Lee C. Coates

ASTM International Award of Merit and Title of Fellow Honor Contributions of Lee C. Coates

Lee C. Coates, retired director of technical service for Sid Richardson Carbon Co. in Akron, Ohio, has received a 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow. ASTM International Committee D24 on Carbon Black cited Coates for his contributions to D24 standards work and his support of the committee. The award is the highest Society honor given to individuals for their participation in standards development activities.

Coates lives in Stow, Ohio, with his wife Sandy.

An ASTM International member since 1986, Coates serves on a number of D24 subcommittees, and he has been a subcommittee officer for many years. Coates is also a member of Committee D11 on Rubber. From 1994 to 2000 he held the position of the D24 vice chairman. In addition, Coates has represented the U.S. position to the rubber committee of the International Organization for Standardization for many years. For his work on D24, Coates previously was honored with a D24 Distinguished Service Award.

After graduating from Youngstown State University with a B.S. in chemistry, Coates worked for General Tire and then Mohawk Tire as a tire compounder. He joined Sid Richardson Carbon Co. in their technical services group in 1974.

Coates is also active in the American Society for Quality and is a Certified Quality Engineer. He served as Chairman for the Akron Rubber group and is a member of the ACS Rubber Division.

ASTM International Award of Merit and Title of Fellow Honor Contributions of Lee C. Coates

Lee C. Coates Receives ASTM Committee D24 Distinguished Service Award

Lee C. Coates, director of technical services at Sid Richardson Carbon Co. in Akron, Ohio, has received a Distinguished Service Award for his exceptional service to ASTM Committee D24 on Carbon Black.He is a resident of Stow, Ohio.

A member of several D24 subcommittees and chairman of Subcommittee D24.51 on Carbon Black Pellet Properties, Coates is also a member of ASTM Committee D11 on Rubber.He has been an ASTM member since 1986.

Professionally, Coates has spent close to three decades in technical service and sales for Sid Richardson Carbon.
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Outside ASTM, Coates is a member of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society and American Society for Quality, as well as a past chairman of the Akron Rubber Group.He is a graduate of Youngstown State University with a B.S in chemistry.Coates and his wife have five children and seven grandchildren.

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