The American Iron and Steel Institute announced that former president and CEO of AISI Mr Thomas J Gibson was awarded the US industry’s highest honor, the Gary Memorial Medal at AISI’s Board of Directors meeting in Washington, DC. Mr Gibson had been president and CEO of the Institute since 2008 and retired in June of 2020. His selection for the honor was originally adopted by the AISI Board of Directors in October 2020; however, the announcement was delayed due to the pandemic. The citation to Mr Gibson from the Board of Directors reads: “In recognition of his outstanding leadership in advancing public policy issues critical to the steel industry and American manufacturing; his unwavering commitment of time and energy to matters central to the future of the Institute and the interests of its members; and for his thoughtful, articulate advocacy on behalf of steel as the material of choice.”
The American Iron and Steel Institute announced that former president and CEO of AISI Mr Thomas J Gibson was awarded the US industry’s highest honor, the Gary Memorial Medal at AISI’s Board of Directors meeting in Washington, DC. Mr Gibson had been president and CEO of the Institute since 2008 and retired in June of 2020. His selection for the honor was originally adopted by the AISI Board of Directors in October 2020; however, the announcement was delayed due to the pandemic. The citation to Mr Gibson from the Board of Directors reads: “In recognition of his outstanding leadership in advancing public policy issues critical to the steel industry and American manufacturing; his unwavering commitment of time and energy to matters central to the future of the Institute and the interests of its members; and for his thoughtful, articulate advocacy on behalf of steel as the material of choice.”
