Abstract :
Games Slayter, vice-president in charge of research and development of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, has been chosen to receive the 1948 Industrial Research Institute medal presented for outstanding contribution to the field of industrial research. The Institute, composed of 93 companies representing diversified types of industry throughout the nation, cited Mr. Slayter for his leadership in the development of glass fibers and their commercial application. The medal was presented during the winter meeting of the Institute at Rye, N. Y. A previous recipient of the award was Doctor Willis R. Whitney (A ´01) organizer of General Electric Research Laboratory.
