SAE International Honors Beaver Resident with Highest Staff Honor

WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marcie Hineman, a 16-year employee of SAE International, which is headquartered in Warrendale, Pa., is the 2012 recipient of the organization's Joe Gilbert Award. Hineman is a resident of Beaver, Pa.

SAE International's Joe Gilbert Award is the organization's highest staff honor. It recognizes employees who demonstrate positive professionalism in the workplace.  Candidates are nominated annually by their peers and the recipient is selected by a diverse panel of employees.  The award honors Gilbert, SAE International's third executive vice president who served from 1960-1985.

"It is truly an honor to be tied to Joe Gilbert's SAE legacy and join the recipients before me who have been recognized as positive proponents of the SAE culture," Hineman said. "I believe in the SAE mission and the programs, products and services we create.  I feel so fortunate to have been surrounded by good people, supportive managers and the many opportunities SAE has afforded me over the past 16 years." 

Hineman is a Global Field Sales Manager with SAE International. In her duties, she manages, motivates and sets the strategic direction for a global field sales force charged with generating advertising revenue from the organization's print and eMedia products. She began as a Marketing and Sales Coordinator and also has held the positions of Supervisor, Magazine Services; Southeast Regional Sales Manager; and Associate Publisher/Assistant Sales Manager.

"The Joe Gilbert Award acknowledges the importance of treating people with respect and professionalism. These are values are that are very important here at SAE International," David L. Schutt, CEO of SAE International, said. "Marcie Hineman exemplifies all of those attributes to the highest degree. Marcie is well-respected by her colleagues and she does a tremendous job of representing SAE International to all of our members and customers around the world."

SAE International is a global association of more than 133,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.

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Contact: Shawn Andreassi of SAE International, 724-772-8522 or [email protected]

SOURCE SAE International