The American Manufacturing Hall of Fame (AMHoF) held its second statewide Connecticut induction ceremony Wednesday morning, honoring some of the state’s most prominent manufacturers and executives.
The event was held at The Jackson Laboratory’s research building in Farmington, with the theme of “Celebrating Women of Manufacturing.”
The 2024 Hall of Fame inductees included Collins Aerospace, Arburg Inc., HORST Engineering and Otis Worldwide Corp.
Other honorees included Leadership Awards recipients: Mary Fitzgerald, president of Acme Wire Products Co.; and Marcia LaFemina, president of Penn Globe.
The American Manufacturing Hall of Fame was founded in 2014 to highlight America’s manufacturing innovations, promote the need for advanced manufacturing training programs, and raise funds to educate the next generation of manufacturing workers.
AMHoF partners with Connecticut’s community college system to facilitate scholarship programs of the College of Technology.
The following executives were also recognized as “Women of Distinction”
Cindi Bigelow
President/CEO
Bigelow Tea
Stephanie Blackwell
Owner
Aurora Products
Jessica Chavez
Head of Service Training and L & D
Trumpf, Inc
Kate Donahue
President/CEO
Hampford Research
Shelley Fasano
CEO
Dymotek Corporation
Mary Fitzgerald
President
ACME Wire Products Co., Inc
Jacquelynn Garofano
Chief Technology Officer
CCAT
Beatriz Gutierrez
President/CEO
Connstep
Laura Grondin
President/Owner
Virginia Industries
Brittany Isherwood
President
Burke Aerospace
Marcia LaFemina
President
Penn Globe
Marietta Lee
CEO
Lee Company
Janet Link
SVP/General Counsel/Secretary
Stanley Black & Decker
Judy Marks- Represented today by NORA LAFRENIERE, EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Chair & CEO
Otis Worldwide Corporation
Jill Mayer
CEO
Bead Industries
Claude-Helene McIntyre
VP/CFO
Arburg, Inc.
Martha Prou
VP of Admin & Compliance
Phoenix Manufacturing
Nicole Russo
President/CEO
Microboard
Kathy Saint
President
Schwerdtle
Kelli-Marie Vallieres
Chief Workforce Manager
CT Office of Workforce Strategy
