AHAM honored three industry leaders for their contributions to the home appliance industry during AHAM’s annual member meeting, Working For You in Washington, held May 1-2 in Washington, DC.
The Home Appliance Industry Leadership (HAIL) Award was presented to Vincent P. Anderson, project technical leader of government programs at Whirlpool Corporation. Anderson was recognized with the industry’s top award for his substantial volunteer efforts over the past decade, particularly for technical support on issues such as the multi-product consensus energy standards agreement, AHAM’s refrigerator/freezer test standards and the development of AHAM verification programs.
This year’s recipient of the Michael C. Thompson Public Policy Award is Kevin Messner, AHAM’s vice president of government relations, who has led the industry’s public policy efforts for the past three years. Messner is instrumental in AHAM’s successful advocacy of public policy positions for the home appliance industry.
The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Steven G. Nackers, design engineer at Sub-Zero, Inc. who has been very involved in AHAM’s Smart Grid Task Force. Nackers is the lead author of AHAM’s evaluation of communication protocols for smart grid technology, titled “Assessment of Communication Standards for Smart Appliances.”
AHAM also awarded Kelley Kline of GE Appliances & Lighting and Brad Brush of Lasko Products with the Emerging Leader Award to encourage continued service and industry leadership in AHAM activities.
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