Carroll D. Davis, section head of analytical chemistry for the Alcoa Technical Center in Alcoa Center, Pa., received the 2006 H.V. Churchill Award from Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials. The award, named for E01's first chairman and given for meritorious service, recognizes Davis' leadership as chairman of the main E01 committee and chair of three E01 subcommittees.

Davis is a resident of Irwin, Pa.

An ASTM International member since 1983, Davis serves on several subcommittees in E01 and is chair of Subcommittee E01.22 on Laboratory Quality and a past chair of the committee. A recipient of the Ted Linde Leadership Award, Davis is also a member of Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics and F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials and is a former member of the Committee on Standards.

Davis' career has focused on analytical chemistry for aluminum and aluminum ores, quality system implementation, and technical management. Before joining the staff of Alcoa Technical Center, he was section head, analytical chemistry, for the Reynolds Corporate Technology Center in Richmond, Va., and he held positions at the Reynolds Metallurgy Laboratory and Reynolds Alumina Research.

Outside ASTM International, Davis is a member of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, the American Society for Quality, and ASM International, and he serves on the board of directors of A2LA. A graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in engineering physics, Davis earned his master's in material science from the University of Virginia.

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