Roger Jones Receives 2015 Adolf Schaefer Award

Souderton, PA.  July 8, 2015 – Roger Jones, Corporate President of Solar Atmospheres, Inc., Souderton, PA, is the recipient of the 2015 Adolf Schaefer Special Achievement Award.  Established in 1986, the award recognizes individuals for special achievements in the field of metallurgy and is presented by the ASM Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter.

Roger has been a member of the ASM Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter since 1983, and served as chapter chair from 1993-1994.  He was chair of the ASM Heat Treating Society (HTS) Immediate Needs Committee and the HTS Education Committee, served on the Nominating Committee for two terms, and is a member of the HTS Technology & Programming Committee.  He was elected to the HTS Board in 2005, served as vice president (2011-2013) and is the current president of HTS.  He received the chapter’s William Hunt Eisenman Award in 2001 and Distinguished Service Award in 2004.  Under his leadership, Solar Atmospheres received the chapter’s “Outstanding Company Support Award” in 1996 and 2006.