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The 2006 ASTM International Walter C. Voss Award honors the leadership and service of Thomas A. Schwartz, P.E., to the international building technology industry for more than 30 years. Mr. Schwartz is president/senior principal and head of the Building Technology Group at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH). Schwartz, an ASTM International member since 1982, received the award for his…
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G. Douglas Glysson, P.E., P.H., a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., has been elected chair of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water. In this position he leads the committee of 400 members who are responsible for close to 300 standards mainly related to the sampling and analysis of water, waterborne materials, and water-formed deposits. Glysson, who joined ASTM…
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Dennis W. Hetzner, Ph.D., a senior materials specialist for the Timken Co. in Canton, Ohio, has been honored with a 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit. Committee E04 on Metallography recognized Hetzner for his "outstanding contributions in advancing the standardization of quantitative materials characterization and leadership" in the committee. The Award of Merit, which is accompanied by the…
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ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has honored Frances Wallach, Ed.D., president of Total Recreation Management Services in New York, N.Y., with its highest award, the Margaret Dana Award. The award, which is given to individuals who make outstanding contributions to advancing voluntary standards for consumer safety products, recognizes Wallach's tireless efforts in developing…
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ASTM International Committee D11 on Rubber recognized John A. Sezna, president of Rubber Testing Consultants in Akron, Ohio, in June with a Distinguished Service Award. The committee cited Sezna for his "over 29 years of dedicated and distinguished service to Committee D11 in the development and maintenance of international standards for the rubber industry and for outstanding leadership as…
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Lee C. Coates, retired director of technical service for Sid Richardson Carbon Co. in Akron, Ohio, has received a 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow. ASTM International Committee D24 on Carbon Black cited Coates for his contributions to D24 standards work and his support of the committee. The award is the highest Society honor given to individuals for their…
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A 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow recognize the contributions of Dr. John T. Riley, professor emeritus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., to the work of Committee D05 on Coal and Coke. D05 cited Riley for his meritorious service to and outstanding leadership of the committee. The award is the highest ASTM International honor for…
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Harry E. Lunt, retired corporate consulting engineer for Burns and Roe in Oradell, N.J., has been honored with the Founding Committee Award by ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys. The award recognizes distinguished service by committee members. Lunt lives in Mendham, N.J. An ASTM International fellow and 1981 Award of Merit recipient, Lunt has worked on…
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Paul D. Roman, executive director of the N.J. EMT Registry in Shrewsbury, N.J., has been reelected chairman of ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services. The committee includes five technical subcommittees responsible for more than 50 standards related to the field. Roman, who joined ASTM International in 1984, serves on several ASTM International committees in addition to…
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George F. Vander Voort, director of research and technology for Buehler Ltd. in Lake Bluff, Ill., received the 2006 Joseph R. Vilella Award for his revision and rewriting of, Volume 9, Metallography and Microstructure, of the ASM Handbook, . Committee E04 on Metallography cited Vander Voort's excellent work on the publication as well as his many years of dedicated service to ASTM International. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in publications about metallography and is intended to stimulate research and further encourage the extension of knowledge in the field. Vander Voort lives in Wadsworth, Illinois. An ASTM…, Metallography: Principles and Practice, and Buehler's Guide to Materials Preparation, , Vander Voort holds six patents. In his career, which has included positions with Carpenter Technology Corp., Homer Research Laboratories/Bethlehem Steel, and the Bethlehem plant of Bethlehem Steel, Vander Voort focuses on physical, mechanical and process metallurgy, specializing in metallography and failure analysis. A graduate of Drexel University with a B.S. in metallurgical engineering,…