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Terry Fedor of Cliffs Natural Resources Appointed AIST President for 2013–2014

Terry G. Fedor II, U.S. Iron Ore Operations, Cliffs Natural Resources, Bentleyville, Ohio, USA, has been appointed president of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) for 2013–2014. He succeeds past president, Kent D. Peaslee, F. Kenneth Iverson Steelmaking Chair, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Mo., USA.

AIST announced its new executive committee and board of directors during AISTech 2013, the organization’s annual conference and exposition, which was held 6–9 May 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.

Also appointed as officers were:
First Vice President: Glenn A. Pushis, vice president and general manager, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Rolled Divsion, Butler, Ind., USA
Second Vice President: Michael D. Garcia, chief executive officer, Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium, Witbank, South Africa
Past President: Kent D. Peaslee, F. Kenneth Iverson Steelmaking Chair, Missouri University of
Science & Technology, Rolla, Mo., USA
Officer-at-Large: George J. Koenig, president, Berry Metal Co., Harmony, Pa., USA
Officer-at-Large: Anton Lukac, vice president, U.S. Flat Rolled Operations, United States Steel
Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
Officer-at-Large: Wendell L. Carter, vice president and general manager, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Ind., USA
Secretary: William C. King II, assistant corporate controller, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
Treasurer: Ronald E. Ashburn, executive director, AIST, Warrendale, Pa., USA
AIST board members include Donald J. Bryant, melting shift supervisor, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala., USA; Robert H. Carlin, general manager — assets, DTE Energy Services, River Rouge, Mich., USA; Thomas G. Euson, vice president, 3S Inc., Harrison, Ohio, USA; Kip O. Findley, assistant professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., USA; Stavros G. Fountoulakis, principal research engineer, ArcelorMittal USA, East Chicago, Ind., USA; Frederick T. Harnack (AIST Foundation president), general manager, environmental affairs, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA; James J. Hendrickson, division manager, USA Process Automation, ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Burns Harbor, Ind., USA; Patrick L. Jablonski, environmental engineer, Nucor Steel Seattle Inc., Seattle, Wash., USA; Jeffrey T. Johnson, first class millright mechanic, Nucor Steel South Carolina, Darlington, S.C., USA; Robert G. Kneale, plant engineering manager, Gerdau Cambridge Mill, Cambridge, Ont., Canada; Francesco Memoli, vice president, Tenova Core, Coraopolis, Pa., USA; Colleen M. Reeves, chief operating officer, Corrosion Fluid Products, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA; Dennis B. Rodal, director of technical research and development, ELG Haniel Metals Corp., McKeesport, Pa., USA; Octavio M. Sanabio, owner and director, O&S Consultoria Serviços Ltda., Nova Lima, MG, Brazil; William K. Schlichting, division manager — steelmaking and casting, United States Steel Corporation – Gary Works, Gary, Ind., USA; Fred Shenvar, corporate manager — engineering, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Ind., USA; Michael A. Urbassik, advanced technology engineer, Electric Controller and Manufacturing Co. LLC, Fairfield Twp., Ohio, USA; John T. Wilson, district account manager, MINTEQ International Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Robert H. Woods, senior fire and safety engineer, California Steel Industries Inc., Fontana, Calif., USA.
AISTech 2013 was one of the largest gatherings of industry personnel in the world this year, with more than 8,200 people attending. The four-day conference program encompassed more than 400 technical presentations, and exhibits by 509 domestic and international companies.

AIST
is an international technical association of more than 16,000 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.