SSPC Seeks Structure Award Nominations
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017
Nominations from the SSPC membership are now being accepted for the Society’s 2017–2018 Structure Awards, recognizing the work of teams of contractors, designers, end users and coating manufacturers for excellence on protective coatings projects.
The awards will be presented at the annual awards luncheon on the first day of the SSPC 2018 conference, held January 15 to 18, 2018 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.
SSPC will consider nominations from all types of structures: bridges, tanks, concrete structures and other industrial or commercial facilities. Award categories and descriptions are as follows. With the exception of the Longevity Award, the Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence and the Industry Spirit Award, the work must have been completed between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
- E. Crone Knoy Award for outstanding achievement in commercial or industrial coatings work that demonstrates innovation, durability or utility. This includes excellence in craftsmanship or execution of work, or the use of state-of-the-art techniques or products to creatively solve problems or provide long-term service.
- Charles G. Munger Award for an outstanding industrial or commercial coatings project demonstrating longevity of the original coating. The structure may have had spot repairs or overcoating with the original coating still intact.
- William Johnson Award for outstanding achievement demonstrating aesthetic merit in industrial or commercial coatings work. Qualities considered include color, gloss or texture, or that the coating on the structure compliments the environment while enhancing the structure itself. The coating may represent a theme, an object or a specific graphic design.
- George Campbell Award for outstanding achievement in the completion of a difficult or complex industrial or commercial coatings project. This includes work that occurred in harsh or extreme environmental conditions, work completed under strict time constraints, work done with limited access or in high-traffic areas, work on a structure with complex structural components, or a project that required coordination with multiple trades or sub-contractors.
- Eric S. Kline Award for outstanding achievement in industrial coatings work performed in a fixed shop facility. The project can be repair work or new construction.
- Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence in recognition of the exceptional coatings work performed on U.S. military ships, structures or facilities.
- SSPC Coatings Industry Spirit Award for recognition of a coatings project that demonstrates extraordinary service benefitting a community or the industry
SSPC must receive award submissions by August 30, 2017. The winning structures will appear in a photo essay in JPCL in 2018. Please note that a representative of the structure owner must be willing to attend the awards luncheon to accept the award and give permission for the project information and photographs to appear in the JPCL photo essay.
For questions or to receive a copy of the nomination form, contact Terry Sowers, director of member services, SSPC at 877-281-7772, ext. 2219; or e-mail sowers@sspc.org.
SSPC AWARDS 12 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
SSPC is pleased to congratulate the following recipients of $2,500 scholarships for the 2017–2018 school year, awarded annually to college students as part of the Society’s ongoing scholarship program.
- Alexandra Ivey, University of Southern Mississippi
- Alison Rohly, North Dakota State University
- Christina Spadafora, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Evangelia Manias, The University of Florida
- Julie Schiffer, West Virginia University
- Kien Nguyen, University of Kansas
- Kimberly Spadafora, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Luke Longhofer, The University of South Florida
- Margaret Schiffer, West Virginia University
- Ruvimbo Chitemere, North Dakota State University
- Samantha Silbert, North Dakota State University
- Weixiu Zeng, The University of Akron
In order to be considered for the SSPC scholarship, a candidate must be a high school senior planning to enroll full-time or a student currently enrolled full-time in an accredited institution of higher learning that has a three- or four-year curriculum. He or she must also be a member of SSPC in good standing, or a child or grandchild of an SSPC member in good standing.
Awarded scholarship funds are applied to the direct costs of each student’s education courses. To coordinate this effort, SSPC will work with each institution’s financial aid office to ensure proper use of the funds. In addition to the scholarship, each student is awarded a one-year membership in SSPC.
The scholarship application opens in January of each year, with applications due in April. For more information, visit www.sspc.org.
SSPC PCS, MCI CERTIFICATION UPDATE
The database of SSPC-certified protective coatings professionals worldwide continues to grow as several individuals recently earned the Society’s Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) and Master Coatings Inspector (MCI) certifications.
The PCS, SSPC’s highest level of certification, recognizes industrial coating professionals for their extensive knowledge in the principles and practices specific to industrial coatings technology. Each individual has been evaluated for his or her mastery of coating type, surface preparation, coatings application and inspection, contract planning and management, development of specifications and the economics of protective coatings. SSPC congratulates the following individuals for their achievements.
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| Adam Beers, KTA-Tator, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | David Estes, CB&I (Mountain Home, Idaho) | Sergio Flores, Cor-Ray Painting (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) |
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| R. David Hartman, CB&I (Plainfield, Ill.) | Greg Hinkle, SSPC (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | Brent Keil, Northwest Pipe Co. (Draper, Utah) |
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| Johnnie Miller, Texas DOT (Austin, Texas) | Jared Rigo, HRV Conformance Verifications Associates, Inc. (Moon Twp., Pa.) | Bobbi Jo Merten, Ph.D., U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Denver, Colo.) |
Max Tritremmel, Ahern Painting
Contractors Inc. (Woodside, N.Y.)
The MCI certification recognizes and honors individuals whose experience and training has afforded them the prestige of multiple inspector and coating specialist certifications. To reach the MCI level, one must qualify for certification as a Concrete Coating Inspector (CCI) as well as qualify for two of the four other SSPC certification programs: Bridge Coating Inspector (BCI); Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI); NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector course (NBPI), which SSPC administers on behalf of Naval Sea Systems Command; or the SSPC Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) program. SSPC recognizes that it takes tremendous personal commitment and dedication to the industry to maintain professional qualifications and congratulates the following recently certified MCIs.
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Juan Caballero, Naval & Industrial Solutions S.A. (Panama City, Panama) (also earned PCS cert.) |
Mark McCarthy, Bolton Perez & Associates, (Miami, Fla.) |
Douglas Steitz, The Aulson Companies (Methuen, N.H.) |
Brent Trombley, Commercial Sandblasting & Painting (Saskatoon, SK, Canada) |
Tagged categories: Certifications and standards; Coatings specialists; Master Coatings Inspector; Scholarships; SSPC; SSPC Structure Awards
