AFS/CMI NEWS
Dan Oman to Receive Keating Award at AFS Foundry Executive Conference The American Foundry Society
(AFS) will present Dan Oman, vice president, RMT Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., the James P. Keating Found- ers’ Freedom Award at the 2010 AFS Foundry Executive Conference. The event will be held Sept. 19- 21 at the St. Regis Deer Creek Resort, Park City, Utah. The Keating Award rec-
ognizes significant contri- butions to the metalcasting industry and active participa- tion in government affairs, human resource manage- ment, safety and health, or education. Oman has been a member of AFS since 1992,
Dan Oman
is past president of AFS-FIRST (an in- dependent non-profit association that exists to educate metalcasting facilities, end-users, government agencies and other stakeholders about the benefits of using metalcasting byproducts), and is on the board of directors for the Foundry Association of Michigan. He also is the 2002 recipient of the AFS Environmental, Health and Safety Service Award. Cur- rently, Oman leads RMT’s metals treatment initiative, developing innovative ways to address metal contamina- tion issues. “We honor Oman’s out-
2010 AFS Chapter Officer’s Conference: New Decade, New Thinking Thirty chapters, including the most
recent addition (North Mexico), were represented at the 2010 American Foundry Society Chapter Officer’s Conference (COC), held Aug. 12-13, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Des Plaines, Ill. The theme of the event, “New Decade, New Thinking,” reflected the idea that new times warrant new strategies for the chapters. Topics discussed at the event in-
cluded communicating with members, planning and promoting chapter meetings, and what the chapter of
the future may look like. The member communication portion included an online video demonstration with Katie Doherty of the AFS technical depart- ment, which illustrated how chapters can communicate via video conferenc- ing, as well as how to create social networking groups on Facebook. Dave Krugman, AFS, and Shawn Ingram, AFS Texas Chapter, worked together to create the Texas Chapter’s group in real time. “It was exciting to see the level of involvement and commitment from
standing service to not only AFS, but the entire industry,” said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. “He has worked tirelessly as an AFS member and on several Division 10 (EHS) committees.” “Dan has devoted a lifetime to the industry,” said Tim Brown, AFS board member and vice president of Benton Foundry, Benton, Pa. “He’s contributed to the industry, AFS and its committees, and is very deserving of one of AFS’s top awards.”
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For more information on the Keating Award or to register for the AFS Foundry Executive Conference, contact AFS cus- tomer service at 800/537-4237 or visit
www.afsinc.org/events.
the local volunteers at this event,” said Leo Baran, AFS director of mem- bership services. “Our desire was for each person to return home with at least one new idea; something that will continue to move his or her chapter toward the future. And from the com- ments gathered after the conference, it seems that we succeeded.”
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For more information on the 2010 COC or ways of becoming involved with AFS at the local level, contact Baran at 800/537-4237 ext. 201 or
lbaran@afsinc.org.
Thirty chapters were represented at the 2010 AFS Chapter Officer’s Conference, held Aug. 12-13 in Rosemont, Ill. MODERN CASTING / September 2010 43
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