Past St. Louis Member Chapter Events
Annual Golf Outing — October 2024
The St. Louis Member Chapter hosted their 50th annual golf tournament on 8 October 2024 at Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River, Ill., USA. It was a great day of golf followed by a barbecue dinner as 96 old friends and new came together to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the event.
Dinner Meeting — March 2024
The AIST St. Louis Member Chapter held a dinner meeting at the Best Western Plus in Alton, Ill., USA, on Wednesday, 20 March 2024. Randy Brazier, engineer, Wieland Rolled Products North America, presented on the “New Wieland New Caster Upgrade for the East Alton Plant” to the 50 attendees in the audience.
Annual Steak Cookout — September 2023
The St. Louis Member Chapter held their annual steak cookout at the Alton-Wood River Sportsmen’s Club in Godfrey, Ill., USA, on Tuesday, 19 September 2023. The event, a chapter tradition, was enjoyed by the 43 members and guests in attendance.
Golf Outing — June 2023
It was a great day on the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Ill., USA, on Thursday, 8 June 2023, as 96 golfers participated in the St. Louis Member Chapter’s 49th annual golf outing and dinner.
Dinner Meeting — March 2023
The AIST St. Louis Member Chapter held a dinner meeting at the Best Western Premier in Alton, Ill., USA, on Thursday, 9 March 2023. Drew McRoy, Alton Steel Inc., presented on the mill’s specialty bar quality steel project. There were 40 attendees in the audience.
Golf Outing — June 2022
It was a great day on the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Ill., USA, on Tuesday, 7 June 2022, as the St. Louis Member Chapter hosted its 48th annual golf outing and dinner. This year’s event featured 108 golfers and raised funds to support the St. Louis Member Chapter’s scholarship program.
Dinner Meeting — January 2022
2021–2022 AIST president Steven J. Henderson continued his speaking tour of AIST Member Chapters at the St. Louis Member Chapter’s dinner meeting on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, at the Best Western Premier in Alton, Ill., USA.
The 40 members in attendance enjoyed Henderson’s informative presentation on AIST’s mission and programs and Commercial Metal Company’s steel operations.
Members of the St. Louis Member Chapter’s executive committee welcomed 2021–2022 AIST president Steve Henderson at the chapter’s dinner meeting in Alton, Ill., USA, on 19 January 2022 (left to right): Mike Houx, retired; St. Louis Member Chapter vice chair Jamie Merritt, Alton Steel; Henderson; St. Louis Member Chapter chair Randy Brazier, Wieland Rolled Products North America; and St. Louis Member Chapter secretary Steve Pappas, retired.
Dinner Meeting — October 2021
On Wednesday, 27 October 2021, Paul Ratcliffe, director, sales and marketing, Wieldand Rolled Products North America, presented an insightful history titled “Who Was Olin Brass and Who Is Wieland?” to the 55 attendees at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville, Ill., USA.
Paul Ratcliffe was presented with a plaque of appreciation at the St. Louis Member Chapter meeting on Wednesday, 27 October, by two of the chapter officers (left to right): Steven Pappas, retired; Ratcliffe; and Randy Brazier, Wieland Rolled Products North America.
Annual Steak Fry Night — September 2021
On Wednesday, 15 September 2021, the St. Louis Member Chapter hosted its annual steak fry night at the Alton-Wood River Sportsman’s Club in Godfrey, Ill., USA. Sixty-five attendees participated in this year’s social event.
Golf Outing — June 2021
It was a great day on the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Ill., USA, on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, as 100 golfers convened and participated in the St. Louis Member Chapter’s 47th annual golf outing and dinner.
Attendees from Wieland Rolled Products North America enjoyed the St. Louis Member Chapter’s 47th annual golf outing at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course (left to right): past chapter chair Mike Roth, Chris Sciuto, Lori Bratten, chapter chair Randy Brazier and Jimmy Kieu.
Plant Tour — February 2020
On Thursday, 13 February 2020, Ronald J. O’Malley, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor in Steelmaking Technologies and director, Kent D. Peaslee Steelmaking Manufacturing Research Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and 2019–2020 AIST president, hosted the St. Louis Member Chapter for a tour of the Missouri University of Science and Technology’s metallurgy lab in Rolla, Mo., USA. Laura Bartlett, Wolf Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, provided an overview of facilities to the 13 attendees on the tour. Following the tour, a group of 32 professionals and students gathered at a local restaurant for food and fellowship.
St. Louis Member Chapter attendees enjoyed an exclusive tour of the Missouri University of Science and Technology’s metallurgy lab in Rolla, Mo., USA, on 13 February 2020 (left to right): Yanru Lu, Soumava Chakraborty, Richard Osei, Koushik Balasubramanian, Joe Boettcher, Jacob Bartch and Jacob Summers, Missouri University of Science and Technology; AIST president Ronald O’Malley, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Chapter secretary-treasurer Steve Pappas, Rockwell Automation; and Laura Bartlett, Missouri University of Science and Technology.