The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) has elected several new members, as well as a new president and vice president, to its Board of Directors during the association’s 2006 Annual Meeting in Naples, Fla.
William Schapiro of Whitehouse & Schapiro in Owings Mills, Md., and Carren Kay of Carnegie Textile Co., Cleveland, were elected president and vice president of SMART. Both will serve a one-year term and be eligible for reelection. Ed Freeman, Bro-Tex Inc., St. Paul, Minn., was reelected to serve as treasurer. Former President Bob Travis, E. Butterworth & Co., Dracut, Mass., will serve the board as immediate past president.
In addition, two SMART members were elected to serve on the board: Johnny Stewart, U.S. Soft Wiping Cloth Inc., Gastonia, N.C., and Robert Goode, Fab-Tech Co., Owings Mills, Md.
The association will celebrate its 75th anniversary during the 2007 convention at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Maui, Hawaii.
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