VALVE MAGAZINE Fall 2024

VMA NEWS

Congratulations to VMA’s Membership Award Winners VMA is excited to announce and congratulate the 2024 Person of the Year and Service Award winners! The Person of the Year award is VMA’s highest honor and is given to one individual annually. The winner truly possesses a passion for the industry and shares their knowl edge with others to help advance the VMA and the industry at large. Andy Duffy, Vice President of Discrete Automation at Emerson, was recognized in 2024 for his leadership

Andy Duffy (left) and Mitch Anderson (right) receive their awards from VMA President Heather Rhoderick.

over the past year and throughout his career. Most recently, Andy has been instrumental in guiding the VMA through several changes to benefit our members including launching the PFAS Workshop, highlighting sustain ability at the Hydrogen Valve Summit and helping relocate the VMA office. He also led efforts to coalesce the membership on steps to take around PFAS activities. Mitch Anderson of Bray Interna tional Inc. received the 2024 Service Award. Mitch has been an Education and Training Committee member, pre senting both in person and virtually for the Valve Basics program and offering webinars. He also helped with gov ernment affairs efforts and other VMA events, always sharing his expertise. Heather Rhoderick, VMA’s president, stated: “VMA strives to serve our member companies and contribute to the growth and innovation of the U.S. and Canadian industrial valve industry globally. We could not do that without the exceptional efforts of individu als like Andy and Mitch, and we are honored to have them help lead the Association. Congratulations to both!”

Save the Date Don’t miss any of these events! Visit vma.org/events

April 8, 2025: Hydrogen + Energy Valve Summit — Orlando, FL April 8-10, 2025: Valve Forum Conference & Exhibits — Orlando, FL June 2-3, 2025 : Valve Repair Seminar — Pasadena, TX

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