The American Foundry Society will honor two leaders in metalcasting for their contributions to the foundry industry in the field of government affairs.
Bradford D. Muller and Eric R. Meyers are the 2018 recipients of the James P. Keating Founders’ Freedom Award, which recognizes significant work on behalf of the industry in government affairs, human resource management, safety and health, or education. The awards will be presented in September at the 2018 Foundry Leadership Conference.
Muller is vice president of marketing for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company (Charlotte, North Carolina) and is the first chair of the AFS Management Council.
Muller was head of the AFS Government Affairs Committee for many years, and he testified on behalf of AFS before lawmakers and government agencies in Washington, D.C. At Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, he has hosted plant tours for members of Congress and for Vice President Mike Pence.
Meyers is CEO and president of Oil City Iron Works Inc. (Corsicana, Texas). He is a past chair of the AFS Texas Chapter and an active member of the AFS Government Affairs Committee. From that platform, Meyers advocates for effective public policies for the industry.
Meyers leads a delegation of Texans to the annual AFS Government Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C., and he hosts plant tours for members of Congress at Oil City Iron Works.
AFS has conferred the James P. Keating Founders’ Freedom Award, originally called the James P. Keating Award, since 1975. It is named in honor of James P. Keating of Neenah Foundry Company.
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The American Foundry Society is a dynamic technical and advocacy organization that serves and represents the $33 billion metalcasting industry. AFS is the only association serving the entire industry, including all metals and processes, with a three-part focus on advocacy, education, and innovation. AFS also publishes Modern Casting and Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazines and presents Metalcasting Congress and CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade events in North America. Founded in 1896, the organization is based in Schaumburg, Illinois, with an advocacy office in Washington, D.C. More information is available at afsinc.org.