceremonies Honorees

2023 American Manufacturing Hall of Fame Inductees

Doug Johnson Innovator Leadership Award

“Boldly Go!” Award Recipients

BERLIN
Budney Industries Inc.
Space Electronics LLC

BETHEL
Eaton Corp

BLOOMFIELD
‍Kamatics Corp

BLOOMFIELD
‍Oxley Inc.

BRISTOL
‍‍Colonial Spring Company

DANBURY
‍‍Danbury Mission Technologies LLC
Linde Inc.
Vanguard Products Corp.

ENFIELD
‍‍Blue Thunder Technologies LLCPTR

FARMINGTON
‍‍Otis Elevator Co.

GROTON
‍Applied Physical Sciences Corp.

MANCHESTER
‍‍Donwell Company Inc.Enjet

MIDDLETOWN
Aerospace Techniques Inc.
Pegasus Manufacturing Inc.

MILFORD
Air-Lock, Inc.

NEWINGTON
Advanced Torque Products LLC

NORWALK
Omega Engineering Inc.

OLD SAYBROOK
‍Privateer Ltd.

OXFORD
‍‍Kimtron Inc.

PLAINFIELD
‍BST Systems Inc.

ROCKY HILL
‍Henkel Corp

SEYMOUR
‍J.V. Precision Machine Co.

SHELTON
‍Butler America Aerospace LLC

SIMSBURY
‍Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Group

SOUTH WINDSOR
Aerospace Testing Laboratory Inc.
Bodycote Thermal Processing

STAFFORD
‍TTM Technologies Inc.

STAMFORD
‍Gartner Inc.
Omega Engineering Inc.

STRATFORD
‍‍Ashcroft Inc.

TORRINGTON
‍‍RBC Aircraft Bearings Inc.

WALLINGFORD
‍Dexmet Corp.
Times Microwave Systems Inc.

WATERBURY
‍‍Pharmacal Research Laboratories Inc.

WESTBROOK
‍‍The Lee Company.

WINDSOR LOCKS
‍‍Collins Aerospace

WINDSOR
‍‍Fischer Technology Inc.
Infinity Fuel Cell
TLD America Corp

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