MEMBER EMERITUS
Gerard “Jerry” Thiel Named to Institute’s Distinguished List
Gerard “Jerry” Thiel
Jerry Thiel recently retired as Director of the Metal Casting and Foundry 4.0 Centers at the University of Northern Iowa. He has a diverse industrial background and has held technical management positions in the metal casting industry for over 49 years. Jerry holds degrees in materials science, manufacturing and manufacturing process development and has published numerous research papers pertaining to molding and core materials for the foundry industry. He is a past chairman of the AFS Molding and Materials division, Additive Manufacturing division, Cast Metals Institute, and serves as a board member for the FEF.
Jerry
has received multiple awards from the Steel Founders' Society of America and the American Foundry Society for his service and technical contributions to the foundry industry. Jerry continues to serve the foundry industry through his work recruiting young people into the foundry industry and teaching metal casters about additive manufacturing and materials.
Investment Casting Institute Emeritus Members Past Honorees Michael C. Perry
Robert Barbero Henry T. Bidwell H.M. Burt
Joseph Cadieux Naum Cherepakhov Leonard Ceriotti Larry Comunale James E. Day, Jr. Donald Deptowicz Jerry L. Donohue
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Walter Dubovick Brian Ferg
Richard E. Gray Perry Harvey
James D. Jackson Melvin (Mel) Kman Craig Lanham Leland Martin
F. Douglas Neece Theodore Operhall
Raymond E. Pritchard Leo Rando Joseph Shiel
Jack Tangeman
Gerard "Jerry" Thiel Thierry N. Thys Frank Valenta E.K. (Erv) Zielke
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