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Margaret
Baumann
Member since 1987 |
Belonging & participating in a technical society has provided
me numerous benefits. Among them: opportunity to give back something
to the industry chance to learn more about areas of the industry
tangential to where I am involved opportunity to meet &
establish long-term professional relationships advancement in
knowledge & exchange of information in my areas of expertise. |
Russell
Broome
Member since 1992 |
I
joined SPE as a student in my third year at college just to
try and get familiar with the local industry. I not only met
a lot of great contacts, but I became very involved with my
board of directors. Not only did I land my first professional
job at a section meeting, but I have been able to hone my public
speaking and leadership skills through the experience as well.
It is really easy to take for granted what all is available
through the Society, especially in this digital age. I can only
hope that I can give back a portion of what all SPE has given
me. |
Rudolph
Deanin
Member since 1962 |
SPE
is the primary organization for people in the plastics industry
to keep up with new developments, through meetings and publications,
and to network with people throughout the industry, locally,
nationally, and internationally. It also offers multiple opportunities
for broader involvement and activity in the profession. |
Frank
Fasano
Member since 1963 |
Membership
in SPE has been a positive experience from the time that I joined
in 1963 to the present. The chief advantage has been the ability
to meet and interact with a large number of people with similar
interests in the plastics industry. Since many of these people
are employed by competitors, I would have no other way of meeting
them. A second advantage has been the ability to hear first
hand presentations from important technical people. The dialogue
between speaker and members of the audience is something that
you would not hear if you were not there. Finally, membership
provides a way for you to be recognized by your colleagues.
It is a very satisfying experience to be part of a small group
that is knowledgeable in a specialized segment of industry.
|
Richard
Grossman
Member since 1986 |
SPE
forms the network by which I communicate with other plastics
technologists. The network is educational, it's conversational,
it's marketing related, it's job related. I can't do without
it. The best part is that the volunteer work needed for SPE
to function strengthens the network, provides increased contacts
and promotes continuity with those entering the industry. It's
time well spent. |
Bill
Humphrey
Member since 1968 |
Membership
in SPE has given me the opportunity to network with my peers
in my profession. My volunteer time has allowed me to "give
back" to the industry that has provided for my well-being.
I have enjoyed over 30 years in the plastics industry and have
served 27 of those years as a section board member or executive
committee member. I thoroughly enjoy my membership in SPE! |
Roger
F. Jones
Member since 1961 |
I
have been a member of SPE for over 40 years. SPE has provided
opportunities for me to learn about the technologies of plastics
materials, processing and usage that would be otherwise unavailable
or available at considerable difficulty and cost. SPE has also
afforded me an opportunity to meet many people in the industry
and to contribute to the improvement in plastics technology
and its application. |
Melvin
Kohan
Member since 1961 |
The
SPE is a major source of information with respect to all facets
of the plastics industry - materials, processing, testing, applications.
It also provides limited updates on manufacture of materials
and the current legal and political environment. Its meetings
provide important opportunity for exchange of new ideas both
by formal presentations and informal contacts. Its activities
such as training sessions, scholarship sponsorship, inter-society
educational efforts, offering a broad selection of books on
plastics from an assortment of publishers, and related efforts
constitute an especially valuable part of SPE. |
George
M. Prall
Member since 1948 |
Why
belong to the SPE? Because you can't afford not to! Where else
can you go to hear a knowledgeable speaker on a subject you
are interested in or to meet your peers of same or similar interests?
At regular Section meetings, or one can review the monthly journal
Plastics Engineering for its in depth articles and to learn
of new product applications, materials, equipment and processes.
Also there is a calendar of "Dates to Remember" listing
SPE Conferences, Seminars and Chapter meetings, some of which
may be of specific interest to your endeavors. As a new member
in 1948, I probably took more than I gave. But as a retiree,
I would like to think I finally gave more than I took. And if
I had to do it all over again, I would with pleasure. |
Robert
Ringwood
Member since 1959 |
Lasting friendships with your industry peers. Technical ideas.
Continuous networking. Membership in the international allows
you to grow and expand your knowledge inside and outside your
area of expertise. I joined the SPE when I was a Lab Technician
with little expertise in plastics. After nearly forty years
of membership, there isn't a meeting that I go to or an article
in Plastics Engineering that I read that I don't learn something.
Being active in the operations of the Section and Division brings,
not only personal benefits, but also people remember who to
call when they are in need of products or services your company
can supply. Working with the Officers, Directors and Committee
Members is working with a group of dedicated and committed people
that can only make you look good to your peers, bosses and ...yourself. |
Douglas
Stratton
Member since 1980 |
I've been a member of SPE for over 20 years. During that time,
for me, being a member has changed and expanded from being part
of a professional engineering society to belonging to a community.
In the beginning, the SPE met my needs for technical engineering
knowledge about plastics to help handle the demands of my early
career assignments. Later, through becoming actively involved
with the Board of Directors on the Section and Division level,
I learned about leadership and getting things done through cooperation.
I learned to view myself as being employed by the polymers industry,
rather than simply by a firm. Now, at this stage of my career
and life, the SPE represents a chance for me to develop and
contribute my spirit, energy and creativity to a community that
brings meaning to my life. My work with the Detroit Section
and Automotive Division Society of Plastics Engineers Educational
Foundation is a wonderful challenge to develop and evolve a
vision for this nonprofit organization with a philanthropic
basis. With the other people who are involved, we are creating
an organization with value to our local community in southeastern
Michigan and making a statement about how the plastics industry
recognizes the value of philanthropy. This is what belonging
to this professional society has done for me. The benefits do
not come to the individual passively. One must choose where
to devote one's energy and spirit. With the investments, the
dividends and other benefits will come. |
Ralph
Starkey
Member since 1973 |
I
have been a member of SPE since 1973 and have found it to be
very beneficial. The main reason that I started attending local
Section meetings of the Tri State Section in Evansville, IN
was a search for knowledge about this industry; I wanted to
become very versed in plastics technology. At the time there
was no real place to get informed about the various aspects
of the plastics industry except SPE. I am convinced that this
is true today. Education and Training have to be the main reasons
that SPE existed in the past and will exist in the future. All
Seminars, TOPCONs and ANTECs are created to create a forum of
learning. The Society of Plastics Engineers is excellence in
training and information. |
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