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nomination form, visit the Heat Treating Society website at
hts.asminternational.org and click on Membership & Net-
working, then Society Awards. For additional information or
tosubmitanomination,contactJoanneMillerat440.338.5151
ext. 5513,
joanne.miller@asminternational.org.
HTS SEEKS STUDENT BOARD
MEMBER APPLICATIONS
HTS is continuing its successful Student Board Mem-
ber Program and is looking for Material Advantage student
members to provide insight and ideas to HTS. Opportunities
include:
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All expenses to attendmeetings paid for by the Society.
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Take an active role in shaping the future of your
professional Society.
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Actively participate in your professional Society’s
boardmeetings.
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Gain leadership skills to enhance your career.
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Add a unique experience to your resume.
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Represent Material Advantage and speak on behalf of
students.
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Work with leading professionals in the field.
Student Board Members are required to attend two
board meetings (October 23 during the HTS Conference &
Exposition and spring 2018) and participate in three telecon-
ferences. The term begins in September 2017.
Application
deadline is April 1.
Visit asminternational.org/students/stu-
dent-board-member-programs for complete form and rules.
HTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS NAMED FOR
2016-2017 TERM
The ASM Heat Treating Society Board appointed chairs
to each of its committees for the 2016-2017 term.
Stephen
G. Kowalski,
president, Kowalski Heat Treating Co., contin-
ues to serve as president of HTS.
Roger A. Jones,
corporate
“I pursued the Heat Treating Society Student Board Mem-
ber position as a resume-building and networking oppor-
tunity. The connections I made
landed me a job in the heat
treating industry and ultimate-
ly convinced me to stay active
in the Society, where I current-
ly serve on the HTS Member-
ship Committee. Looking back,
I can wholeheartedly say that I
came for the experience and I
stayed for the people.”
Lee M. Rothleutner, HTS Student Board Member, 2014-2015
HEAT TREATING SOCIETY NEWS
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ASM HTS/
SURFACE COMBUSTION EMERGING
LEADERAWARD
The ASM HTS/Surface Combustion Emerging Leader
Award was established in 2013 to recognize an outstanding
early-to-midcareer heat treating professional whose accom-
plishments exhibit exceptional achievements in the heat
treating industry. The award was created in recognition of
Surface Combustion’s 100-year anniversary in 2015.
The award acknowledges an individual who sets the
“highest standards” for HTS participation and inspires others
around him/her to dedicate themselves to the advancement
and promotion of vacuum and atmosphere heat treating
technologies. Rules for submitting nominations:
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Candidates must be a member and active participant
in ASM and HTS.
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Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger and
employed full time in the heat treating industry for a
minimumof five years.
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Candidates must be submitted by an ASM or HTS
member.
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Three letters of recommendationmust be submitted
with the nomination form. Nominations should clearly
state the nominee’s impact on the industry and/or
service in dedication to the future of the HTS.
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The award shall be presented to one recipient every
two years at the General Membership Meeting at the
HTS Conference and Exposition.
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Recommendations must be submitted to ASM
Headquarters no later than April 1.
The winner receives a plaque and $4000 cash award
funded by Surface Combustion. For complete rules and
Olga Rowan, (center) senior engineer, Caterpillar Inc.,
received the 2015 ASMHTS/Surface Combustion Emerging
Leader Award fromHTS past president Roger Jones, FASM,
(left) and Bill Bernard, Jr., FASM, (right), president and CEOof
Surface Combustion.