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Secat, Inc.
1505 Bull Lea Road
Lexington, KY 40511
TEL: (859) 514-4989
FAX: (859) 514-4988
Email: info@secat.net
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| Secat Board of Directors Welcomes Randy Schumaker of Logan Aluminum |
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At the quarterly meeting of the Secat Board of Directors on February 24th,
Randy Schumaker of Logan Aluminum was welcomed as a new member to the board.
Mr. Schumaker has been chosen to be the new Chief Management Officer for Logan Aluminum Inc.,
effective March 1, 2005. Schumaker comes to Logan from BP North America in Chicago,
where he has held numerous regional and global leadership posts since
starting his career in 1979.
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| Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry |
The Sloan
Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry has begun to
take shape with the first in a Series of Distinguished Lectures
on January 14, 2005. Dr. John Green, a consultant with Secat
in the area of Product and Process Management, presented "Challenges
and Issues in the Aluminum Industry" to interested faculty in
The Gatton School at the University of Kentucky.
Click here to view the presentation.
The Sloan Center's website has also been launched and can be
found at www.sustainablealuminum.org.
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| Secat's CEO Honored as Part of University of Kentucky FAB FIVE |
Usually, at home University of Kentucky basketball games, a poster is distributed that helps fans
cheer on the UK Wildcats every time they ring up a "3-pointer".
At the last regular season home game this year, Dr. Lee Todd decided to give fans
something else to cheer about - a different kind of Fab Five: an academic Fab Five -
students, teachers and researchers who are making a name for themselves and UK among the
elite of higher education, alongside Duke, Harvard, Stanford and other top academic institutions.
Included in Dr. Todd's Fab Five is Dr. Subodh Das, President and CEO of Secat, Inc., one of the grant
recipients of the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
READ MORE...
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| Aluminum Pioneer Gets Honorary Doctorate |
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved an honorary doctorate in science
for a pioneer in aluminum production.
The board approved the honorary degree for Stanley Platek, vice president of research and development
for the Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation, who profoundly changed aluminum production in partnership
with UK.
Platek invented a continuous-casting process that reduced energy consumption and emissions in
aluminum production while producing a more durable and quality-controlled product.
"Because of his innovations, more than 1.5 billion pounds of scrap aluminum are annually recycled
into product components, including the first automotive-grade aluminum strip acceptable for
commercial vehicles," the board's citation reads.
READ MORE...
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Secat, Inc. Recognized as a University of Kentucky
Presidential Fellow |
In November, 2004, a black-tie dinner was held in Rupp Arena, Lexington,
Kentucky, to recognize four new Fellows
who have given or pledged $1,000,000 or more to the University of
Kentucky.
This celebration was in honor of the University
of Kentucky Fellows Society and Development Council
and was by invitation only. It was hosted by President and Mrs. Todd, with dinner and dancing.
Included on the Presidential Fellows list was
Secat, Inc., along with BB&T Corporation of Winston-Salem,
NC; James K. Patterson Trust of Lexington, KY;
and Greg and Noreen Wells of Hazard, KY.
Secat’s contribution was given in support of the Center for Aluminum
Technology, a multidisciplinary center providing research and educational
services to the aluminum industry in the United States.
At the dinner, the university expressed its appreciation for the generosity of these and other
loyal contributors, which enabled UK to reach and exceed its original campaign goal of $600 million
and inspired a courageous new goal of $1 billion.
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Dr. Subodh Das Appointed Adjunct Faculty at the
University of Kentucky |
Dr. Subodh Das was recently appointed as an Adjunct Professor in
Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Kentucky effective July
1, 2005. This appointment was endorsed unanimously
at an October 2004 meeting of the Mechanical
Engineering faculty.
Dr. Keith Rouch, Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, comments, "As an adjunct faculty,
Dr. Das will be in a position to work more closely with the faculty in the department in developing
joint research activities in support of the aluminum industry. He will also be able to contribute
to the educational experience by advising graduate students and by teaching courses in the graduate
and undergraduate programs. We believe this appointment will be of significant benefit to both
SECAT and the department, and we look forward to the increased collaboration."
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