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New Scholarship Promoting Women in Metalcasting Honors Past AFS President Jean Bye

A new college scholarship for women entering the metalcasting industry will honor an exceptional and inspiring foundry leader.

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Women in Metalcasting Announces Virtual Career Workshop 

Women are underrepresented in critical industries such as manufacturing, but change is possible. A new workshop from AFS Women in Metalcasting will address the unique challenges and opportunities women have when it comes to building careers and advancing as leaders in the metalcasting industry. 

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AFS Announces Michelle Ring as Recipient of 2020 Women in Metalcasting Award for Excellence

The American Foundry Society is proud to honor Michelle Ring as the recipient of the 2020 Women in Metalcasting Award for Excellence.

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AFS President Bye wins STEP Ahead Award

American Foundry Society President Jean Bye (Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minnesota) has been announced as a winner of the STEP Ahead Award from The Manufacturing Institute.

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Women in Metalcasting Presents Inaugural Award at Metalcasting Congress

The inaugural Women in Metalcasting Award for Excellence was presented April 4 at the 2018 Metalcasting Congress in Fort Worth, Texas, to American Foundry Society President Jean Bye. Bye, president and CEO of Dotson Iron Castings (Mankato, Minnesota), is the first woman to serve as AFS president.

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Women in Metalcasting Meet During EHS Conference

Women in Metalcasting (WIM) met at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Environmental Health and Safety Conference on Oct. 30. Organized by WIM Chair Patti Buksa, the meeting was an opportunity for members to network and a chance to say hello.


The event was sponsored by Laempe Reich. For more information on WIM, please contact Katie Matticks at kmatticks@afsinc.org.

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