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 | A P R I L 2 0 2 3 5 3 IN MEMORIAM Kenneth H. Moyer, FASM, of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, died on January 5 at age 93. He was an active member of ASM International for almost 70 years. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1929, he attended the Naval Academy in the Class of ’54. As a Navy Blue & Gold officer since 1974, he helped students who had a desire to attend the Naval Academy. He and his wife Carol ran informal SAT tutoring sessions to encourage them. Moyer enjoyed teaching and mentored co-op students from Drexel University. He was an instructor at both Temple and Spring Garden Colleges from 1969 to 1982 and served as the director of the night school at Spring Garden from 1975 to 1982. During that time, he was also involved with the powder metallurgy field committee and served as chairperson in several committee roles. A metallurgical engineer with several patents to his name, Moyer worked at Hoeganaes for 18 years before starting his own metallurgical consulting business, Magna-Tech P/M Labs, which he and his wife started in 1985. During his long career, Moyer invented, attended conferences, and presented and published his work, including nearly 200 papers. Moyer served as chair of the ASM Philadelphia Chapter in 1977 and became an ASM Fellow that same year. In 1972, he received the Chapter’s President’s Award followed by the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award in 1976. He also received the Delaware Valley Materials Person of the Year Award in 1989, the Chapter’s Distinguished Service Award in 2002, and the Chapter’s Meritorious Service Award in 2011. Magna-Tech P/M Labs also received the Chapter’s Outstanding Company Support award in 2004. Additionally, Moyer was chair of the Metal Forming Technical Division of ASM from 1981 to 1982. Ralph Parkman died on Dec. 6, 2022, at the age of 102. He was born in Penzance, England, and lived much of his life in Lost Gatos, California. His family immigrated to the U.S. in 1924. He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated at the top of his class from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in metallurgical engineering. He worked as a metallurgist but gave up his occupational deferment to join the U.S. Navy in 1944. After the war, Parkman took advantage of the GI Bill to attend Stanford University where he earned his Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering. He had taught in the metallurgy program at Stanford for three years when his friend and colleague, the late professor James Anderson, persuaded him to come to San Jose State University to co-found the metallurgical engineering program. During his career, Parkman served as department chairman and was a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii and at the U.S. Naval postgraduate school. A dedicated teacher, Parkman received the chancellor’s distinguished award for teaching and was voted professor of the year in 1984. He developed a new course called “Cybernation and Man” in the 1960s where the potential effects of emerging computer technologies on society were explored. Parkman wrote the critically praised book “The Cybernetic Society” as a supporting text. Many of his students joined doctoral programs and even more were instrumental in the creation of Silicon Valley. Parkman was the founding chair of the ASM Santa Clara Valley Chapter. Bryan H. Wert, Sr., passed away on November 9, 2022. He was a dedicated and passionate supporter of ASM. A past chair of the ASM Philadelphia Chapter, his leadership, guidance, and advice was considered immeasurable in its benefit to the chapter over the decades. Wert was born in 1943 in Elmhurst, Illinois, and graduated from Abington H.S. in 1961. He graduated from Williamson College of the Trades in 1964. While working as a machinist, Wert attended Temple University and graduated with a degree in metallurgy in 1971. A proud veteran, he served seven years in the U.S. Army Reserve reaching the rank of sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1972. Wert was employed for 18 years at Tinius Olsen where he became their sales leader in testing equipment, retiring in 1999. Previously, he held several positions in sales and sales management in the welding industry. Moyer Wert Parkman IN MEMORIAM
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