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AWARD DEADLINES
Canada Council Award Nominations Due April 30
ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations for its 2015 awards program. These prestigious awards include:
The G. MacDonald Young Award—The ASM Canada Council established this award in 1988 to recognize distin-
guished and significant contributions by an ASM Member in Canada. This award consists of a plaque and a piece of
Canadian native soapstone sculpture.
M. Brian Ives Lectureship —This award was established in 1971 by the ASM Canada Council to identify a distin-
guished lecturer who will present a technical talk at a regular monthly meeting of each Canadian ASM Chapter who
elects to participate. The winner receives a $1000 honorarium and travels to each ASM Canada Chapter throughout
the year to give their presentation with expenses covered by the ASM Canada Council.
John Convey Innovation Awards—In 1977, the Canada Council created a new award to recognize contributions
of sustainingmember companies for further development of thematerials engineering industry in Canada. The award
considers a new product and/or service directed at the Canadian or international marketplace. Two awards are pre-
sented each year, one to a company with more than $5 million in sales. Recent recipients include Dr. Kartik Shanker,
principal engineer at StandardAero Ltd., and Mr. Fred Doern, chair, Red River College, both of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Nomination forms and complete rules can be found at
For more information, contact Christine Hoover at 800.336.5152 ext. 5509
or
CanadaCouncil
Deadline Extended to April 30 for
2015 Distinguished Life Membership
and Medal for the Advancement
of Research Awards
Distinguished Life Membership was established in 1954 and is
conferredon leaderswhohavedevoted their time, knowledge, andabilities
to the advancement of the materials industries. The award is among
the most prestigious of the Society. It is expected that all nominees will
be truly outstanding. The Medal for the Advancement of Research was
established in 1943 to honor an executive in an organization that produces,
fabricates, or uses metals and other materials. The recipient, over a period
of years, shall have consistently sponsored research and development and
helped substantially to advance the art and science of materials science
and engineering. ASM Membership is not mandatory for either of these
awards.
For more information, visit
awards or contact Christine Hoover at 800.336.5152 ext. 5509 or
WilliamMarino of the Inductotherm
Group accepts the 2014 Distinguished
Life Member Award on behalf of
Henry M. Rowan.
Aziz Asphahani, FASM, of QuesTek LLC,
received the 2014 Medal for the
Advancement of Research Award.