Filtration systems and parts manufacturer Donaldson Company has announced the winners of the company’s 8th Annual Inventor Awards given to employees whose work on various technology innovations have contributed to Donaldson’s continued success as a leader in filtration technology.

Frank A Donaldson Award

The Frank A. Donaldson Award is given to individuals who have minimum 10-year tenure with the company and have demonstrated outstanding, long-term engineering achievement, which has made a positive impact on Donaldson products and technologies.

Winner: Doug Crofoot, Corporate Technology, Director-Process Science

Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Awards

The Richard M. Negri Manufacturing Excellence Award is given to Donaldson employees who have created and implemented significant process technology and/or product improvements for the Company’s manufacturing operations.

Winner: Greg Reichter, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Principal Engineer

Technology Achievement Award

The Technology Achievement Award is given to an employee who has developed a material, product, process or method that has made an extraordinary contribution to Donaldson’s long-term success.

Winners: Gary Gillingham, Aerospace & Defense Engineering, Director, Fred Wahlquist, Defense Engineering, Project Engineer and Dan Risch, Corporate Technology, Project Engineer

Product: M1A1 Pulse Jet Air Cleaner

Winners: Tom Raether, Industrial Air Filtration, Sr. Project Engineer, Kris Kosmider, Corporate Technology, Principal Engineer and Steve Johnson, Compressed Air & Gas, Engineering Manager

Product: Downflo Oval Dust Collector

Emerging Innovator

The Emerging Innovator Award recognizes innovative technical leadership from those with fewer than 10 years of experience at Donaldson.