ASTM International Board of Directors Honours Cannon Instrument Company President Patrick Maggi with Award of Merit

Mr. Patrick Maggi, president of CANNON Instrument Company (USA), received the prestigious ASTM International Award of Merit for 2016. The ASTM International Board of Directors presented Pat with the award at last month’s June ASTM D02 Meeting in Bellevue, Washington. The ASTM International Award of Merit was established in 1949 by the Board of Directors and is the highest award granted by the Society to an individual member for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM International committee activities. The award comes with the honorary title of “ASTM Fellow” and a lifetime membership in ASTM.

Pat has been an active member of ASTM Committee D02 (Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants) for over 20 years, serving as Sub Vice-Chairman of Subcommittee 7 since 2003 and Chairman of Section A since 2002. In this time, Pat has actively participated on various task groups, provided leadership on dozens of work items, authored industry papers, served as primary technical contact for various inter-laboratory studies and championed the development of new standards as well as the revision of existing standards. In 2006 Pat received the D02 Committee Award of Appreciation. In 2009, he received the ASTM D02 Award of Excellence. Pat’s ongoing volunteer work, extensive knowledge and commitment to excellence in standards development overnments and consumers by advancing the quality of life.