Warren Pike Award

The PTDA Warren Pike Award recognizes lifetime achievement in the power transmission/motion control industry. Named for PTDA’s first president and co-founder, the award honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding, continuous, long-term support of the Association and the industry. The award was established in 1984 and is only presented when an individual’s achievements merit this prestigious recognition.
 

Keith Nowak Named the 26th Warren Pike Award Recipient

Keith Nowak, president, MPT Drives, Inc. was named the 26th recipient of the Warren Pike Award during the PTDA Annual Business Meeting on October 21, 2016.

Nowak has been an active and committed PTDA and PTDA Foundation volunteer for over 15 years, currently serving as a Trustee for the PTDA Foundation. He was a member of the PTDA Board of Directors from 2007-2013, serving in officer positions including a term as president in 2010.

Warren Pike Award recipients are selected by the PTDA Board and are not informed of the honor in advance.

Nowak thanked his wife, Sharon, and his family who surprised him in San Diego by joining him on stage when his name was announced. He specifically mentioned his father who encouraged Nowak to get involved in PTDA. “He told me you get out of it what you put into it, so I jumped in whole hog. I’ve been attending PTDA meetings since 1998 and haven’t missed one since,” said Nowak. In referencing his continued commitment to building awareness of careers in industrial distribution, Nowak noted, “Just because this industry is ‘industrial’ doesn’t mean you’re going to get dirty. I think it’s crucial we try to get more people involved.”

Watch the rough cut video while we work to prepare a more polished video version of the presentation and Keith's remarks:


 
Previous Warren Pike Award Recipients  

Year	Recipient
2015	John Masek
2014	Kevin McCloskey
2012	Barbara J. Ross
2011	Carlos O. Ingram
2010	W. Penny Omnès
2009	Alan Haveson
2008	Douglas Savage
2007	James T. Moore II
2006	Roger A. Pennycook
2005	Girard G. “Jerry” Etheridge, Jr.
2004	Bob Callahan
2003	David J. Witwer
2001	Ralph Rivera
1999	James A. Minton
1998	Gene Addington
1997	Robert M. Oberholzer
1996	Gary Dulmes
1995	Gary C. Martin
1994	George E. Flolo
1993	Byron E. Griffin
1991	E.C. (Chuck) Roamer
1990	Paul Fuller
1988	Irving Patron
1987	James A. Creech (posthumously)
1984	Warren Pike