The American Foundry Society recognized leaders and luminaries in the field of metalcasting during the 122nd Metalcasting Congress, April 3-5 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The AFS Board of Awards presented the metalcasting industry’s top honor, the Gold Medal Awards, to John R. Keough, P.E., and David V. Neff, Ph.D.
Keough, proprietor of Joyworks LLC (Ann Arbor, Michigan), was awarded the Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal “for pioneering efforts in the advancement of the marketing of metal castings through the education of current and future customers.”
Neff, formerly the technical manager and director of management for Metaullics Systems (Cleveland, Ohio) before his retirement, won the John A. Penton Gold Medal “for his technical contributions to the metalcasting industry especially in the areas of research, publications, presentations and technical education.”
The AFS Award of Scientific Merit was presented to Robin D. Foley, Ph.D. Foley is an associate professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This award recognizes “service to the metalcasting industry through research, process investigation, metal properties exploration and foundry education.”
Three AFS Service Citations were presented during Metalcasting Congress.
Kathy L. Hayrynen, Ph.D., won an AFS Service Citation “for service to the metalcasting industry through leadership roles in various indus¬try activities on the national and chapter levels, for educating the industry on the capabilities of cast iron and its viability, and for supporting the next generation of metalcasting professionals.” Hayrynen is vice president of research and development at Applied Process, Inc. (Livonia, Michigan).
Ed Marczyszak was presented with an AFS Service Citation “for his leadership and dedication to the local New England Chapter and tireless support of the American Foundry Society to advance education in the metalcasting industry.” Marzyszak is a plant manager at Burndy LLC (Bethel, Connecticut).
Brad Steinkamp was awarded an AFS Service Citation “for continuous support and leadership of a thriving Cast Iron Division and his mentorship to new committee members.” Steinkamp is technical manager of Charter Dura-Bar (Woodstock, Illinois).
In addition to individuals, companies also were recognized for their achievements in the field of metalcasting.
AFS Corporate Contribution Awards were presented to Tom Riordan, president and CEO of Neenah Foundry (Neenah, Wisconsin); and Steve Sikorski, president of Magma Foundry Technologies (Schaumburg, Illinois). These awards recognize companies that “contribute a significant amount of their employees’ time and resources back to the Society through involvement in the AFS technical committee structure, the Institute and local chapters.”
The AFS Millionaires Safety Award, which recognizes AFS Corporate Members for achieving a million or more safe-hours worked without incurring a lost time injury or illness during the calendar year, were presented to:
- Anvil International (Columbia, Pennsylvania): 3 million safe-hours
- MetalTek International–Wisconsin Centrifugal Division (Waukesha, Wisconsin): 2 million safe-hours
- Oil City Iron Works, Inc. (Corsicana, Texas): 2 million safe-hours
- AAM – Castings, Brewton Manufacturing Facility (Brewton, Alabama): 1 million safe-hours
- AAM – Castings, Columbiana (Columbiana, Alabama): 1 million safe-hours
- AAM – Castings, Ductile Iron Castings (New Castle, Indiana); 1 million safe-hours
- AAM – Castings, Iron Mountain (Kingsford, Michigan): 1 million safe-hours
The prestigious Casting of the Year Award, presented by the AFS Marketing Division and Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazine, was presented to Oliver Johnson, president of TEI (Livonia, Michigan), for its cyclotron motorcycle swingarm.
The American Foundry Society is a dynamic technical and advocacy organization that serves and represents the $33 billion metalcasting industry. AFS is the only association serving the entire industry, including all metals and processes, with a three-part focus on advocacy, education, and innovation. AFS also publishes Modern Casting and Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazines and presents Metalcasting Congress and CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade events in North America. Founded in 1896, the organization is based in Schaumburg, Illinois, with an advocacy office in Washington, D.C. More information is available at afsinc.org.