DUNLAP, Tenn. – Joanne Barker was presented with the Golden Zipper Award for her many years of service. Mrs. Barker was one of four original employees and original stockholder when Dunlap Industries Inc was founded in 1966. Throughout her years at Dunlap Industries, Mrs. Barker performed multiple functions including office administrator, purchasing agent and corporate secretary to name a few. Her role in the company played a major role in the early success of Dunlap Industries. Robert Kwasnik, President, said “Joanne’s career is one we can all admire and even more so as a woman starting off in a small town in the 1960’s. Regardless of the challenges, she soon became a vital member of the management team. She took on numerous responsibilities and played a critical role in Dunlap Industries’ success over the next several decades. It would be hard to measure how blessed we are, as a company and as a community, by her contributions. Yet, at the same time she had her priorities straight and went out of her way to make sure that she was there for her family and they were taken care of too”. Joanne and her husband remain stockholders today and continue to positively impact Dunlap Industries success within the industry and community.