Nominations are being accepted through June 10, 2022, for this award. The criteria are as follows:
- Nominee must be a female.
- There are no criteria with respect to title, position in the company, or years of experience.
- Nominee must exemplify leadership and integrity in all business relationships.
- Employment with a PTDA distributor member is a plus.
- Nominee may work anywhere in the world. Employment by a firm headquartered in Canada is a plus.
- Nominee need not be employed full-time by a PTDA member company or be employed within the calendar year for which the nomination is made.
- The award will be presented annually (at the discretion of the PTDA Foundation Board of Trustees) during the PTDA Industry Summit.
About the Award
In honor of Mrs. McDonald, the PTDA Foundation established the Wendy B. McDonald Award, now the Wendy B. McDonald Woman of the Year Award, which recognizes a woman who has established herself as a critical contributor to her company’s success and has affected positive change on the power transmission/motion control industry.
Wendy B. McDonald was one of the power transmission/motion control industry’s true pioneers. Known as “Mrs. Mac,” she served over 60 years as a leader in her family-owned international industrial distribution company and former PTDA member, BC Bearings Engineers Limited (acquired by Motion Industries, Inc.). Mrs. McDonald left many legacies through her long career in the industry as a trailblazing woman business owner. Her charm and grace were legendary but so were her philanthropy and commitment to give back to the industry and the communities that led to her success.
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