August 2015, Vol. 242, No. 8
Features
NACE President Seeks to Diversify Services for Rapidly Growing Membership
Raised in Pittsburgh, Jim Feather, NACE International’s 2015 president, says he grew up “not only with the steel metallurgy industry in my blood but also in my nostrils.” And while Feather did work directly in the steel industry as a sophomore through a co-op program at Carnegie-Mellon University, even then he could see “the writing on the wall” concerning steel’s long-term future in the United States. He received his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy and material science, but his career path took an unexpected turn when an Exxon recruiter visited the campus and suggested interviewing for a position in materials research. Feather got the job and just last year retired from ExxonMobil as a re
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