Anoplate’s Milt Stevenson Jr. was presented with the Silvio C. Taormina Award by the National Association for Surface Finishing at the 2022 SUR/FIN conference in Chicago.
The Taormina Award is one of NASF’s most prestigious awards, given to an individual who has performed outstanding service to the finishing industry.
Stevenson is Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer at Anoplate in Syracuse, New York, which he runs along with his brother, Jim. It was founded by its father in 1960 and operates in a 104,000-square-foot facility.
Stevenson is an active member of the finishing industry and its association, and in 2019 was named an NASF Fellow for his lifelong work and dedication to the industry.
Past winners of the award include:
- 1975 Glenn A. Fitzgerald
- 1980 John Thim Jr.
- 1994 Marc LeBaron
- 2002 Bill Saas
- 2004 Herbert “Duff” Gerhardt
- 2005 J. Kelly Mowry
- 2006 Michael Kelly; Joanne R. Marozza
- 2007 None Selected
- 2008 Blair Vandivier
- 2009 Bob Burger
- 2010 Ray Lucas
- 2011 John Lindstedt
- 2012 Jerry Wahlin
- 2013 B.J. Mason
- 2014 Jim Jones
- 2015 None Selected
- 2016 Bob Sica
- 2017 Rick Delawder
- 2018 Joelie Zak
- 2019 Paul Brancato
- 2020 Rebecca Bennett
- 2022 Milt Stevenson IV
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