February 5, 2008

Past Chairman's Night

5:30 Social Hour

6:30 - 7:30 Dinner

7:30 - Speaker : Robert Anderson

Reminiscences Of An Old Metallurgist

** Past Chairs and Spouses are free **
Past Chairman and their spouses are invited to join the meeting and have dinner free of charge courtesy of the current ASM board.

Memories of a wild and sometimes bumpy ride of a Metallurgical Engineer who ran out of money in Houston Texas and didn’t know a soul within a thousand miles.  He moved into the YMCA and decided to stay and seek his fortune.  After working for several companies he became an entrepreneur and ended up owning and operating over a dozen companies.  After divesting himself of all of these interests, he retired near age 50.  If this sounds like something you would like to do he will share a few things he learned along the way.

Biography

Robert Clark Anderson, born 1926, is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering.  He served in World War Two in a Navy PT boat squadron; He was employed by Sheffield Steel Corp. for two years and by WKM Co. for five years before forming “Anderson & Associates, Consulting Metallurgical Engineers. He later formed and was president of The Metallurgical Supply Corp., An Tech Corp., Andreco Corp., Test Specimen Machining Co., Salt Bath Nitriding Co., Brazoria Broadcasting Co., Rode Ltd., Sun Meadow Corp., Anderson & Assc. DFW Inc., He was also Executive Vice president and loan officer for Mainland Savings Ask. And a director of First City Bank.  He is a past president of Golfcrest Country Club, A registered Professional Engineer in Texas & Louisiana, Member and past Chairman and Fellow of ASM having served Nationally on the Handbook Committee, Awards Committee, Failure Analysis committee and the Technical Book Committee and authored two books and a video tape for them.

Meeting Location!

Meetings for the 2007-2008 year will be held at Brady's Landing.

Map to Brady's Landing

Meeting Reservations

Social Hour Drink Sponsor

Would you like to be a Social Hour drink sponsor?

• Silver $50.00
• Gold $100.00
• Diamond $200.00

Please contact:

Edgar Zapata  281-481-4193

Display Tables at Brady’s Landing

Display your product, literature and services from 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm (6 or 8’ long with table cover)

• Sustaining Members - $50.00
• Others - $100.00 per table

To reserve a display table please contact: (not meeting reservations)

Edgar Zapata  281-481-4193

He is a past chairman of the American Welding Society and contributing author of the Welding Handbook; He was a member of the ASTM serving on National committees Valves & Fittings and for Steel Castings.  He is a member of The NACE and registered as a Corrosion Engineer by that organization.  He is a member of the SME and registered as a Manufacturing Engineer by that organization.  He is or was also a member of: Engineers Council of Houston, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, International Metallographic Society, ASME, ASNT, ACIL, HESS The National Assc. Of Legal Investigators & The Law Science Academy.

Honors & Awards

• Distinguished Merit Award (University of Illinois)
• Fellow and Life Member of ASM
• Honorary Life Member of the American Council of Independent Laboratories
• Life Member of the American Welding Society
• Listed in “Men of Achievement”
• Listed in “Who’s Who in Technology today”
• Listed in “Who’s Who in Forensic Services”
• Listed in “Who’s Who in the South & Southwest”
• Listed in “Who in Houston”
• Have served as Consultant to:
• NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
• NTSB National Safety and Transportation Board
• OSHA Office of Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor
• Testified as an expert witness in 26 states.

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