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SOCIETY NEWS
DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Richard L. Wilkey, president,
Fisher-Barton Group, Wauke-
sha, Wis., received this year’s
Distinguished Life Membership
award “for the entrepreneurial
drive in business creation and
growth and persistent and ag-
gressive advancement in mate-
rials science and engineering
and the people and industries
who use them.” This awardwas established in 1954 and is con-
ferred on leaders who have devoted their time, knowledge,
and abilities to the advancement of the materials industries.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Mitchell R. Dorfman(left) was
presented the 2015 TSS Presi-
dent’s Award for Meritorious Ser-
vice by TSS President Christian
Moreau, FASM, TS-HoF (right).
Dorfman’s plaque reads, “in sin-
cere and grateful appreciation
for exemplary service to the ASM
Thermal Spray Society.”
THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY
EDUCATION COURSES
Visit to find out more
about these valuable courses.
Introduction to Thermal Spray
Date: March 21-22, 2016
Location: ASMWorld Headquarters, Materials Park, Ohio
Instructor: Richard A. Sayman
As the thermal spray profession has changed, so has the
need to ensure safe and consistent methods for thermal spray
operators. ASM International brought together the leaders in
the Thermal Spray Society to compile their knowledge and ex-
perience in a comprehensive, easy to understand course.
Thermal Spray Technology
Date: July 26-27, 2016
Location: ASMWorld Headquarters,
Materials Park, Ohio
Instructor: Chris Berndt, FASM
Coating reliability and effectiveness
requires overlay coatings to be selected,
engineered, and applied correctly. This
course provides a thorough grounding and understanding
of thermal spray processes, depicts complex scientific con-
cepts in terms of simple physical models, and integrates this