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ASTM International has honored Catherine (Kitty) H. Pilarz, director of Mattel worldwide product safety for Fisher-Price in East Aurora, N.Y., with a 2006 Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow. Committee F15 on Consumer Products cited Pilarz for her commitment to safer products, especially for children, through standards development, and for her leadership, professionalism, and…, Business First Magazine, . Release #7394
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Michael B. Gilton, a district engineer with the Salida Sanitary District in Salida, Calif., has become chair of ASTM International Committee C04 on Vitrified Clay Pipe, which is responsible for 13 standards published in the, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, . Gilton lives in Turlock, Calif. An ASTM International member since 1999, Gilton is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Water Works Association. In addition to his Salida position, Gilton is district engineer for the South San Joaquin Irrigation District and an adjunct professor of engineering at Modesto Junior College. In both public engineering roles, he…
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Marcel Cossette, director of Asbestos Expertise in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, has been named chair of ASTM Committee C17 on Fiber-Reinforced Cement Products. The 60-member committee oversees and maintains 65 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards ., Cossette lives in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. An ASTM Fellow and Award of Merit winner, Cossette has been an ASTM International member since 1966. He serves on a number of Committee C17 groups and chairs Subcommittee C17.03 on Asbestos-Cement Sheet Products and Accessories and is also a member of Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety. Professionally, Cossette focuses on biomedical and…
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ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipments has elected Edward J. Conrath, P.E., a structural engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, Neb., as its new chairman. The committee consists of 120 members who are responsible for 20 standards related to security systems, components, and equipment, and product counterfeit protection. An ASTM International member…
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Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants presented the George V. Dyroff Award of Honorary Committee D02 Membership to David M. G. Lawrey, retired chief of Analytical Services for Sun Co. Committee D02 cited Lawrey "For his many services to the committee over the course of his distinguished career." Lawrey has been an ASTM International member since 1983. Lawrey lives in Chester Heights…
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A 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow recognize the contributions of Jack Tosdale, principal engineer at ATI Wah Chang in Albany, Ore., to ASTM standards activities. Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys cited Tosdale for his outstanding contributions to the industry through working on standards that have made an impact. Tosdale lives in…
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Herbert E. Townsend, Ph.D., president of Townsend Corrosion Consultants in Center Valley, Pa., will receive a 2006 ASTM Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow, the highest Society award for individual contributions to standards activities. Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals will honor Townsend for his significant role in developing and upgrading standards on the corrosion performance…
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Larry D. Brown, senior technical director at Tectum Inc. in Newark, Ohio, has been appointed chair of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. The committee consists of 1050 members responsible for almost 250 standards related to the performance of buildings and their components. An ASTM International member since 1983, Brown works on a number of E06 groups and is also chair…
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ASTM Committee F03 on Gaskets announces the appointment of its new chair, Nancy Burkhart, the quality assurance and laboratory manager for Thermoseal Inc. in Sidney, Ohio. A committee of 80 members who work within eight technical subcommittees, F03 has jurisdiction over 30 standards. In addition to leading the main committee, Burkhart is chair of F03.50 on Analytical Test Methods. Burkhart lives…
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ASTM Committee E37 on Thermal Measurements has appointed Lawrence Judovits, Ph.D., a senior research scientist for Arkema Inc. in King of Prussia, Pa., as its new chair. The committee has more than 100 members who are responsible for more than 50 standards that play an important role in testing various materials for thermal, rheological and thermophysical properties. Judovits lives in…