Ian M. Kay, longtime director of the Cast Metals Institute, passes torch to successor.In June, Ian M. Kay, longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective leader of the Cast Metals Institute (CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ), stepped down from his position as Vice President of Education/Secretary. He will continue his affiliation with CMI on a contractual basis by providing assistance in course development and instruction. Mark B. Nagel will take over as the head of CMI as Director of Education/Secretary. Kay received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Vocational Education vocational education, training designed to advance individuals' general proficiency, especially in relation to their present or future occupations. The term does not normally include training for the professions. from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Stout. He worked as a laboratory technician See PC technician and software technician. for Eastern Hills Laboratories and Bio/Systems Research Laboratory for five years. Later, he was employed by by his alma mater ma·ter n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin m  ter; see m as a supervisor of the metallurgical met·al·lur·gy n. 1. The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals. 2. and machine tool laboratories. Kay became Assistant Director of CMI in May 1976. In 1983, he was promoted to Vice President of Education/Secretary. During his time at CMI, Kay has been the lead coordinator and instructor for hundreds of courses and remains well recognized and respected throughout the industry for his ability to interpret complex metallurgical data, particularly in the areas of gating and risering technology and casting defect identification and analysis, and relate the information in laymen's terms to a wide variety of audiences. He has been a regular speaker at many local American Foundry Society (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 ) chapter meetings, regional conferences and AFS technical and management conferences. He has authored articles on metalcasting technology for MODERN CASTING magazine and acted as technical editor on many AFS books and publications. Kay also was instrumental in the development of the online training programs now offered through CMI. "Ian is one of the great people in our industry," said Jerry Call, executive vice president of AFS. "He has a natural ability to explain even the most complicated subjects in the simplest terms. We thank him deeply for his years of dedicated service to our industry and its people." Nagel is a graduate of Kent State University with a B.A. in Technology and joined the CMI staff in 1996 as Assistant Director of Education. |
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