Gregory E. Saunders, director of the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO) at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in Fort Belvoir, Va., has been named the 2007 chairman of the board of ASTM International.

Saunders is a resident of Alexandria, Va. 

Richard (Dick) Fricklas, an educator and author based in Centennial, Colo., has received the 2006 William C. Cullen Award from ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing. The committee honored Fricklas for his contributions and commitment to D08 and to the roofing and waterproofing industry.

Paul K. Whitcraft, director of Quality, Safety and Engineering at Rolled Alloys, Inc., in Temperance, Mich., has been named vice chairman of the ASTM International board of directors for 2007-2008.

Whitcraft also lives in Temperance.

Paul H. Shipp, Ph.D., P.E., has been elected to the ASTM International board of directors for the term 2007-2009. Shipp, a senior research associate for the USG Research and Technology Innovation Center in Libertyville, Ill., advises research and operating management on strategic issues, trends, and developments related to building products, codes, and standards. He also directs research for major projects.

Shipp lives in Libertyville, Ill.

James A. Luppens, project chief, U.S. Coal Assessment, for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston, Va., has been elected to the ASTM International board of directors for 2007 to 2009.

Luppens lives in Leesburg, Va.