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FROM THE FOUNDATION
Activities and
Initiatives Update
Nichol Campana, Director of
Development and Operations
The Foundation continues its tra-
jectory of accomplishing milestones.
With the assistance of our thoughtful
and generous donors, we achieved our
fundraising goal, conducted our first
annual corporate sponsorship cam-
paign, and established a new scholar-
ship in memory of David J. Chellman, a longstanding Senior
Technical Fellow with Lockheed Martin Corp.
In an effort to assist our Materials Camp organizers
and fundraisers, we hosted the first of what we anticipate
will be many webinars, which was aptly titled
Fundraising
101
. We shared our experience with best practices along
with a new toolkit, which is intended to support the tireless
efforts of our volunteers and ASM members to secure fund-
ing for their respective camps.
The Foundation also procured WestEd to conduct
a Teachers Materials Camp program evaluation, our first
since 2005. The evaluation aims to attend to issues of diver-
sity, equity, and inclusion. Further, recommendations will
be provided for future teacher camp activity and internal
evaluations. The addition of a current program evaluation
will be instrumental in securing future and potential grants.
We are pleased to announce a new Teachers Camp lo-
cation in Vitoria, Brazil, scheduled for January 2016, and a
new
Materials Choice Award
. ASM student board members
Anthony Lombardi, Myrissa Maxfield, and Virginia Judge
established the award, which is intended to familiarize mid-
dle and high school students with the materials profession
and show the importance of materials in “cool” products or
applications.
Lastly, our Board of Trustees voted to reinstate the
Technical & Community College Scholarship program. Five
scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded annually to
students attending a technical or community college and
pursuing an engineering technologist degree. We thank the
Alternate Education Pathways Committee, especially Ray-
mond Decker, for their efforts in launching the ASM Materi-
als Education Foundation Technology Work Force Initiative.
Campana
ASM Membership Drive Update
Rachel Pittman, Senior Manager,
Membership & Volunteerism
The 2014-2015Membership
Drive concluded last month, and
we reached many prospective
members and brought in an ex-
citing group of new members
to expand our materials com-
munity. A big thank you goes
out to the members, volunteers,
committees, and chapters who
spent their time and energy to
raise awareness about ASM, the value of membership,
and our many educational offerings. We hope you are
enjoying your cash rewards!
A special congratulations to the following Power
of One participants who were selected to win a grand
prize:
$3500 General Member Prize—Jayne Spanos,
ASM and IMS member, Buffalo Chapter
$1000 National Committee Prize—Emerging
Professionals Committee
We would also like to give special recognition to
the five chapters that brought in the most new mem-
bers: Cleveland, Chicago Region, Northwestern PA,
Pune, and Warren.
Though the Membership Drive is over, you can
still do your part to grow ASM International, the
world’s largest association of metal-centric materials
engineers and scientists. Simply go to the ASM web-
site, and under the membership tab you will see a
page that says “Refer a Member.” There you will find
a membership application, a value of membership
statement, and a marketing tips sheet. Then, apply
this information the next time you meet a budding
student, colleague, or meeting attendee to encourage
them to join ASM—and don’t forget to give them your
name to put on their application! We want to continue
to recognize your great efforts. Thank you once again
and we sincerely hope you continue to embrace the
Power of One!
Pittman
THE POWEROF ONE | MEMBERSHIP DRIVE