On May 4, Virginia Tech held a banquet at its Blacksburg, VA, campus with a twofold purpose: one, to award the first two recipients of the David H. Jackson Scholarship Fund; and two, to recognize and honor David H. Jackson and Bostik Findley for their multiple contributions and support of Virginia Tech and its Center for Adhesives and Sealant Science (CASS) programs.

W.R. Grace & Co. celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 10, joining a small number of companies that have reached this remarkable milestone.

Frost & Sullivan has awarded the 2004 Process Control Equipment Company of the Year Award to seepex.

ASC's Fall 2004 Convention & Expo will be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton, Sept. 19-22, 2004.

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has announced the promotion of Matt Monroe as plant manager of its Grand Junction, CO, plant, which manufactures many of the company's specialty chemicals for elastomers, coatings, inks, adhesives, and electronics applications.

ASTM International has announced its support of the assessment on standards issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

Veteran sales executive Michael Withington has been named Senior Sales Representative for MarChem Northeast, a well-established producer of vinyl plastisols.

Sika Corporation USA recently held an open house to officially recognize the completion and start-up of a new manufacturing plant dedicated solely to the production of chemical admixtures for concrete.

Bemis Company, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share.

ASC has partnered with Chemsultants International Network on a new technical education training program designed for quality assurance, quality control, Research & Development lab technicians, and other personnel new to the industry (technical sales, product marketing and customer service staff).