J U L Y 2 0 2 1 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 673 Recognition for the Advancement of Active Military and Veterans in NDT The Advancement of Active Military and Veterans in NDT Recognition acknowledges individuals or organizations who encourage active military and veterans to enter and thrive in the field of NDT, either through creation and/or implementation of programs that provide educational or career advancement opportunities in NDT that may not otherwise be available to active military and veterans, or through leading by example of how active military and veterans can not only have a career in NDT but also contribute greatly to NDT, ASNT, and creating a safer world. 2021 winner Megan Davey is currently a tenure track NDT instructor at Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) where she teaches radiography, eddy current, and ultrasound. She also serves on the Pacific Northwest Section board of directors as the educa- tional chair and the David Hall Student Scholarship chair. During her time at CPTC, she has revamped the radiographic testing program to include digital X-ray and phased array ultrasonic testing, which will soon be included in the program. She is making connections across Washington State to ensure that employers know that when they hire CPTC graduates, they will receive the best-trained NDT personnel. Davey served honorably in the US Air Force (USAF) for six years until a medical retirement. While stationed abroad at the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, she gained valuable experi- ence in five NDT methods. She specialized on the F-22 Raptor program, where she became the lead trainer. Davey then took a civilian position at Fort Lewis as the respon- sible Level III for the Pacific region of the company which included Hawaii, Guam, and South America. Davey was a sought- after expert for her NDT knowledge in military and nonmilitary operations and this often required her to travel at a moment’s notice across the world. During her career, Davey identified deficiencies within standard operating procedures and helped rewrite comprehensive compliance programs. She implemented policies that reflected the SNT-TC-1A, NAS 410, and AS9100 standards in order to maintain integrity within the company. While working full time, she also attained a master’s degree in healthcare administration. Davey worked for three years in healthcare where she led quality rapid improvement programs and created multiple scheduling programs for doctors and nurses at Kaiser Permanente. However, she soon discovered that her true passion was still NDT and decided to give back to the NDT community by teaching.
674 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N J U L Y 2 0 2 1 ASNT Award Winners ASNT Announces Award Winners The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) is pleased to announce the following award winners. These award winners will be recognized at the 2021 ASNT Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. 50-Year Member Recognition The 2021 recipients of the 50-Year Member Recognition are Ron Botsko and Kenneth W. Fizer. ASNT Fellow The 2021 class of ASNT Fellows is Yiming Deng, Ph.D., David S. Forsyth, Stephen Holland, Victoria A. Kramb, Ph.D., and C. Deal Moore. Advancement of Active Military and Veterans in NDT Recognition The winner of the 2021 Advancement of Active Military and Veterans in NDT Recognition is Megan Davey. Advancement of Women in NDT Recognition The winner of the 2021 Advancement of Women in NDT Recognition is Sarah M. White. Charles N. Sherlock Meritorious Service Recognition The winner of the 2021 Charles N. Sherlock Meritorious Service Recognition is Jerry Fulin. Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship The winners of the 2021 Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship are Madison Pixler, Gwyneth Schloer, and Stetson S. Watkins. Faculty Grant The winners of the 2021 ASNT Faculty Grant are Hossein Taheri, Ph.D., of Georgia Southern University, based on his proposal for “Development of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Course for Manufacturing Engineering” and Tzu-Yang Yu, Ph.D., of University of Massachusetts Lowell, based on his proposal for “Improving a Multimodal, Multiscale, and Multispectral NDT Course at UMass Lowell.” Fellowship Award The winners of the 2021 ASNT Fellowship Award are Georgia Institute of Technology (Christopher Saldana, Ph.D., advisor Elliott W. Jost, student) Iowa State University (Simon Laflamme, advisor David J. Eisenmann, Ph.D., advisor Han Liu, student) Michigan State University (Lalita Udpa, Ph.D., advisor Srijan Datta, student) Michigan State University (Mahmoodul Haq, Ph.D., advisor Yiming Deng, Ph.D., advisor Rajendra Prasath Palanisamy, student) New Mexico State University (Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, Ph.D., advisor Hamidreza Nemati, student). George C. Wheeler Excellence in Personnel Certification Recognition The winner of the 2021 George C. Wheeler Excellence in Personnel Certification Recognition is David J. Vigne. George L. Pherigo Tutorial Citation The winner of the 2021 George L. Pherigo Tutorial Citation is Michael W. Allgaier. Lester/Mehl Honor Lecture The recipient of the 2021 Lester/Mehl Honor Lecture is Bernhard R. Tittmann, Ph.D. Lou DiValerio Technician of the Year The Lou DiValerio Technician of the Year Recognition was not awarded in 2021. Mentoring Award The winners of the 2021 Mentoring Award are Thomas N. Claytor, Ph.D., Nat Y. Faransso, and Gregory A. Garcia. Outstanding Paper Award The winners of the 2021 Outstanding Paper Award for Materials Evaluation are Margarit G. Lozev, Ph.D., Guillaume Neau, Ph.D., Linxiao Yu, Ph.D., Thomas John Eason, Steve Orwig, Ryan Collins, P.K. Mammen, Frederic Reverdy, Sebastien Lonne, Casper Wassink, Hugo Cence, and J. Chew, for the paper titled “Assessment of High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack Using Advanced Ultrasonic Array Techniques,” published in Materials Evaluation, Vol. 78, No. 11, November 2020, pp. 1223–1238. The Outstanding Paper Award for RNDE was not awarded in 2021. Philip D. Johnson Honorary Member Recognition The winner of the 2021 Philip D. Johnson Honorary Member Recognition is David R. Bajula. Complete information on all awards is available on the ASNT website at asnt.org. Other 2021 ASNT award winners may be announced at a later date in the Awards & Honors pages in Materials Evaluation. awards & honors
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