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1980 marked the year of four CAM Section members achieving the ASME Centennial award for outstanding engineering contributions. Harry Jones and Bob Sharp were recognized for their contributions to railroad engineering, and Dick Dohrmann and Norm Johanson received the award for their contributions in nuclear fuel and steam plant engineering.
In 1983, the "Technology Today" program was introduced to increase the technical content of CAM meetings to provide members with a convenient and economic means of keeping abreast of recent technical developments by drawing on the expertise of CAM Section members. Each year since then, one Section meeting is set aside for this program in which three or four high quality technical presentations are given. P. E. Doepker and R. P. Glasser were presented with CAM Section Recognition Award Certificates for spearheading the Technology Today Program.
In 1987, ASME National began sponsoring the Distinguished Lecturer Program to make nationally recognized speakers economically available to local sections. Through this program, the CAM Section has been able to offer notable speakers on subjects including "The Composites Age", "Inelastic Behavior of Materials", "In Search of the Pool Boiling Curve", and in 1992, "The Changing Perception of Science and Engineering in our Society".
Providing Continuing Education opportunities for Section members has been a priority for the CAM Section leadership. CAM Section has sponsored professional development seminars on CAD/CAM, Stress Management, and Codes and Standards. In addition, the section publishes a Continuing Education Newsletter to inform members of local short courses and seminars that will keep members' skills current in advancing technologies and support the upward mobility of our membership. J. B. Sandifer was presented a certificate of recognition in May, 1984 for his extensive work as Professional Development Committee Chairman and for his efforts in issuing the Continuing Education Newsletters.
The quality of the CAM Section programs and individual members has been recognized by ASME National and sister technical societies. During the 1986 National Engineers Week Banquet, J. B. Kitto was honored by being named recipient of the Canton Regional Society of Professional Engineers "Young Engineer of the Year" award. In 1991, Kitto was awarded the George Westinghouse Silver medal for outstanding leadership and high technical competency in the fields of heat transfer and fluid flow, and J. R. Farr was awarded the Pressure Vessel and Piping Award for outstanding contributions in the field of pressure vessels and piping technology. In the same year, Kitto was also elected to National Office as Vice President of Region V. The CAM Section has had numerous members recognized for their contributions in the field of engineering by being promoted to the grade of ASME Fellow.
