Published 3/25/2014

Electrocoat Association Presents Brewer, Best End-User Awards

Award presented since 1990 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of electrocoating in the categories of technology, application and promotion.

The George E.F. Brewer Award has been presented since 1990 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of electrocoating in the categories of technology, application and promotion. Dr. Brewer is generally credited with the original idea of electrodeposition of paint through his work and research while at Ford Motor Company in the late 1950s.

The Best End-User Paper award is presented to the person whose written technical and case-study is deemed the best of the conference.

The awards will be presented on Wednesday, April 23 during a luncheon. Registration for the event can be made at electrocoat.org.

Past winners of the George E. F. Brewer Awards:

1992

Gil Tredwell (George Koch Sons, Retired) - for implementation and refinement of e-coat applications.

Roger Christenson (PPG Industries, Retired) - for product or process innovation and invention.

Gene Leithauser (General Motors, Retired) - for e-coating market development and expansion.

1994

Gordon Strosberg (Ford Motor Company) - for paint and process technology.

Robert Jerabeck (PPG Industries, Retired) - for application of the technology.

Carroll Hutchinson (Glidden, Retired) - for market promotion of the technology.

1996

Robert L. Koch II (George Koch Sons)- for paint and process technology.

Dr. Thomas J. Miranda (Whirlpool Corporation) - for application of the technology.

Erwin Kapalko (PPG Industries, Retired) - for market development and promotion of the technology.

1998

Fred Loop (Posthumously, PPG Industries) - for paint and process technology.

Mark Horton (George Koch Sons) - for application of the technology.

Lee Case (E-Coat Trends) - for market promotion of the technology.

2000

Robert Blankemeyer (MetoKote Corporation) – for paint and process technology, application of the technology, and market promotion of the technology.

2002

Roger Kelly (Man-Gill Chemical, Retired) – for technological development of electrocoating.

Kevin Cunningham (General Motors Corporation) – for application of the technology.

Mark McQuaide (Posthumously, Eisenmann Corporation) – for market promotion of the technology.

2004

Tom Palaika (PPG Industries, Retired) – for paint and process technology, application of the technology, and market promotion of the technology.

2006

Cindy Oravitz (The Electrocoat Association, Retired) – for paint and process technology, application of the technology, and market promotion of the technology.

2008

John Martin (PPG Industries) – for paint and process technology, application of the technology, and market promotion of the technology

Tony Cimorelli (Parker Process Advanced Filtration) – for paint and process technology.

2010

Lyle Gilbert (Posthumously, MetoKote Corporation, retired) – for application of the technology

David Myers (Luvata Electrofin Inc.) – for technological development of electrocoating

Jeff Oravitz (MetoKote Corporation) – for market promotion of technology

2012

Doug McPheron (PPG Industries, Inc.) - for paint and process technology

Mark Rizzone, PhD. (Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.) - for market promotion of the technology

Brad Andreae (Therma-Tron-X, Inc.) – for technological development of electrocoating