The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is looking for nominees to its Hall of Fame.
Ray O'Connor of AEM
Ray O'Connor of AEM
Nominations for the 2016 version of the hall are open until June 6, the association said in a news release.
“Nominations are now open for off-road equipment industry frontrunners whose innovations, ideas and leadership have contributed significantly to the growth and strength of the industry,” the release said.
Since the hall’s inception in 1993, it has inducted more than 50 industry leaders. They include the likes of John Deere, Dr. Hans Liebherr, Gary J. Vermeer, and 2013 inductee Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems.Nominees can be anyone, “living or deceased,” who has contributed in noteworthy and specific ways to the manufacturing, distribution, rental, and end-user sectors of the industry.
“It’s an election by your peers that you’ve done or accomplished something significant in your life and that was a very important moment for me,” O’Connor said in the news release.
The 2016 inductees will be honored at the AEM’s annual convention Nov. 18 at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, Calif.
To complete a nomination form, visit www.aem.org and search for Hall of Fame.
