Downers Grove, Ill. — Control Engineering and Plant Engineering have announced the recipients of the 2021 Leaders Under 40 Award. The Engineering Leaders Under 40 program recognizes manufacturing professionals under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to their company’s success and to the control engineering and/or plant engineering professions. The Class of 2021 includes 46 individuals with high ethical standards who go above and beyond to ensure success for their customers.
Candidates were nominated by a colleague or mentor and judged by industry experts based on different criteria including leadership skills, inventiveness, sustained career progress and personal integrity. In the September online and print editions of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, the winners of the program are highlighted. Winners will be presented with their award at a ceremony in Chicago in spring 2022.
The winners of the 2021 Engineering Leaders Under 40 program are:
- Jeff Baldwin
- Jake Beck
- Nicholas Bell
- John Binion
- Cameron Bolton
- Joshua Bozeman
- Allison Buenemann
- Anthony Carannante
- Baron Carleton
- Nayeli Castruita
- Briana Chamberlain
- Jonathan Clark
- Dominique Dangerfield
- Aaron Esselman
- Matthew Fether
- Kyle Finkbeinier
- Bob Frey
- Tim Garnett
- Christopher Gonzalez
- Robert Harman
- Kaleigh Hatfield
- Alex Head
- Michael Horth
- Jess Ingrassellino
- Hannah Kelly
- Jeffrey Kutz
- Michael Lehrich
- Kevin Martinez
- Michael Mast
- Ryan McSherry
- Ben Meise
- Raju Nair
- Jason Pharo
- Daniel Ragozzino
- Alan Raveling
- Sam Russem
- Deepak Sharma
- Pratul Singh
- Ryan Slayton
- Doug Sumpter
- Ankita Thakur
- Janika Tyagi
- Jeniffer Vesga
- Thomas Wenning
- Michael Williams
- Kaishi Zhang
To read a profile for each winner, visit Control Engineering or Plant Engineering to learn more about the 2021 Engineering Leaders Under 40.