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title: Press Release: NAED Announces Dave Bucklew as Recipient of the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award
description: The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) has named Dave Bucklew as the recipient of the 2019 Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award.
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# [Press Release: NAED Announces Dave Bucklew as Recipient of the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award](https://blog.naed.org/press-release/naed-announces-epec-graduates-2019_janfeb-0)

 Written by [NAED Press Release](https://blog.naed.org/press-release/author/naed-press-release) | Jun 13, 2019 12:01:00 PM

St. Louis...The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) has named Dave Bucklew as the recipient of the 2019 Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. Bucklew, who recently retired from [Eaton](https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us.html), is a 38-year veteran in the industry.

“Many of the past honorees are people I have known and respected for years,” Bucklew told the industry publication, tED magazine. “It’s flattering and humbling.”

Bucklew served as Senior Vice President of North American Sales at Eaton, a global power management company. Throughout his 25 years of NAED participation, he’s made significant contributions to the electrical industry, and currently serves as a member-at-large on the [NAED Foundation Board of Directors](https://www.naed.org/naed-board-of-directors-foundation).

NAED’s Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has had an exceptional career, recognizing his/her accomplishments as well as service within NAED and the electrical distribution channel.

Bucklew was honored during the 2019 [NAED National Meeting in San Francisco](https://www.naed.org/national) on Sunday, May 4, 2019.

Find out more about the annual award recipients in the [April issue of tED magazine](http://www.tedmagazine-digital.com/tedmagazine/april_2019/MobilePagedReplica.action?).

NAED is the trade association for the $70+ billion electrical distribution industry. Through networking, education, research, and benchmarking, NAED helps electrical distributors increase profitability and improve the channel. NAED’s membership operates in more than 5,100 locations internationally. 

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