FEF College Industry Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER, 2001
FEF COLLEGE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

A total of 368 people-250 industry and university people attended this year's conference, along with 118 student delegates representing FEF's 32 schools. This unique conference brought together top industry executives, FEF Board Members, Key Professors, university officials and top student delegates-all interested in metal casting. Conner Warren of Citation Corp. was the conference chairman.

The FEF Annual Banquet was held at the 95th Floor Signature Room restaurant in the John Hancock Building in Chicago on Thursday night, November 8. Several awards were presented including FEF's highest award, the E.J. Walsh Award. This award went to Dean Lifetime Patron, Jack Bodine, retired from Bodine Aluminum. Also receiving special recognition were- Foundry of the year presented to Waupaca Foundry in Waupaca, Wisconsin; Supplier of the year went to Hickman, Williams & Co. in Livonia, Michigan; and Society/Association of the year was the AFS-Texas Chapter. Bob Smillie of Nemak was the Master of Ceremonies.

During the General Session on Friday, the Keynote address was given by Rick Sommer, President & CEO of Citation Corp. This year's three panelists included Mike Zeno, Product Development Specialist at Foseco, Inc., Cleveland, OH and an FEF scholar from Kent State; Kai Spande, GM Powertrain. Engineering Superintendent, Defiance, OH and an FEF scholar from the University of Northern Iowa; and Perry Harvey, President of Gray Syracuse-Esco, Chittenango, NY and an FEF scholar from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

During the Edward C. Hoenicke Memorial Luncheon, the AFS/FEF Combined Board Award of $6000 was given to former FEF Key Professor, Von Richards currently serving as the Robert V. Wolf Professor of Metals Casting at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Also given out this year, were 3 gifts, each in the amount of $10,000, from the recently established FEF/Ray Win Gift Program. These gifts were presented to Mike Dragomier from Kent State University, Craig Johnson from Central Washington University, and Shu-Zu Lu from Michigan Tech.

The Industry Information Session offered students an up-close and personal look at the industry. It also gave the 33 participating companies, who had 34 tables, the most cost-effective way to see some of the top metal casting students in the country all in one place.

The Awards and Recognition Breakfast speaker was the President of Central Washington University, Jerilyn McIntyre. Following her comments, 19 sponsored scholarships were awarded to the student delegates who had submitted applications for these awards (see reverse side). In addition, one school had students in the "runner-up" category. These students will each receive an expense-paid trip to the AFS Government Affairs Conference in April, 2002. Also highlighted were the four Keith Millis scholarships in Ductile Iron and the Ron Ruddle graduate level scholarship.

Bill Sorensen, FEF's Executive Director, announces that next year's College Industry Conference will be in Chicago on November 7-9, 2002. More information on this conference, or any of the FEF activities, can be obtained from the FEF office at 484 E. Northwest Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Phone 847/299-1776, Fax 847/299-1789, E-Mail info@fefoffice.org, Web Page http://www.fefoffice.org.

CIC Breakfast Awards, November 10, 2001