Minneapolis, MN -- During the Annual Meeting at SMTA International last week, the association honored members who have shown exceptional service to the association and the industry.
 
Greg Evans, president of Indium Corp., received the Founder's Award for his contributions to  the SMTA and the industry at large. Evans, a member since 1985, served on the Board of Directors from 1994-2000 and frequently chaired or co-chaired technical sessions. He encourages his employees to become involved as chapter leaders, committee members and participants at SMTA events locally, nationally and internationally.
 
The Member of Distinction Award was presented posthumously to Ron Daniels of Circuitnet and ITM Consulting. Daniels, a previous editor for Circuits Assembly, provided support to the local Atlanta chapter, and served on the SMTA International Technical Committee.  He played a foundational role in the establishment of an educational grant in memory of Charles Hutchins, and organized the Atlanta SMTA Expo Job Fair. 
 
The Excellence in Leadership Award was presented to Michael Jansen of Lucent Technologies and Gary Tanel of TechBiz Consulting. Jansen has dedicated himself to the success of the Boston Chapter, and helped arrange joint activities with IMAPS, to broaden the scope of the chapter's educational activities.
 
Gary Tanel served on the SMTA Board of Directors from 1999 to 2002 as VP of membership and a Planning Committee member, while also chairing the Membership Committee and serving on the Chapter Leadership, Internet, Nominating, Awards and Technical Committees. He has been a chapter officer in Dallas, including secretary, treasurer and president, where he took a role in conducting Academy programs and in developing the first Vendor Day.
 
ITM Consulting received the SMTA+ Corporate Partnership Award.