Celebrating the Glass Industry
The GMIC awards program celebrates the people and companies that make this such a special industry. By recognizing their achievements, we hope to inspire a new generation of glass professionals.
2025 GMIC Awards Application (coming Spring 2025)
Meet the 2024 Award Winners:
- Christopher Bloom, Owens Corning
- Kayla Natividad, Pilkington North America
- Megan DeLamielleure, Corning, Inc.
Scroll down to watch each of the winners talk about their awards and the glass industry.
Glass Innovator Award, sponsored by CelSian
This award recognizes individuals who are taking risks to propose and pursue innovative solutions for the glass industry. The selected awardee should be advancing glass through industry, manufacturing, academia, or national lab. This award equally encourages applications across all experience levels – from early career to life-long innovators. Applicants early in their career should be able to describe how they are advancing a novel idea for the benefit of the industry. Experienced applicants should demonstrate a history of developing new ideas into products, processes, procedures, patents, and/or technical papers.
Glass Manufacturing Excellence Award
This award recognizes individuals who are making significant contributions on the shop floor within their company. It is presented annually by GMIC at the Glass Problems Conference.
Women in Glass Award, sponsored by the Air Products Foundation
This award recognizes women who have demonstrated excellence in leading, motivating, and developing others in the glass industry. She exemplifies leadership in science, technology, engineering, production, and manufacturing. She mentors and supports the next generation of talent in the glass industry. This award recognizes women whose achievements and success stories have helped move the needle within the glass industry through sustainability, workforce development, innovation, and diversity.
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