GOVERNMENTS/ASSOCIATIONS/FASTENER GROUPS
2019 IFE Hall of Fame and Young Fastener Professional of the Year Awards
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2019-09-04
NFDA would like to congratulate the winners of this years prestigious fastener industry awards! Ed McIlhon and Marty Nolan will be inducted into the 2019 Fastener Hall of Fame, and Baron Yarborough has been named Young Fastener Professional of the Year. All three will be honored in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 18 at the Sessions Corner on the show floor.
Ed McIlhon, Assembled Products Inc. 2019 Fastener Hall of Fame Inductee
Ed McIlhon got his start in the industry at his father’s Iowa Industrial Products (IIP), where he served as president, developing IIP into a $60 million company in 1998. IIP was sold to Bossard International in 1999, and McIlhon served as president until 2005 when he purchased their kitting and bundling unit and created API, a key supplier to John Deere. McIlhon played an integral role in negotiating the Fastener Quality Act, serving as co-chairman of the Public Law Task Force and testifying before Congress on behalf of the industry.
Marty Nolan, R.L. English Co.
2019 Fastener Hall of Fame Inductee
Marty Nolan has been a manufacturer’s representative with R.L. English Co. in Cleveland, Ohio for 34 years. He is currently the vice president of the North Coast Fastener Association (NCFA), previously serving as president for four years where he was instrumental in the development of many initiatives, including the NCFA annual Distributor Social. He also served as chairman on the Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC), and has tirelessly promoted the fastener industry through www.fastenerblog.net and social media.
Baron Yarborough, Spring Bolt and Nut Manufacturing
2019 Young Fastener Professional of the Year
Baron Yarborough is a third-generation fastener professional holding a BBA degree in management from Texas Wesleyan University. In 2014, Yarborough started a hands-on training program at Spring Bolt and Nut Manufacturing, and currently is director of sales where he leads the sales force, new business development, and marketing functions. He remains active as chairman of the Young Fastener Professionals, previously serving as president, and as a member of the Board of Directors at the Southwestern Fastener Association.
Ed McIlhon, Assembled Products Inc. 2019 Fastener Hall of Fame Inductee
Ed McIlhon got his start in the industry at his father’s Iowa Industrial Products (IIP), where he served as president, developing IIP into a $60 million company in 1998. IIP was sold to Bossard International in 1999, and McIlhon served as president until 2005 when he purchased their kitting and bundling unit and created API, a key supplier to John Deere. McIlhon played an integral role in negotiating the Fastener Quality Act, serving as co-chairman of the Public Law Task Force and testifying before Congress on behalf of the industry.
Marty Nolan, R.L. English Co.
2019 Fastener Hall of Fame Inductee
Marty Nolan has been a manufacturer’s representative with R.L. English Co. in Cleveland, Ohio for 34 years. He is currently the vice president of the North Coast Fastener Association (NCFA), previously serving as president for four years where he was instrumental in the development of many initiatives, including the NCFA annual Distributor Social. He also served as chairman on the Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC), and has tirelessly promoted the fastener industry through www.fastenerblog.net and social media.
Baron Yarborough, Spring Bolt and Nut Manufacturing
2019 Young Fastener Professional of the Year
Baron Yarborough is a third-generation fastener professional holding a BBA degree in management from Texas Wesleyan University. In 2014, Yarborough started a hands-on training program at Spring Bolt and Nut Manufacturing, and currently is director of sales where he leads the sales force, new business development, and marketing functions. He remains active as chairman of the Young Fastener Professionals, previously serving as president, and as a member of the Board of Directors at the Southwestern Fastener Association.
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