Ralph Buntyn, former senior vice president of marketing with Motion Industries, has been named an Honorary Life Member of the Power Transmission Distributors Assn. This designation is given to a select group of PTDA members who have distinguished themselves through a long tenure of service to the association.

Buntyn, who retired at the end of 2003 after 42 years of employment with Motion Industries, served in many leadership roles with PTDA throughout his career. Those roles included positions on the Industry Relations Committee, the Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Committee, and the Total Quality Management Task Force.