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TRI-STATE--In April, Robert Wolf Robert Wolf is the executive director and co-founder of the Free River Press. He is a recipient of the Bronze Medal for radio editorial/commentary and the Sigma Delta Chi Award (1994), both from the Society of Professional Journalists. , Canfield and Joseph Inc., and Trey Hayes, Acme Foundry Inc., preside over the chapter's Ladies' Night A ladies' night (sometimes ladies night) is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons get a reduced price for admission or goods. However there have been cases when females are not admitted under this scheme as they have been deemed as butches.  at Cherokee Casino in Tulsa.--by Thomas Hahn

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WESTERN MICHIGAN--In March, Bruce Keener, National Metal Abrasive Inc., and Chris Pawlicki, Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc., receive speakers' awards from Bob Rimmer, retired, after their presentation on how to increase cleaning room productivity.--by Andy Scherf

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TEXAS--In May, Scott Strobl, Simpson Technologies, pictured with Tim Purcell, Porter Warner Industries, instructed a Troubleshooters Seminar on green sand control held at Midland Manufacturing, Ft. Worth, Texas.--by Clay Quaife

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CENTRAL INDIANA--In April, in the photo at left, Bryan Gallagher, Vermillion Iron Works I´ron works`

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, and members of the Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Indianapolis student chapter, Cory Gioscio, Danny Groover, Brandon Davis Brandon Zarif (born 1979), better known as Brandon Davis, is the grandson of oil magnate Marvin Davis and former heir to his fortune. He has achieved fame in American media through his friendship and lewd behavior with Paris Hilton; he is known for leveling derogatory , Daniel Reed For other persons named Daniel Reed, see Daniel Reed (disambiguation).

Daniel Reed is the main developer and programmer of the naim AOL Instant Messenger client using the C programming language. He is also an IRC Operator on EFnet.
, Diego Castaneda, John Shirley and Jamie Workman-Germann, were recognized on Student Chapter Night. In May, in the photo at right, Chris Paulsen, C&R Racing, and Daniel Messmer, Butterfield Foods, gave presentations on the 500 Mile Track. Also pictured are Lance Messmer, Interstate Castings, and Bryan Gallagher, Vermillion Ironworks.--by Bob Welmer

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KEYSTONE--In April, George Frigm, Heraeus Electro-Nite Co., presents Chris Ehret, Ehret's Regulatory Services, with a speaker's award for his presentation, "Cost Savings Through an Environmental Management System."--by George Frigm

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NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN--In April, the chapter held a roundtable discussion consisting of Wisconsin city leaders and top metalcasting management members centered on what the metalcasting plants do for the community and what the city does for the plants. Wisconsin cities represented were Brillion, Manitowoc, Neenah, Waupaca and Shawano.--by Reed Ott

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TOLEDO--In April, Dan Wilson Dan Wilson may refer to:
  • Dan Wilson (musician), former frontman for the band Semisonic
  • Dan Wilson (musician/radio show host), from Hertfordshire, England (also works under the names Meadow House and Ashfordaisyak)
, General Motors Corp., presents a speaker's award to John Jorstad, J L J Technologies Inc., after his presentation, "Semi-Solid Casting in Comparison to Other Casting Processes/ Sludge Cause and Effect."--by Chris Cogan

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PLAINS STATES--In May, Nate McLain, CFM Corp., presents a speaker's award to Johnny Thornburgh, Tonkawa Foundry Inc., after he and Don Reimer (not pictured "Not Pictured" is episode 22 and the season finale of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. It had an estimated audience size of 2.42 million US viewers on its first airing. Plot
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), Farrar Corp., gave a follow-up presentation on the AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System.

AFS - Andrew File System
 Government Affairs Conference.--by Johnny Thornburgh

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DETROIT/WINDSOR--In April, in the left photo, Duane Becknell, Ford Motor Co., presents the AFS Service Award to Al Lecz, Ford Motor Co, the Person of Distinction Award to Robert Smillie Robert Smillie (17 March 1857 – 16 February 1940) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Born in Belfast, Smillie moved to Glasgow in his teens to work in a shipyard at Govan, and by seventeen was a miner at Larkhall colliery in Lanarkshire. , Corporativo Nemak, and the Supplier Company of the Year Award to Ashland Casting Solutions with Mike Swartzlander, Ashland, accepting. In the right photo, Becknell presents a speaker's award to Steve Dawson, SinterCast Ltd., after his presentation, "Practical Applications of Compacted Graphite Iron."--by Jacob Zindel

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CHESAPEAKE--In April, in the left photo, Chris Buck, Donsco Inc., receives a speaker's award from Susan Burkett, August Mack Environmental Inc., for his presentation, "implementing ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 14001 in the Foundry." In the right photo, Dan Williams, H&H Casting Inc., presents Dan Rudolph, Rudolph Foundry, with a scholarship to Penn State Univ.--by Bob Williams

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