BANNOCKBURN, IL -- Dennis (Denny) Fritz will be inducted into the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame next week, becoming the 29th man inducted.

Fritz has been involved in IPC for more than 30 years, primarily with MacDermid. He has chaired several committees and task groups on printed circuit board materials and embedded devices, and won the IPC President's Award in 1997. He has been an outspoken advocate of using better science against legislative efforts banning leaded solder.

Fritz will officially be inducted at a ceremony next week at the IPC Apex Expo trade show.

The list of previous inductees:

Don Dupriest Lockheed Martin 2010
Jack Bramel Jack Bramel & Associates 2009
Dan Feinberg Fein-Line Associates 2008
Bill Jacobi William Jacobi and Associates 2008
Robert (Bob) Neves Microtek Laboratories 2007
John T. (Jack) Fisher Interconnect Technology Analysis, Inc. 2006
Vern Solberg Micro Electronic Engineering Services 2005
Gene Weiner Weiner & Associates 2005
Doug Sober Bakelite Epoxy Polymers 2004
Werner Engelmaier
Engelmaier Associates, L.C. 2003
Ron Underwood
Circuit Center, Inc. 2002
Walt Custer Custer Consulting Group 2001
Peter Sarmanian Printed Circuit Corp. 2000
Larry Velie Velie Circuits, Inc. 1999
Bill Kenyon Global Centre for Process Change 1998
Jerry Siegmund Circuit-Wise Inc. 1997
Gerald Ginsberg Component Data Associates 1997
Foster Gray Texas Instruments 1996
Donald Dinella AT&T 1996
Marv Larson Bureau of Engraving 1995
Rolly Mettler Circuit-Wise, Inc. 1993
Bernie Kessler Kessler and Associates 1991
George Smith Trace Labs 1990
George Messner AMP-AKZO 1987
Dieter Bergman IPC 1985
Raymond Pritchard IPC 1982
Robert Swiggett Photocircuits Corporation 1979
William McGinley Methode Electronics 1977


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