The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance’s 14th annual “Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards” will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Resch Expo in Green Bay. The event will spotlight best practices of manufacturing and education collaborations throughout northeast Wisconsin as well as showcasing top talent from local manufacturing companies.
Ann Franz, NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s executive director stated “The Awards dinner is a celebration of the strong partnerships that have formed between manufacturers and education.” She added, “The evening will showcase best practices and provide other schools and manufacturers a roadmap they can replicate.”
The Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards will recognize the following winners:
2025 EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS
Brighter Image – Marinette High School
Career Pathmaker – Administrator – Joe Ciontea, WTEA
Career Pathmaker – Educator – Cyndi Pavelski, Inspire Wisconsin – CESA 6
Career Pathmaker – Tech Ed Teacher – Max Garvey, Oshkosh Area School District
Higher Education – James B. Mathews, College of Menominee Nation & Clintonville High School
2025 MANUFACTURER AWARD WINNERS
Brighter Image – Eagle Performance Plastics
Educational Partnership – Amcor
Leadership – A to Z Machine Co.
Visionary – Russ Nowak, D&S Machine Service, Inc.
Youth Apprenticeship – LaForce
2025 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WINNER
Community Partnership – Envision Greater Fond du Lac & Project G.R.I.L.L.
The organization will also be recognizing the 2025 All Stars at the event. Companies that have an employee being recognized are: Burger Boat, Georgia-Pacific, Green Bay Drop Forge, KI, Miller Electric, Nature’s Way, Nicolet Plastics, Nueske Applewood Smoked Meats, Rockline Industries, Titletown Manufacturing and U.S. Lubricants.
To purchase tickets to the Awards dinner: https://2025ExcellenceAwards.eventbrite.com
Tickets are $65 each and need to be purchased by October 10, 2025.
Questions regarding the event should contact Ann Franz at 920-606-7691 or email [email protected]. For more information about the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, go to www.newmfgalliance.org.