Recipient of the 2001 雷竞技下载ios奖

沃尔特·L. 卡宾 was awarded the 2001 Exceptional Achievement Service Award.
 

“As a testament to the character of this man and to his life of service, among the numerous letters in support of his nomination for this award were two from competitors, one from a former EASA International chairman, and one from a current EASA International officer,前任主席威廉. Overton说.

“Our recipient has had an exemplary life of achievement and service and was unanimously selected by the EASA International Nominating Committee,奥弗顿说.

Overton told the audience at the 2001 EASA 公约 that 卡宾 has always had a genuine interest in electronics that began early in life and continued throughout his career.

“作为一个孩子, 科尔宾有极大的好奇心, enjoyed learning and was particularly interested in anything mechanical in nature,奥弗顿说.

In 1950 he graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and attended Butler University in 印第安纳州polis, 印第安纳州. Shortly afterward, he began his career with Scherer Industrial Group in 印第安纳州polis.

卡宾 later enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for four years during and after the Korean War. During his enlistment, 卡宾 took courses in electronics and rose to the rank of Tech Sergeant.

Upon returning from the service, 卡宾 re-joined Scherer to continue his career with the company.

As a Scherer employee, 卡宾 held a variety of leadership positions. He supervised the company's machine shop as well as its winding and field service departments, 等. His performance led him to the appointment of company president in 1971 and chairman of the board in 1975. 卡宾 held both positions simultaneously until his retirement in 1994; he remained chairman of the board until 1996. During his 19-year tenure as company leader, Scherer’s sales volume grew more than tenfold and its number of facilities increased from one to five.

卡宾 has been an active volunteer serving both the Electric League of 印第安纳州 (ELI) and EASA. 作为ELI的一员, 活跃于1975年至1994年, 卡宾 served the league’s board of directors and chaired several of its committees. In addition, he received ELI’s “Distinguished Service Award” in 1983.

卡宾 has been an EASA member for more than 50 years. 在此期间, he participated in six committees, 其中两次是他主持的, and served as the president of EASA’s 印第安纳州的章. 他还建议,advised and provided continued support for four of the past eight EASA International chairmen.<

卡宾 has helped formally and informally both EASA Active and Associate members, much like he did throughout his career prior to his retirement. He is currently helping four EASA firms grow their businesses by consulting with them on a regular basis, and is helping other Active members and vendors on an informal basis.

“Achievement through service is our recipient’s hallmark,” said Overton. “He has helped and served not only people in our industry, but many others throughout his career. Whether serving through Rotary for 30 years, as chairman of the board of the 印第安纳州 Credit Association, 或者只是作为朋友, our recipient helps everyone he touches — and he does so with great humility.”