Trailblazers:Celebrating MHEFI Award Winners
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) recognizes significant contributions to our industry either overall or in the area of education in the form of awards. In recognition of the 75th anniversary of MHI, we would like to salute the industry trailblazers who have previously been honored with these awards: the Norman L. Cahners, Reed-Apply and MHEFI Exceptional Contribution awards.
NORMAN L. CAHNERS AWARD
The Norman L. Cahners Industry Award is a lifetime achievement award named for the industry visionary of the same name. This award is given only when a sufficient body of documentation has been presented to convince a panel of judges that an award should be made to an individual, corporation or organization that has contributed to the industry in an extraordinary way and to an extraordinary degree over a sustained period of time.
REED-APPLE AWARD
The Reed-Apple Award is a lifetime achievement award that was established in 1981 as a permanent tribute to the memory of Drs. Ruddell Reed, Jr. and James M. Apple, renowned material handling educators and innovators. The first Reed-Apple Award was presented to the winners of the 1981 Material Handling Concepts Contest, which was held in conjunction with the 1981 National Material Handling Show. This award is given to persons, companies or groups which have made an extraordinary, continuing contribution to material handling and material handling education.
The Reed-Apple Award is sponsored by The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) and is awarded only when a sufficient body of documentation has been presented to convince a panel of judges that an award should be made to an individual, corporation or organization that has contributed to material handling and logistics education in an extraordinary way and to an extraordinary degree.
MHEFI EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
The MHEFI Exceptional Contribution Award is awarded only when a sufficient body of documentation has been presented to convince a panel of judges that an award should be made to an individual, corporation or organization that has contributed to the industry in an extraordinary way or to an extraordinary degree. Unlike the industry’s lifetime achievement awards, The MHEFI Exceptional Contribution Award is focused on shorter term events, programs and contributions, or extended influence and/or contributions in a more narrowly focused industry activity.
For more information on these awards and MHEFI, visit mhi.org/mhefi.
