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Week of August 26, 2002
Textured Yarn Association of America
Summer Conference
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Officers and board members of the Textured Yarn Association of America pause for a photo during their Summer Conference recently. (Kneeling, L-R) Jim McBride, Cognis Corp.; Jerry Eskew, Day International; Richard White, Milliken & Co.,; Chas Scott, Unifi; John Amirtharaj, Universal Fiber Systems. (Back row, L-R) Alasdair Carmichael, PCI Raw Fibres & Materials; Charlie King, Unifi, Inc.; Jerry King, Milliken & Co.; Tony Dotson, KoSa; Tommy George, Spectrum Dyed Yarns; John Freeman, Nan Ya Plastics; Ulrik Frodermann, Barmag/Saurer Group; and Pat Murray, E.I. du Pont de Nemours.Photos by Devin Steele |
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Udo Schweizer of PolySpinTex, Inc., Charlotte, NC, and his wife Jane enjoy a dinner/dance during TYAA’s 30th Summer Conference. They met while Udo Schweizer was attending this event in 1976 and recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. |
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Cognis Corp. representatives include Rick Damann (L) and Kay Coy, with her husband Keith. They are based in Charlotte, NC. |
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Taking a break from a business session are Billy Gardner (L) of Boehme Filatex, Reidsville, NC, and Michael Becker of Michael S. Becker, Burlington, NC. |
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Travis and Jennifer Hargett of Eastridge Technology, Winston-Salem, NC, are on hand for a function. Their company redesigned TYAA’s Web site (www.tyaa.org) and they updated the group on the site’s features. |
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Johnny Knowles (C) and Michael Crews (R) of Sapona Manufacturing, Cedar Falls, NC, listen to a speaker during one of the business sessions. |
