Awards for Outstanding Service to the Institute
The Institute’s Local Affairs Board awards Outstanding Service Awards each year, in recognition of achievement and commitment which has not previously been acknowledged elsewhere. The awards recognise significant contributions to the Institute made through a local group, affiliated society or branch, and the recipient will normally be an Institute member who has held a position as an officer of a local committee for at least eight years.
See also: IOM3 local societies
2010 Outstanding Service Awards
The recipients of awards for outstanding service in 2010 can be found below. Details will be posted as the awards are presented.
Mike Beeson
Mike Beeson received an Outstanding Service Award (OSA) for his services to the Midlands Plastics and Rubber Group. He has been a member of the committee for over 40 years and his offices include current Chairman of the main committee (for the last two years plus two years in the 1990s), Secretary for at least five years and Chair of the Rubber Technical committee for the last five years. He has also been a member of the Rubber Technical committee for at least 20 years, and is Secretary and Chair of the Social Committee.
IMAGE: Mike Beeson (left) receives his OSA from Sarah Boad (right), National Co-ordinator – Regions
Charlie Geddes
Dr Charlie Geddes has volunteered for the Institute over many years, especially via the Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association (SPRA). A founder member of SPRA, Charlie had been active in the former Plastics & Rubber Institute, and before that the Plastics Institute, especially in polymer education.
As Honorary Secretary he organises many technical seminars and provides the secretariat for the Scottish Polymer Employer Network. He is the society’s webmaster and regularly attends Local Society Forums.
IMAGE: Charlie Geddes (right) receives his Award from Sarah Boad (left)
Robert Walker
Robert Walker has attended meetings of the Newport and District Society (NDMS) since the 1960s and has served on the committee since 1990. He was also a member of the South Wales Materials Association's (SWMA's) Council from 1990-2004. He was President of NDMS in 2004-07.
He is currently involved in Materials Network Wales and is instrumental in NDMS being a corporate member. Robert is a regular attendee at Local Society Forums and a Fellow of IOM3.
IMAGE: Robert Walker (right) receives his certficate from Barry Lye, IOM3 President
David Seath
David Seath has been a member of the Mining Institute of Scotland Council for over 25 years, including President in 1993/94 and Secretary since 1999. He is Chairman of the MIS Trust, a member of the IOM3 Secretaries Committee and a long standing scrutineer. He also sits on the Professional Responsibility Interview panel for would be Members and Chartered Engineers. He is a Trustee of the Scottish Mining Museum.
IMAGE: Margaret Copland (right), MIS President, presents David Seath with his OSA at a MIS dinner held in his honour
Dave Evetts
Dave Evetts is a long-time supporter of the Institute. He liaised between Rolls-Royce plc, the East Midlands Materials Society (EMMS) and IOM3, to get Rolls-Royce personnel professionally qualified and involved with the Institute.
Dave was elected to the EMMS Committee in 1999, and has served as President and Secretary. Since retiring from Rolls-Royce in 2003, he has worked tirelessly for the Institute – as Vice-Chair of the Membership Committee, as the Midlands representative on Council, and on the Local Affairs Board.
IMAGE: Dave Evetts (right) with Gary Critchlow, President of EMMS
For more information on nominating individuals who work hard for your local society, contact Sarah Boad, tel: +44 (0)1926 430185, or use our online enquiry form.