Prucha Joins AFS as Vice President of Technology
For Immediate Release
May 21, 2007
Alfred Spada, spada@afsinc.org
Schaumburg, Ill. To strengthen the technical resources available to the North American metalcasting industry, the American Foundry Society (AFS) announced Thomas E. Prucha as its Vice President of Technical Services.
Prucha graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering. Later, he went on to acquire his Masters of Science from his alma mater. Prucha spent the last 30 years working in and with the metalcasting industry, most recently at Intermet Corp., Troy, Mich., where he last served as vice president of technical services.
Prucha also has been selected as this year's recipient of the 2007 Merton C. Flemings award. Each year, the Advanced Casting Research Center, Worcester, Mass., recognizes one individual who significantly contributed to our understanding of solidification processing fundamentals, which have been applied commercially in the metalcasting industry. He was also past recipient of the ACRC Ray Witt award and the AFS Award of Scientific Merit.
At AFS, Prucha will oversee the technical department, including committee activities, and research projects. "The addition of Tom Prucha to our technical staff continues to strengthen AFS' position as the technical resource for the North American metalcasting industry," said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president.
Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., AFS is a not-for-profit technical and management society that has existed since 1896 to provide and promote knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and society.
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