May, 2002, Miami Florida
CMH-HDBK-17 is pleased to recognize John Adelmann for his distinguished service to CMH-HDBK-17 as past-chairman of the Testing Working Group. John's contributions continue in his new role as Statistics Working Group Chair, but his extensive leadership of the Testing Working Group during a critical period of time is what motivates this particular award. John took over the reins of the Testing Working Group at a time when it was in need of direction, leadership, and energy. John's organizational skills are superb, and he led by example, personally authoring a number of handbook sections in Chapters 4, 6, and 7 of Volume 1, while encouraging the participation of a number of new members, and capturing their experience for CMH-HDBK-17. The sections of the handbook for which Testing Working Group is responsible, after the three handbook revisions covered by John's tenure, are the most current and most definitive reference works on the testing of composite materials. This in addition to John's other CMH-HDBK-17 achievements in Data Review, Guidelines, Statistics, and Building Block Working Groups.
At the same time, John was also active in Composite
Materials Characterization, Inc, and SACMA. Both activities
were important stepping-stones for composite standards and
industry cooperation, and John coordinated all these
activities with his work in CMH-HDBK-17 in an integrated
manner to the betterment of all of those working in
composites.
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