Samuel E. Tyson, a consultant to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), has been honored with the 2006 Founding Committee Award, the most prestigious award presented by ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys. Committee A01 recognized Tyson for his leadership and exemplary contributions to A01 in the development and promotion of voluntary consensus standards.

Tyson lives in Wyomissing, Pa.

Involved in ASTM activities since the 1950s, Tyson has, in addition to A01, worked on groups within Committees B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials, E28 on Mechanical Testing, and F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices.

During the 1990s Tyson chaired the ASTM activity within A01 that represented the United States in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 17, dealing with all steel products.

Tyson is an ASTM fellow and recipient of the Award of Merit, the organization's highest honor for individual contributions to standards activities. He has also received the Committee F04 Robert E. Fairer Award (formerly called the M.O.S.E.S. Award), in 1977 and in 1979, and a 2004 Award of Appreciation from A01.

Tyson started his career with Carpenter Technology Corp. in Reading, Pa., after he earned his B.S. in metallurgy from the Pennsylvania State University. He began in the metallurgy department and rose to be general manager of quality assurance before retiring from the firm. During his tenure he focused on manufacturing and technology of stainless steel products, the quality control of long-steel products made by his corporation, and standards for steel.

In addition to ASTM International and A2LA, Tyson is a member of ASM International (formerly the American Society for Metals), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Welding Society.

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