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October 30, 2013 02:00 AM

Rubber Division honors students, members

Don Detore
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    RPN photo by Alaina Scott
    Tom Dendinger (right), former ACS Rubber Division chairman retired from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., holds the Distinguished Service Award he received from Leonard Thomas, current chairman and a consultant, during the division's Cleveland meeting. Dendinger's wife, Pat, joins him at the ceremony.

    The past, present and future of the ACS Rubber Division shared the stage equally during the ACS Rubber Division's Business and Awards Meeting.

    While Rubber Division Chairman Leonard Thomas, an industry consultant, presented awards to several, industry-experienced members and Secretary Terry DeLapa of Alpha Technologies U.S. L.P. updated the group on the current status of the organization, the next generation of scientists, engineers and industry experts also were recognized.

    The event was held Oct. 10, the final day of the four-day, International Elastomer Conference. It marked the first time the meeting was held on the main expo floor of Cleveland's I-X Center, instead of at a basement meeting room.

    "We're happy to see the turnout," said DeLapa, who in 2014 will become the first woman to be chair-elect. "This is what we were wanting. We want our members to know what we do, not behind closed doors."

    Nearby University of Akron was honored during the event for establishing its inaugural student chapter with the Rubber Division through the College of Engineering. Akron joins Ferris State University and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell as student chapters.

    Meanwhile, two undergraduate students received scholarships worth $5,000 from the division: Keith Edmunds from the University of Akron, and Cody Haines at Ferris State University.

    James Connors of Great Lakes Rubber Co. also was awarded a scholarship worth $1,250 as the Rubber Technology Training Award winner.

    Other students recognized for their work were Sangita Singh for Best Paper, Graduate; Joseph Scavuzzo for Best Poster, Graduate; and Gabriel Gonzales for Best Poster, Undergrad. They received $1,500 apiece.

    "These people are the future of our organization," Thomas said. "We have to give them our support so that one day, they are up here, running the division."

    RPN photo by Alaina Scott

    Gabriel Gonzalez (left) receives the Best Poster, Undergrad Award, from the Rhein Chemie's Brandon Borzi.

    Special award winners

    Three longtime Rubber Division members also received special awards.

    Thomas J. Dendinger was given the Distinguished Service Award; Robert E. Carroll III was given the Certificate of Appreciation Award; and Robert H. Schuster received the Arnold Smith Special Service Award.

    According to DeLapa, the Rubber Division is in sound financial shape. Revenues were $1,867,996; expenses were $1,018,451, giving the group a net surplus of $849,545. She reported the group's investments as $1,420,302.

    "We have definitely come out of the recession that hit the economy in 2008-09 and we are going forward," she said.

    The conference attracted more than 4,100 registered attendees, similar to the 2011 conference participation. The show had 257 exhibitors, an increase from 2011, and used 59,400 square feet of booth space.

    DeLapa said 550 attended the technical programs, while 107 papers were presented.

    The health care conference drew 62 attendees.

    John Deputy, chairman of the Rubber Division's 25-Year Club, provided one of the light moments of the meeting. Deputy thanked the division for its support of the luncheon, and specifically Chuck Brady, for his help. Deputy then presented Brady with a T-shirt with the Superman logo.

    "You were our superman," Deputy said.

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