Textile Institute Awards launched

23 May '11

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The Young Persons Award

This Award is presented to a student enrolled in a postgraduate programme accredited by The Textile Institute to assist attendance at any international conference at which he-she will deliver a paper based on postgraduate research. IN 2010 the Award went to Veronica A Legg who was studying at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Members that received medals or awards during 2010 included Mr Aloke Goyal CText FTI, India; Mr Peter W Butcher CText FTI, UK; Dr Joe Cunning, USA; Dr Gerry J Mauretti CText FTI, USA; Professor Richard Murray CText ATI, UK; Professor Xiao-Ming Tao CText FTI, Hong Kong; Professor Frank Ko, Canada; Professor Misako Niwa CText FTI, Japan; Lord Simon Haskel CText ATI Comp TI, UK; Professor John WS Hearle CText FTI (Hon), UK; Professor Ron Postle CText FTI, Australia; Ms Angela Peers CText FTI FCFI, UK; Dr Sailen K Chaudhuri CText FTI, India; Ms Jennifer P Bougourd CText FTI FCFI, UK; Mr MNA Chisti CText ATI, Pakistan; Dr Rohana U Kuruppu CText FTI FCFI, Sri Lanka; and two posthumous awards were given to Mr Donald West CText FTI, UK and Mr Kayser Sung CText FTI FCFI Comp TI, Hong Kong.

The Institute may have celebrated one hundred years of history but is today a vital, enlivened and important organisation providing a truly global network for the fast moving, international textile industry.

The Textile Institute

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