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'Inside the TCMA' featured Article |
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Eric Meyers Receives Keating Founders’ Freedom Award |
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Clifford Smith | October 7, 2018 |
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The American Foundry Society honored two
leaders in metalcasting for their contributions to the foundry
industry in the field of government affairs.
Eric R. Meyers and Bradford D. Muller 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 were presented at the 2018 Foundry
Leadership Conference. |
Eric is CEO and president of Oil City Iron Works Inc. and longtime TCMA
champion.
He is a past chair of the AFS Texas Chapter and an active member of the
AFS Government Affairs Committee. From that platform, Eric advocates for
effective public policies for the industry.
Eric has been a strong activist with the 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.
Brad is vice president of marketing for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Company (Charlotte, North Carolina) and is the first chair of the AFS
Management Council.
Brad 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.
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.
Adapted from American Foundry Society Website
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