Swormstedt Award
Annually, SGIA awards the Dave Swormstedt, Sr.
Memorial Award during its convention. The winner of this
award is the author of the article, on any aspect of screen printing
or
graphic imaging, deemed by the Academy to be the most deserving
of recognition, which has been published between the August 1st
and July 31st immediately preceding the SGIA Convention.
Members of the Academy annually choose the winner of this prestigious
award.
Swormstedt Award Winners
The David Swormstedt, Sr. Memorial Award recognizes the best
published article or technical paper written for any aspect
of
the screen printing industry. Any SGIA member can
nominate articles for the Swormstedt award.
Fiscal year August 1 to July 31 Awarded in October at the show
2007 Swormstedt Award Winner Mike Ruff (Center), Nazdar Consulting For his article, “Hybrid Curves,” SGIA Journal, Fourth Quarter, 2006
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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"
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