Nominations Being Sought for ASTM International Cavanaugh Memorial Award

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 30 January 2008—ASTM International, one of the world’s
largest standards developing organizations, is seeking nominations for the
William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award. This annual award is granted to a person
of widely recognized eminence in the standards system who has made
extraordinary contributions to the field of national and international
voluntary standards.
Nominees for the Cavanaugh Memorial Award may or may not be members of ASTM
International. The title of honorary member is bestowed upon recipients who
are non-ASTM members. Established in 1987, the award honors William T.
Cavanaugh, who served as chief executive officer of ASTM from 1970 until 1985.
During his service, Cavanaugh firmly established ASTM as the world leader in
the development and dissemination of voluntary consensus standards.
Nominations should describe each candidate’s qualifications as completely as
possible. Nomination packages should include relevant information about the
candidate’s professional background; outstanding contributions made within
ASTM International as well as other standards organizations or professional
societies; and all offices and special positions held in each organization.
In addition, any of the candidate’s accomplishments to advance the efforts of
the global standards community should be specifically identified, including
standards interaction with governments, industry, or academia, as well as any
past honors, citations and awards that relate to voluntary standards. No more
than two individuals will be selected for the Cavanaugh award in a single
year.
The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2008. Nominations should be sent to
the Executive Committee, c/o the President’s Office, ASTM International, 100
Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. For a copy of
the award criteria, contact Maureen Houck, ASTM International (phone: 610/832-
9594; mhouck@astm.org).
Established in 1898, ASTM International is one of the largest international
standards development and delivery systems in the world. ASTM standards are
accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality
systems, and commercial transactions around the globe.