Nate Smith III NA outdoor and travel segment end-use marketing manager, Cordura®.
The Raleigh, N.C.-based,
Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) has elected the
following to its Board of Directors:
Mel Berzack, Sewn Products Equipment Co.;
Rolando Bohlemann, Schmetz Needle Corp.;
Per Bringle, Eton Systems;
Dr. Mike Fralix, [TC]
2;
Martin Gopman, Universal Sewing Machine Co.;
Frank Henderson, Henderson Sewing Machine Co.;
Al Irvine, American & Efird;
Rick Ludolph, Productive Solutions;
Nina McCormack, Dürkopp-Adler America;
Eric Schlossman, Consew;
Lonny Schwartz, Superior Sewing Machine & Supply;
Roy Shurling, Lectra North America;
Sam Simpson, Gerber Technology; and
John Stern, Methods Workshop.
The
Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF), Roseville, Minn., has awarded scholarships to
the following: IFF Student Scholarship —
Sudheer Jinka and
Vinitkumar Singh, Texas Tech University, and
Alexa Woodruff, Philadelphia University; Architect Scholarship —
Maria Paulina Carvallo, Illinois Institute of Technology; IFAI Membership
Scholarship —
Matthew Sweeney and
Ryan Gatti; Fabric Graphics Association Membership Scholarship —
Ryan Alvarez; and Tent Rental Division Membership Scholarship —
Nicholas Wodetzki.
Maria Malave-Ruiz, production operations manager at
Oswego Industries Inc., Fulton, N.Y., has received the East Region NISH Products
Award for her efforts in Oswego’s military coveralls project.
Malave-Ruiz
The
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Research Triangle
Park, N.C., has elected
R. Michael Tyndall, Cotton Incorporated, president; and
Dr. Peter J. Hauser, North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles,
president-elect.
The
International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Switzerland, has elected
Bashir H. Ali Mohammad president;
Josué C. Gomes da Silva and
Wang Tiankai vice presidents; and
Bassem Sultan treasurer.
Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG, Germany, has named
Alois Böckmann manager, responsible for accounting, human resources and
information technology.
November/December 2010
