Reception Honors Local Section Fellows

A reception was held on April 22, 2005 in honor of newly elected AIChE Fellows and local section members Pete Lodal and Lee Partin. Heather McNabb, East Tennessee Section Chair, presented plaques commemorating their election.

The Grade of Fellow is a special category of AIChE membership, reserved for those tenured Institute members who have displayed significant service to AIChE and the profession, and who have achieved significant accomplishments in Chemical Engineering.

As described in AIChE's Constitution, Fellows "...shall have been in chemical engineering practice for twenty-five years and shall have been a Member [of AIChE] for at least ten years." Election as Fellow..."shall be recognition of professional attainment, and significant accomplishment in engineering."

The careers of Pete and Lee at Eastman Chemical Company have included a number of diverse assignments, through which they have been outstanding contributors to many Eastman technical success stories. They have led and participated in some of the most important process design efforts at Eastman over the past twenty-five-plus years. In addition to their focus on Eastman process safety and development achievements, they have extended their chemical engineering efforts beyond the boundaries of their employer. They have made significant contributions to National AIChE and to our East Tennessee Section, both having served in leadership roles in the national and local organizations. They both have also used classroom instruction as a means of sharing their experiences and giving back to the profession.

-- Jennifer Mize