This story appears in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's student newsletter Professional Preface, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 2.

Super Accomplishments!

Congratulations to the four outstanding Joint ASM/TMS Student Chapters who have won the 1999 Chapters of Excellence Awards:

Excellence in Membership Development & Chapter Management

Washington State University
M. Grant Norton, faculty advisor
Joshua Cadwell, chapter chair

Excellence in Career Development

University of Florida
Richard G. Connell, Jr., faculty advisor
Eric Caldwell, chapter chair

Excellence in Technical Programming

University of Connecticut
Leon Shaw/Owen Devereux, faculty advisors
James Crocker, chapter chair

Excellence in Promotion of the Field

University of Virginia
Dana Elzey, faculty advisor
Robert Leggat, chapter chair

Most Improved Chapter

University of Florida
Richard G. Connell, Jr., faculty advisor
Eric Caldwell, chapter chair

The awards for this year's winners will be presented at the 2000 TMS Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, in March. Winning chapters receive an award plaque and $500 cash. Any active student chapter affiliated with ASM and or TMS is eligible to submit a report for consideration in the annual contest. The awards are chosen by a selection committee consisting of ASM and TMS professional members.