Mike Ruff Wins ASPT Swormstedt Award at SGIA ’07

For Immediate Release
October 24, 2007
Contact: Cass Johnson, SGIA
503.209.8585
cass@sgia.org

Marguerite Higgins, SGIA
503.209.8525
mhiggins@sgia.org

Orlando, Florida — The Academy of Screen Printing Technology today awarded Mike Ruff, Chief Technology Officer of Nazdar Consulting Services (Shawnee Mission, Kansas), with the Swormstedt Award.

Ruff secured the award — which recognizes the best article or technical paper published between August 1 and July 31 immediately preceding the SGIA Expo — for his article, “Hybrid Curves.” The article, which explained the new concept of setting curves for better color matching, appeared in the fourth-quarter edition of the SGIA Journal (2006).

“Mike’s article on a new industry concept illustrated Swormstedt Award’s mission of spotlighting an article that promotes the advancement of screen printing,” said ASPT Chairman Don Marsden.

Last year’s Swormstedt Award winner was Rick Auterson, Pratt Corp. (Indianapolis, Indiana), for his article, “Taking Control with Color Management” (Screen Printing Magazine, April 2006).

ASPT, a group of leaders who support the technological advancement and growth in the screen printing industry, also inducted three new members for 2007:

• Pei Guifen (China Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association)
• Andy MacDougal (TMI Screenprinting Equipment)
• Neil Bolding (MacDermid Autotype Inc.)

To learn more about ASPT and its awards, visit SGIA.org, Keyword: ASPT.

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