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2013 John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecturer --
Elton L. Hurlow
The 54th John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture will be presented
at the Annual Meeting by Elton L. Hurlow at 1 pm on
Thusday, June 20.
The working title of his presentation is "The
Value of Leather as a Component Brand."
Elton Hurlow has
more than 25 years experience in the leather industry. This
includes leather research, leather manufacture, leather sales,
and supply of chemicals to the leather industry. In addition he
has actively participated in professional leather associations
and is a Past President of both the ALCA and IULTCS
organizations. He has a MSc and MBA degrees and is currently
employed by the company Buckman as Market Development Manager
with global responsibilities.
Mr. Hurlow's professional resume is
as follows:
Current Position
& Contact:
Global Market Development Manager – Leather
Buckman International; 1256 N. McLean Blvd, Memphis, TN, 38108
Tel: (901) 246 5379 / (901) 272 6689; Email: elhurlow@buckman.com
Academic qualifications:
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MBA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI (1993)
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MSc, (Distinction) Rhodes University, South Africa (1987);
Thesis "Anaerobic Digestion of Vegetable Tannins"
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BA, University of South Africa, UNISA, South Africa (1985)
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BSc, (Honours - Chemistry) University of Cape Town, South Africa
(1979)
Years of experience in the leather industry:
29
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Research - LIRI, South Africa: Senior Research Chemist (1983 –
1987)
·
Tanning Operations – United States Leather Holdings: Pfister &
Vogel - Technical, Operations; USL - International Sales, AR
Clarke: Operations, General Manager (1988 – 1997)
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Chemical supply - Buckman: Global Marketing (1997 – present)
Professional Positions Held:
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ALCA: President and Life Member - Member since 1989, President
1999-2001
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IULTCS: President 2008–2009, IUL Chair 2010-present.
·
SLTC South Africa Section: Secretary/Treasurer 1985–1987
Selection of Papers and Presentations:
1.
Investigation of Red Stains on Wetblue Leather;
Proceedings of 31st IULTCS Congress, Valencia, Sept
2011
2.
A
New Antifungal Agent for the Leather Industry:
S-Hexyl-S-Chloromethyl-cyanodithiocarbimate; JSLTC, 95, 7-10,
2011; (Also presented at 8th AICLST, Kolkata, 2011)
3.
Fungal Growth on Wetblue: Methods to Measure Impact on Leather
Quality;
Proceedings of 30th IULTCS Congress, Beijing, Oct
2009; (Reprinted JALCA 105, 1-7, 2010)
4.
Antibiotics in Hide Preservation and Bacterial Control;
JALCA, 102, 62-67, 2007
5.
Emission of Fungicides from Furniture Leather;
JSLTC, 89, 210-213, 2005
6.
Monitoring Methods for Effective Microorganism Control;
LGR Lecture, March 2004
7.
Microorganism Control During Leather Manufacture,
Coauthor Chapter 20: Leather Technicians Pocketbook 339-352,
1999
8.
Effect of Polyphosphate Chain Length on Shrinkage Temperature;
JALCA, 81, 197-207, 1986
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