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HIGHL IGHTS A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 7 8 IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM Raymond L. Smith, FASM, and past president of ASM (1980), died in Green Valley, Ariz., at the age of 101. Born in Maine, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alaska and a Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Smith worked as technical director and head of solid state physics at the Franklin Institute of Research in Philadelphia. He was chair of the metallurgical engineering department at Michigan Technological University before becoming its sixth president from 1965 to 1979. The university experienced unprecedented growth in enroll- ment and a new culture of philanthropy during his tenure. The mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics building bears his name, as does the award presented annually to Michigan Tech’s out- standing male and female athletes. Smith was a member of the ASM Phoenix Chapter. Robert Clark “Bob” Anderson, FASM, of Pearland, Texas, was 91 when he passed away on April 30. He was born in Galesburg, Ill., graduated from Galesburg High School in 1944, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII, where he attended electronics school. After the war, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in metallurgical engineering. He moved to Houston in 1951 and worked for Sheffield Steel andWKM Co. before forming his own business, Anderson & Associates Con- sulting Metallurgical Engineers, in 1957. He also owned or served as officer or director of Metallurgical Supply Corp., Test Specimen Machining Co., and Salt Bath Nitriding Co., among other companies. Anderson was recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois College of Engineering. He served as chair of the ASM Houston Chapter and was a member of the ASM Interna- tional Metallographic Society. He also authored two technical books. Robert Edward Schafrik, Sr., FASM, of Williamsburg, Va., died on July 10 at age 72. Born in Cleveland, he earned a bachelor’s degree of science in metallurgy from Case Western Reserve, mas- ter’s degrees in aerospace engineering and information systems, and a Ph.D. in metallurgical engi- neering from The Ohio State University. Schafrik was a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and held senior positions at the National Research Council’s National Materials Advisory Board and Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design. He worked at GE Aviation for a large portion of his career, ris- ing to general manager of thematerials and process engineering department. In February, he became the new Presidential Distinguished Professor of Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Inducted into the GE Aviation Propulsion Hall of Fame (2016), he was also amember of the National Academy of Engineering, and the 2014 ASM International William Hunt Eisenman Award winner. Samuel E. Tyson, III, formerly of Sinking Spring, Pa., passed away on July 18 at age 93. He entered Penn State as a freshman, and then served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. When the war ended, Tyson returned to Penn State and received his B.S. degree inmetallurgy in 1948. He joined the metallurgical department of Carpenter Technology in 1948. For the last 16 years of his career there, he was in management, most recently serving as general manager of quality assurance and retiring in 1986. From 1993 to 2006, Tyson served as a lead auditor for accrediting ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems in the U.S. and abroad. He also served on ASTM A-1 and F-4 Committees for over 40 years, and was recognized with the Society’s highest award for his leadership in developing and promoting voluntary consensus standards for steel, stainless steel, alloys, and medical and sur- gical materials and devices. Tyson was a member of ASM International for 71 years. Dongli Fan, who helped establish collaborations between China’s heat treating and surface engineering industries and the international community, died on September 19 at age 84. Born in Taiyuan, China, Fan was a graduate of Harbin Institute of Technology. His work formed the basis of heat treatment technology development in China. Over the years, Fan served as vice secretary-general, president of the Chinese Heat Treatment Society, vice president and secretary-gen- eral of the China Heat Treatment Association, chairman of the Heat Treatment Standardization Technical Committee, edi- tor-in-chief of Metal Heat Treatment magazine, and chief engineer of Beijing Electromechanical Research Institute. Among his many awards, in 2009 Fan was elected as a Fellow of the International Federation of Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering. He was instrumental in recruiting speakers and delegations of leaders from Chinese academia and industry to attend many ASM Heat Treating Society conferences.