The AIST Awards and Recognition Program was established in 2004 and is administered through a standing committee of the board of directors. The purpose of the AIST Awards and Recognition Program is to recognize, through peer review, the active leadership and significant contributions of individuals or companies to AIST and the global iron and steel industry. Glenn A. Pushis, Steel Dynamics Inc., served as chair of the AIST Awards and Recognition Program Committee for 2012.
The following individuals will receive 2012 AIST Association-Level Awards during the President’s Award Breakfast at AISTech 2012 in Atlanta, Ga., USA.
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Awards
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John R. Bell,* formerly executive vice president and general
manager — operations,
Severstal Columbus
(*deceased) |
Terry Fedor Sr., senior products engineer, Morgan Engineering Systems |
Ronald J. O’Malley, plant metallurgist, Nucor Steel–Decatur LLC |
John G. Speer, professor, Colorado School of Mines |
| AIST Tadeusz Sendzimir Memorial Medal |
AIST Steelmaker of the Year |
AIST William T. Hogan, S.J. Lecture Award |
AIST Brimacombe Memorial Lecture |
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| James T. Shapland, retired, Flow-Con Systems Inc. |
Andre B. Gerdau Johannpeter,
chief executive officer, Gerdau |
Joseph Alvarado, president and chief executive officer, Commercial Metals Company |
Alan W. Cramb, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, The Illinois Institute of Technology |
| AIST Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME) |
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First Place: |
S. Abraham, principal research engineer, SSAB Monpelier Works
S. Chen, research engineer, Evraz Inc. NA Canada
J. Asante, vice president, Evraz Inc. NA Canada
C. D'Souza, director, technical services, Evraz Inc. NA Canada
K. Dunnett, metallurgist, Evraz Inc. NA Canadal
S. Nafisi, research engineer, Evraz Inc. NA Canada
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Second Place: |
B.R. Forman, engineer, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor
J.A. Thacker, research technician, ArcelorMittal USA Research Laboratories
M.M. Yavuz, assistant professor, Middle East Technical University
T.H. Tsai, deputy general manager of Production, Hunan Valin Steel Co. |
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Third Place: |
Y. Li, research consultant — steelmaking and casting, U. S. Steel Research and Technology Center
A. Monson, Process Engineer, Intel Corp.
J.K. Novotny, meltshop metallurgist, Severstal Columbus
R.R. Rote, vice president of technology, Midwest Instrument Co. (MINCO) |
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| AIST John F. Elliott Lectureshhip |
AIST Benjamin F. Fairless Award (AIME) |
AIME Honorary
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| Lauri E.K. Holappa, professor — metallurgy, Helsinki University of Technology |
Ronald J. O’Malley, plant metallurgist, Nucor Steel–Decatur LLC |
Ian Sadler, MCC International |
| AIST Outstanding Chapter Awards |
Greatest membership % increase:
AIST India Member Chapter (180.4%) |
Greatest membership numerical increase:
AIST India Member Chapter (175) |
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| Nirmal Guha, advisor to chairman, Ramsarup Group |
Bimalendu Mukhopadhyay, advisor technology, Essar Engineering Services Limited |
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