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Dave Swormstedt, Sr. Memorial Award

 

The Dave Swormstedt, Sr. Memorial Award is presented, annually, during the SGIA Expo in October, to the author(s) of an article written on any aspect of screen printing or graphic imaging and published in the fiscal year — August 1 through July 31 — immediately preceding the meeting.

 

Chosen by members of the Academy, winners of the prestigious Swormstedt Award are recognized for their outstanding writing ability and exceptional industry insight. Any SGIA member can nominate articles for the Swormstedt Award.

 

2011 Swormstedt Award Winners, Bea Purcell and Laura Maybaum for their article
"The Future for Curing," published in Specialist Printing Worldwide, Issue 4 of 2010 and Issue 1 of 2011.
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1978 Hans Gerd-Scheer
1979 Peter Herman
1980 Hans Gerd-Scheer "The Influence of the Stencil Fabric on the Ink Deposit and Consumption of Screen Printing Ink"
1981 Michel Caza
1982 Ron Mason "Ultraviolet Printing: Backyard Molecules"
1983 Elmar Messerchmitt "Ultimate Screen for Close Tolerance Screen Printing" & "Rheological Considerations for Screen Printing Inks"
1984 Sylve Ericsson "Development and Research of High Efficiency Jet Dryers and UV Curing Systems"
1985 Tamas Frecska, "Screen Fabrics: A Question of the Right Parameters"
1986 Joe Clarke, "Control Without Confusion"
1987 Hans Gerd-Scheer, "Screen Printing Criteria in HalftonePrinting"
1988 Mike Young, "Proper Techniques & Process Control for Printing Overlay Front Panels"
1989 Joe Clarke - "Woven Nylon Imprinting"
1990 Tamas Frecska, "Taming Microregistration"
1991 Andre Peyskens "Fine-Detail Printing"
1992 Mark Coudray, "Understanding Halftone Moire"
1993 Tamas Frecska, "Screen Printing in the Year 2000"
1994 Mark Coudray, "Stochastic Halftones"
1995 Tamas Frescka, "Becoming a Super Color Matcher"
1996 Tamas Frescka, "Floodbar Fundamentals"
1998 Shannon Boothe/Doug Brendle, "The Truth About High Tension Screens"
1999 Hans Gerd-Scheer, "Quality Control for Halftone Screen Printing"
2000 Joe Clarke, "Lenticular Imaging"
2001 Todd Cleery and Deepthi Sid, "Producing the Best Backlit Signs" Steven Abbott, "It's the PITS: Pile Height in Process-Color UV Printing"
2002 Joe Clarke, "Balancing Act"
2003 Dr. John Anderson, "Mesh Movement and Its Impact on Screen Tensions, Part 1 and 2."
2004 Dr. John Anderson, “Putting Theory into Practice”
2006 Rick Auterson, "Taking Control with Color Management"
2007 Mike Ruff, "Hybrid Curves"
2008 Mike Ruff, "Accumulative Density: A Powerful Color-Control Tool"
2010 Dean Buzby and Art Dobie, "Fine Line Screen Printing of Thick Film Pastes on Silicone Solar Cells"
2011 Bea Purcell and Laura Maybaum, "The Future for Curing"