Pat Battersby, the chairman of the 2007 Phoenix Award Committee (PAC), thanked all members leaving in early May 2007 for their contributions and years of generous service. Each year the committee sele…
Pat Battersby, the chairman of the 2007 Phoenix Award Committee (PAC), thanked all members leaving in early May 2007 for their contributions and years of generous service. Each year the committee selects and awards an outstanding individual who has been active in and has made noteworthy contributions to the glass industry. The award is not made posthumously. All committee members serve for a period of four years and are employed by suppliers to the glass manufacturing industry. In particular, Mr. Battersby thanked Mike Nelson, retired from Saint-Gobain SEFPRO, for the excellent leadership he provided while serving as PACs 2006 Chairman. Other departing members included, Paul Hutchinson, DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd., John Tracey, North American Refractories Co., Dave Ulmer, E. W. Bowman Inc., Roger Weilacher, Glass Design, and Glenn Wrap, Vesuvius Glass Group GmbH. In September of 2006, six new members were elected, as occurs every year, to replace outgoing members. Mr. Battersby went on to mention that the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Phoenix Award would be announced soon.