2022
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Alan Tomsett -
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- Title: Technical Manager
- Affiliation: Rio Tinto Pacific Operations, Brisbane, Australia
- Quote: I am honored to be recognized by the LMD with this award and thank my family, employer, fellow committee members, and TMS staff for making it possible. It has been a privilege to support the dissemination of research and innovation to the aluminum industry through my volunteering with TMS. I will always treasure the global network of professional relationships and friendships I have developed.
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2021
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Alan Luo -
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- Title: Professor & Director
- Affiliation: Ohio State University, Columbus OH United States
- Quote: I am honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Light Metals Division which has been my home division since joining TMS as a graduate student about 30 years ago. I really appreciate my colleagues and friends at TMS and in the LMD for their support and recognition of my work with LMD. I will continue to advance light metals technology and educate the next generation of engineers and researchers for the light metals community.
- Citation: For outstanding contributions to the light metals industry and sustained services to LMD and TMS.
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2020
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Donna Post Guillen -
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- Title: Distinguished Research Engineer
- Affiliation: Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
- Quote: I’m absolutely delighted to receive this honor, and most genuinely grateful. It validates the importance of service and leadership. I am humbled to join the ranks of other distinguished individuals that have received this award in past years. It has been a pleasure working with TMS staff and the other volunteers over the past decade. Thank you for this great honor.
- Citation: For dedicated service to LMD and to the Energy Committee as Vice-Chair, Chair, Past-Chair, JOM Advisor, representative, symposia organizer, session chair and technical paper presenter.
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2019
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Barry Sadler -
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- Title: Managing Director
- Affiliation: Net Carbon Consulting Pty Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Quote: Thank you to the Light Metals Division for this recognition of my service. Throughout my career, the recognition I have valued most is that provided by my peers, so receiving the Distinguished Service Award has special personal significance. Involvement in TMS activities since 1987 has been enormously rewarding to me personally and professionally; especially in enabling me to develop a network of international associates that I treasure. My volunteer work with TMS is a way of partly repaying these benefits.
- Citation: For advancing the role of TMS through his many contributions of time and effort as an author, organizer and instructor.
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2018
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
John Grandfield -
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- Title: Director
- Affiliation: Grandfield Technology Pty Ltd, Brunswick West, VIC, Australia
- Quote: TMS membership enables industry improvement through meeting and sharing new knowledge with industry colleagues. This award is a kind acknowledgement of my TMS activities and work within the Light Metals Industry.
- Citation: For advancing the role of TMS through many written contributions, training courses, and generous amounts of his time and effort.
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2017
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Wilhelmus Sillekens -
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- Title: Project Manager
- Affiliation: European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
- Quote: It is a great honor for me to chosen as recipient of the 2017 TMS Light Metals Distinguished Service Award. Being engaged in the society has enabled me not only to contribute to some major symposium relating to my field of research, but also to actively interact with the scientific materials community and through that build highly relevant global network of peers.
- Citation: For his service to TMS in generating interest in new topics of light metals research and for his organization and support of the Magnesium Technology symposia.
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2016
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Stephen Lindsay -
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- Title: Manager, Process Technology
- Affiliation: Alcoa Inc., Alcoa, TN
- Quote: Awards such as this are a gesture of thanks and an acknowledgement of service to TMS and to the Aluminum Committee of the LMD in particular. However, the award by itself really does not mean much; the collaborative efforts, contacts, international acquaintances, and friendships that are behind the award mean a lot more. I have said on occasion that in many cases you get out of something that which you put into it. Being a volunteer to TMS I have found that no matter how much you put in it is generally far short of what you get back in return. If we do it right we build upon the foundations of those whom have come before us, we leave the industry and the world a bit better for those who shall follow us, and we get to have a bit of fun while doing it.
- Citation: For meeting and exceeding all of the award criteria: 30 years of membership to TMS, prime mover in organizing and advancing TMS programs, work and planning at all levels of Light Metals Division, clarity and quality of work will inspire and assist future contributors to the society.
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2015
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Geoffrey Bearne -
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- Title: General Manager
- Affiliation: Rio Tinto, Greensborough, Australia
- Quote: For 26 years I have benefitted from membership of TMS. It is a great organization. I am happy to have contributed to the success of the Light Metals Division and the annual meeting, through my work for the Aluminum Committee and by encouraging my company to publish papers and allowing its employees to participate. I am very honored to receive this award and would like to thank the TMS staff and volunteers without whose tireless efforts I could have achieved nothing.
- Citation: For his service to LMD as: author, co-author, session chair, subject chair, Light Metals editor, Aluminum Committee member, and member other various committees.
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2014
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Cynthia Belt -
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- Title: Consultant
- Affiliation: Energy Management Consultant, Pensacola, FL
- Quote: I am honored to receive this award. I want to thank the TMS staff and the LMD & EPD Councils for all their help and encouragement in growing the Energy Committee over the years. Volunteering with TMS has helped me develop both professionally and as a person.
- Citation: For providing service to the LMD, Energy Committee in particular, and her tireless dedication, immeasurable impact, and commitment to fostering communication and cooperation across division boundaries.
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2013
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Jomar Thonstad -
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- Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Heimdal, Norway
- Citation: For his distinguished service to the technical community and to aluminum reduction technology
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2012
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Eric Nyberg -
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- Affiliation: Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA
- Quote: I have actually been a TMS member since I was a student at Washington State University in the mid-80’s, and I am very honored to receive this award. I feel that as a professional society, TMS best serves the materials technical community in both the U.S. and abroad. It has been very rewarding to see the Magnesium Committee grow from its first year in the LMD (1999) to one of the largest symposium at the Annual Meetings. The Mg Committee and Mg Technology Symposia have benefitted me in my professional career, developing both technical background and equally important an international network of close colleagues. It is with great pride that I accept this award, Thank you very much.
- Citation: For his promotion of light metals research and technology through service to the TMS, especially for his organization and support of the Magnesium Technology Symposia.
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2011
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Halvor Kvande -
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- Title: Chief Engineer
- Affiliation: Hydro Aluminium AS, Oslo Norway
- Quote: "I am very pleased and honored to have been selected for the 2011 TMS Light Metals division Distinguished service award. The staff of TMS has always been very supportive to me and is a great pleasure to work with. I have been a member of TMs for more than thirty years, and the professional and the personal relationships with many fellow TMS members have really helped me in my work in the aluminum industry and in academia.”
- Citation: For extraordinary organizing effort for highly successful "Role of Technology in Primary aluminum Industry" and "Sustainability Goals" plenary sessions at TMs Annual Meetings, also for coordinating the TMs Aluminum Electrolysis courses.
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2010
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Neale Neelameggham -
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- Title: Technical Development Manager
- Affiliation: US Magnesium LLC , South Jordan, Utah
- Quote: "It is an honor and pleasure to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Light Metals Division, TMS. I have been a member of TMS for over 35 years and actively engaged in the different committees during the past ten years. I appreciate the confidence my co-volunteers and peers from the Magnesium committee, the Energy committee, LMD Council and other committees have had with my contribution in conferring this award. My humble thanks to them.”
- Citation: For his long time support of Light Metals programs, activity in the Recycling Committee, creativeness and growth of the Magnesium Committee, and his willingness to serve.
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2009
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Ray Peterson -
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- Title: President of TMS and Technology Director for IMCO Recycling, Inc
- Affiliation: Aleris International , Rockwood, Tennessee
- Quote: "I am very honored to accept the 2009 LMD Distinguished Service Award. I have always valued my interactions with the members of the Light Metals Community of TMS. I feel that I get much more out of this society than what I contribute. It is an honor to work with so many fine people and organizations.”
- Citation: He was recognized for generously devoting significant portions of his time to TMS activities at all levels; for publishing many technical papers in light metals, both in the reduction and cast shop areas; for serving as Cast Shop Subject chair, Aluminum Committee chair, and as LMD chair; and for the leadership, professionalism, and enthusiasm that he has brought to all of these roles. He received the Light Metals Recycling Technology Award for "Review of Aluminum Dross Processing" in 2003.
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2008
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Barry Welch -
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- Affiliation: Welbank Consulting, Whitianga, New Zealand
- Citation: For his strong support of TMS programs, activities and training courses for many years. Dr. Welch has left an indelible stamp on the organization and has made contributions too numerous to count.
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2007
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Alton Tabereaux -
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- Title: Technical Consultant in prebake and Soderberg technologies
- Affiliation: Soderberg Technologies,
- Citation: For numerous contributions of papers, training courses, and service on TMS committees throughout his career.
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2006
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
John Hryn -
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- Title: Metallurgical Engineer
- Affiliation: Argonne National Laboratory ,
- Citation: For being instrumental in initiating and nurturing a separate magnesium committee of LMD – TMS to its successful maturity since the year 2000.
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2006
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Howard Kaplan -
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- Title: Vice President of Chemicals and By-Products
- Affiliation: U.S. Magnesium LLC , Utah
- Citation: For being instrumental in initiating and nurturing a separate magnesium committee of LMD – TMS to its successful maturity since the year 2000.
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2005
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Christian Bickert -
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- Title: Consultant
- Affiliation: Aluminium Pechiney,
- Quote: “Twenty years of membership during which I really enjoyed serving TMS, the Aluminum Committee, and Pechiney. I found with TMS a real core of famous scientists from both academia and industry with whom we tried to promote the spirit of TMS. We have been successful, I think, in creating a true web of people from different cultures, countries, and disciplines promoting the development of our industry.”
- Citation: For his dedication and continuing leadership, including service on the LMD program, publications, and awards committees, and as the Aluminum Committee JOM advisor.
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2004
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Euel Cutshall -
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- Title: Electrode Technology Manager
- Affiliation: Alcoa, Inc.,
- Quote: “TMS gives me the universe of aluminum industry information at my fingertips. This includes contacts worldwide, technical journals, and the ‘bible’ of the aluminum industry—the Light Metals volumes. The society brings together the aluminum industry at each Annual Meeting, thus allowing me to hone my technical expertise and conduct about three weeks worth of business in five days.”
- Citation: "For recognition of his leadership, dedicated service, and contributions in the TMS Aluminum Committee and as TMS President."
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2003
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Wayne Hale -
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- Title: Vice-President and General Manager
- Affiliation: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation,
- Quote: “It is a great honor to be recognized by my peers within TMS for the work that I have done to further the aluminum industry and the interests of those people who work in it within TMS and the corporate world. I have enjoyed leading and participating in the accomplishments achieved thus far and look forward to contributing further to the development and growth of TMS. The staff at TMS has been very supportive of the initiatives pursued and is a joy to work with. It is no wonder that TMS is one of the preeminent societies in the world today.”
- Citation: "For passionate leadership in the TMS Aluminum Committee, Light Metals Division, and TMS Board of Directors."
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2002
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
James Evans -
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- Title: Professor of Metallurgy
- Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Quote: “I am very pleased to have been selected for the Aluminum Distinguished Service Award. TMS, and particularly its Light Metals Division, is an important means by which I keep myself current on scientific and technological developments.”
- Citation: "For significant contributions to the Aluminum Committee and dedication to education and training for the benefit of the aluminum industry and TMS."
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2001
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Paul Campbell, Jr. -
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- Title: Executive Vice President
- Affiliation: Alcoa-Mt. Holly, Mt. Holly, SC
- Quote: “I am deeply honored by recognition of my peers and an industry that has and will continue to make life better for everyone. We produce a product, literally from dirt, that makes life more livable and we do it socially responsible, with respect for the environment and respect for the safety of all who contribute. We can only do this by sharing ideas and solutions within the bounds of prudence, business ethics, and shareholder value. The Aluminum Committee has clearly been the lead in doing this. I am proud to be honored by this group and TMS. My involvement with TMS and the Aluminum Committee has been educational, affording opportunities for my growth, has been professionally rewarding including my honor of the 1995 Presidency, and personally rewarding with all the friends I have made.”
- Citation: "For recognition of his leadership, dedicated service, and extraordinary contributions to the Light Metals Division."
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2000
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Subodh Das -
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- Title: President/Director of the Center for Aluminum Technology
- Affiliation: Secat, Inc./University of Kentucky,
- Quote: “TMS is the premier materials society in the world, and I have been privileged to be a member since 1975. TMS has offered me access to technical information, contacts, and most importantly, the professional and personal relationships with fellow members, which has helped my career in the aluminum industry. I have served in numerous capacities over the years. This award signifies that recognition always comes as long as you let it just happen. I am thrilled to be honored.
- Citation: "For his commitment to making the TMS Aluminum Committee an integral part of a unified aluminum industry."
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1999
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
John Jacoby -
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- Title: Consultant
- Quote: "The Light Metals Division of TMS is an outstanding organization. Recognition by your peers in this group is a high honor. I accept the award with humility because there are many other individuals who are also worthy of this recognition. TMS has created many opportunities for me to develop working relationships and friendships with other individuals in the aluminum industry with similar problems and interests. Each TMS Annual Meeting is anxiously anticipated so friendships can be renewed."
- Citation: "Presented for dedicated service and extraordinary contributions to technology and safety of enduring benefit to TMS, its membership, and the international aluminum community."
- Other: Developer and Presenter of the TMS short course "Safe Practices for Handling Molten Aluminum"
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1998
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
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1997
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Elwin Rooy -
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- Title: Consultant
- Affiliation: Rooy and Associates,
- Quote: "TMS is, and has always been, the ultimate association for metallurgical engineers. Membership itself is an honor; to have been able to serve the Society's objectives through active participation is an obligation. To have been given the opportunities I have is a rare but rewarding experience. This honor will be treasured."
- Citation: "For many years of outstanding service to the Aluminum Committee in leadership, professional, and committee roles."
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1996
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LMD Distinguished Service Award
Warren Peterson - Details Not Available
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