The Society of Plastics Engineers named 23 honored service members and 13 fellows during SPE-Antec, held May 7-11 in Charlotte.
Honored service members have demonstrated long-term, outstanding service to the Brookfield, Conn.-based SPE. The following 23 honored service members were sponsored by at least one SPE section or division:
Ralph Barnes of Ontario Plastics Inc., Rochester Section, Injection Molding Division
John Bernacki of JB Associates of Rochester Inc., Rochester Section, Composites Divison
Anne Bernhardt of Plastics & Computer Inc., North Texas Section, Product Design & Development Division
Suzanne Biggs of Tarquin Polymers & Colors Inc., South Texas Section, Marketing & Management Division
L.D. Blackwell of Blackwell Plastics Inc., South Texas Section, Extrusion Division
Frederick Buja of FJB PlasTechnology, Rochester Section, Mold Making & Mold Design Division
Suzanne Cole of Cole & Associates, Detroit Section, Automotive Division
Anthony Dean, plastics engineer, Akron Section, Extrusion Division
Peter Grelle of Dow Automotive, Detroit Section, Injection Molding Division
Wayne Hertlein of Plastech Engineered Products Inc., Detroit Section, Mold Making & Mold Design Division
Cor Janssen of Nelipak Thermoforming, Benelux Section, European Thermoforming Division
Kenneth Merrill of MarCon Marketing Concepts, Kansas City Section, Injection Molding Division
John Moore of John Moore Corp., South Texas Section, Injection Molding Division
Bruce Mulholland of Ticona, Miami Valley Section, Color & Appearance Division
Ralph Nunnaro, consultant, Ontario Section, Color & Appearance Division
John Perdikoulias of Compuplast International Inc., Ontario Section, Extrusion Division
Thomas Pickett of General Motors Corp., Detroit Section, Automotive Division
Jon Ratzlaff of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, Bartlesville-Tulsa Section, Rotational Molding Division
Donald Root of Uniplas Inc., Detroit Section, Injection Molding Division
Peggy Schipper of Arkema Inc., Palisades Section, Vinyl Plastics Division
Larry Schneider of Schneider Plastics Inc., Rock Valley Section, Rotational Molding Division
Ralph Starkey of Red Spot Paint and Varnish Co., Tri-State Section, Decorating & Assembly Division
William Wells of Brown Machine LLC, Mid-Michigan Section, Thermoforming Division
Fellows must be senior members of SPE for six years, receive written sponsorships from two members and be nominated by an SPE division. The Fellow Election Committee also looks at each candidate's personal history. They are honored for their contributions to plastics engineering, science or technology.
The 13 fellows are:
Moris Amon of Avery Dennison Corp.'s Engineered Films Division, Cleveland Section, Extrusion Division
Peter Cloeren of Cloeren Co., Tex-LA-Gulf Section, Extrusion Division
Lewis Ferguson of Parisons, Philadelphia Section, Blow Molding Division
Enamul Haque of Owens Corning Automotive, Detroit Section, Composites Division
Hatsuo Ishida of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Section, Composites Division
Ica Manas-Zloczower of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Section, Extrusion Division
Dale Moore of Automotive Components Holding LLC, Detroit Section, Injection Molding Division
Su-Seng Pang of Louisiana State University, Gulf South Central Section, Joining of Plastics and Composites Special Interest Group
Murali Rajagopalan of Acushnet, Southeastern New England Section, Engineering Properties & Structure Division
Natti Rao of Plastics Solutions International, South Texas Section, Products Design & Development Division
Rose Ann Ryntz of Visteon Automotive Systems, Detroit Section, Automotive Division
Edward Steward of American Kuhne Inc, Southeastern New England Section, Extrusion Division.
Krishna Venkataswamy of GLS Corp., Chicago Section, Engineering Properties & Structural Division.