ISRI BESTOWS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) bestowed Lifetime Achievement Awards to Lee Hummelstein, Barry Hunter and Sheldon Tauben during the 2006 ISRI Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas in early April.
Hummelstein, former president of Hummelstein Iron & Metal Inc., was honored posthumously, having passed away March 25. His son Sam, a former national chair of ISRI, accepted the award on his behalf. "This is a bit bittersweet, but it is also the continuation of a celebration of a life well lived," Sam said upon accepting the award.
ISRI says Hunter has helped define the international scope of the scrap and recycling industry, with a heavy emphasis on the stainless steel sector. He has served in leadership positions with ISRI and ISIS, one of its predecessor associations. Hunter also has had leadership positions with the Bureau of International Recycling.
Tauben has helped shape the futures of some of the scrap metal industry’s largest companies, including Metalsco Inc., which he founded. ISRI says his reputation as a fair dealer earned him the unqualified respect of both suppliers and customers. Tauben also wrote books on the nonferrous scrap business and helped develop copper scrap specifications that are still used internationally today.
ISRI created the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 to honor accomplished scrap recycling industry veterans. Previous winners include brothers Stuart and Seymour Padnos of Louis Padnos Iron & Metal in Holland, Mich., and brothers Arnold and Morton Plant of Keywell LLC in Baltimore, Md.
SENNEBOGEN ADDS TOM SKODACK TO SALES STAFF
Sennebogen LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has appointed Tom Skodack to the position of regional sales manager for the Western United States and Mexico.
Skodack has more than 18 years in the material handling business. "He brings a wealth of experience and is totally focused on meeting our customers’ needs," says Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen LLC.
"It is exciting to be part of an organization that is absolutely focused on scrap and material handling," Skodack says.
More information is available at www.sennebogen-na.com.
IN MEMORIAM: KEITH FOSTER
Keith Foster, the founder of Keith Manufacturing Co. and related companies, passed away at age 83 April 15 following a short battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife Rose Foster; sons, Mark Foster, Steve Foster, Kevin Bryans, Don Bryans and Ron Jones; daughters, Melody Young and Kelli Muskopf; brothers, Loyd and Jack; sister, Lorene; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family has suggested Foster’s memory be honored with donations to the Keith Foster Engineering Scholarship Fund, in care of Columbia River Bank, P.O. Box O, Madras, Ore. 97741 or to The American Cancer Society, 2350 Oakmont Way, Suite 200, Eugene, Ore. 97401.
A celebration of Foster’s life was held at the Keith Manufacturing headquarters in Madras, Ore., April 29. Family, friends and business associates were in attendance.
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