STUD of the Year Named

Detroit Association for Maintenance Mediocrity Announces Winner

At their annual international conference at the Motel 6 in Hell, Michigan, the Detroit Association for Maintenance Mediocrity announced the winner of its prestigious STUD award (Specialist in Taking Uptime Down).

Out of thousands of nominations, Norman Sanderson, a Maintenance Manager from Bixby Manufacturing came away with the title and is now, officially, a STUD.

Through his 23 year career at Bixby Manufacturing, “Sanderson has shown remarkably dedicated defiance of accepted maintenance best practices”, chuckled Robert Cavanaugh, lead panel judge. “We continue to be impressed with how he manages to remain employed in light of his ridiculously backward beliefs about maintenance management and planning.”

Sanderson did have many tough competitors, and to help himself stand out, he claims his attention to activities unrelated to maintaining uptime, like leading three emergency repair meetings per day, kept him above the crowd. “I’m a busy, busy man. Believe me, I don’t have time to plan at all. That's why they pay me the big bucks, Rubberneck!”

The accolades from this award do not stop at receiving the title. Norman Sanderson, STUD, also received a $20 gift card to a local seafood restaurant, and 6 free issues of a magazine of his choice.