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phere and using it to make polyethylene and polypropylene that can be used in architectural and beverage-can coatings, bottles, polyurethane foam, and flexible and clear plastics. The process earned Novomer the ICIS Innovation Award for Best Environmental Benefit and won backing from the U.S. Department of Energy and partners Albermarle and Eastman Kodak for larger-scale production. “It’s 44% CO2 by weight and the cheapest polymer on the planet,” Coates said. Coates and his colleagues have also come up with a process to make a polymer from CO2 and a byproduct of the orange juice industry and have discovered a new process for making acrylic acid, a crucial component in liquid- absorbing plastics like those used in diapers. Coates, who was given an honorary degree by the College at last spring’s Commencement, was introduced by Professor of Chemistry Scott Feller as “one of the College’s most distinguished scientists.” “Any success I've had in chemistry is largely due to the Wabash chemistry department and the faculty in it,” Coates said. “It was a really amazing educational experience, and you guys chose wisely when you chose to come here.”
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of directors for Westminster Village North in Indianapolis. Alonzo Weems was named to the Early Learning Advisory Committee by Indiana Governor Mike Pence. The committee is charged with taking a comprehensive look at the quality and availability of early childhood programs. Kenyatta Brame was promoted to executive vice president of Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, MI. Cascade is the leading provider of engineered plastics systems and components. Mark Ostapowicz served as an instructor for a civilian training class for the Grand Rapids Police Department Citizen Police Academy. Ostapowicz is with the Grand Rapids, MI, police department.
announce the birth of their second son, Owen Shawn Means, on September 30, 2013. Their oldest son, Zachary Franklin, turned two on November 8. Means is assistant principal at Oak Hill High School in Converse, IN, and the family resides in Amboy, IN. Roy Sexton was named senior vice president, corporate affairs at Trott & Trott, PC, which specializes in all facets of real estate finance legal work. Sexton joined Trott & Trott, located in Farmington Hills, MI, in 2011. Rob Weber reports, “I’ve been head rowing coach at Franklin & Marshall College since 2010 and spent this summer as a volunteer coaching intern at the U.S. Rowing Princeton Training Center, which is a year-round training center for the women’s national team. I was fortunate enough to get to travel to the World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea, and was named coach of the U.S. Women’s Straight Four, which won a gold medal at the world championships.”
practice in Newburgh, IN. Morrison and his wife, Elisa, who is the practice manager, have developed a unique pre-approval system for uninsured women, which allows every woman in their practice to receive early pregnancy care. Steve Mackin was named COO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. CTAC was founded by Richard Stephenson ’62.
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Matthew Deleget was selected to exhibit his work at the 2014 Whitney Biennial Exhibit in New York City beginning March 2014. The exhibit is the 77th in the museum’s ongoing series of annuals and biennials that begun in 1932.
99 Market Maker 4 (MM4), a successful Chicago e-sourcing firm founded by CEO David Bowen, was acquired by Xchanging plc, a UK-based outsourcing service. Founded in 2011, MM4 now has offices in Chicago, London, and Dubai.
00 Jeff Ferrand received the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award and the Dennis Nebergall Award at the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators Conference held in November. Ferrand is associate attorney at Leeuw Oberlies & Campbell PC in Indianapolis.
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