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Signicast, Hartford, Wis., has hired Christopher Kovach as vice president of engineering.


Non-Ferrous Cast Alloys Inc., Norton


Shores, Mich., announced the promo- tion of Randy Dalman to executive vice president.


Neenah Enterprises, Neenah, Wis.,


has announced an executive restructur- ing as it exits bankruptcy. A temporary management team has replaced Presi- dent/Chief Executive Officer Robert Ostendorf and Chief Financial Officer Dale Parker. Ostendorf will assist the company through the transition, as will William Barrett, a former chief executive of the company.


Colonial Metals


Co., Columbia, Pa., hired Sylvia Canino as director of technical services.


Robert Wetherbee


was made president of the metalwork- ing products division of Allegheny Technologies Inc., Nashville, Tenn.


Nip & Rita Singh, S&A Consulting


Group LLP, Cleveland, were given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Federation of India Community Associations, Cleveland.


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Obituaries Fred Webbere died April 1. He was


90. Webbere began his career in the casting industry in 1941 at Gen- eral Motors Research Labs as a junior metallurgist. For the next 39 years, he worked as a metallurgist for the company, serving as assistant head of the metallurgical department at the time of his retirement. A member of AFS since 1955, Webbere served as chairman of the Gray Iron Divi- sion and was a member of the Gray Iron Research Committee. In 1974, he received the Whiting Gold Medal for his innovative research and effective technology transfer.


MODERN CASTING / August 2010 15 Larry Shade, Ann Arbor, Mich.,


died June 1. He was 68. Shade was an engineer for General Motors at its Defiance, Ohio, metalcasting facility from 1962-2004. He was a longtime member of the American Foundry Society (AFS).


David Greek, Cincinnati, died June


7. He was 76. Greek became president of metalcasting supply company Hill & Griffith Co., Cincinnati, in 1965 and took on the additional role of general manager in 1971. He remained with the company until the time of his death.


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Sylvia Canino


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