November 4, 2011 – BUSINESS WIRE — Nordson Corporation will honor the life of Steven J. Adamson, former Nordson ASYMTEK marketing specialist and electronics industry mentor, by funding a $3,000 annual scholarship in Adamson’s name with the IMAPS Educational Foundation, whose role is to support student activities related to the study of microelectronic packaging, interconnect and assembly.
Adamson passed away October 28, 2011, after a 15-month battle with cancer. Donations to the fund in his honor can be made at: www.microelectronicsfoundation.org. "This donation supports the mission of the educational fund, which Steve was instrumental in establishing. We are glad we can honor the memory of Steve in this way," said Michael O’Donoghue, executive director, IMAPS.
Just days before he passed away, Adamson received the Daniel C. Hughes, Jr., Memorial Award from IMAPS. He was IMAPS president in 2008 and chairman of the Society’s Microelectronics Foundation in 2009. Last year, he was given IMAPS’ President’s Award.
Adamson started with Nordson ASYMTEK in 1998 as applications lab manager, and most recently was market development manager for the semiconductor packaging and hard disk drive industries. He contributed to the Axiom and DispenseJet product lines. Adamson previously held positions with Kodak, Motorola in the US, and Plessey International Computers Ltd in the UK. He was awarded five US and two UK patents. Originally from the UK, he held a Higher National Certificate in Electrical Engineering from Stockport College of Technology. In 2005 he was presented an award by the San Diego Engineering Council for "Outstanding Service to Electrical Engineering."
"We will miss Steve’s creativity, intellectual curiosity, and friendship. And the industry will miss his active participation and leadership," stated Greg Hartmeier, vice president, Nordson ASYMTEK.
Memorial services will be held 4pm, Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Oaks North Golf Course Community Center, 12578 Oaks North Drive, San Diego, in the Rancho Bernardo community.
The International Microelectronics And Packaging Society (IMAPS) leads the microelectronics packaging, interconnect and assembly community. Find out more at www.imaps.org.
Nordson ASYMTEK supplies precision automated fluid dispensing, conformal coating, and jetting technologies and designs and manufactures a full line of dispensing and coating systems. For more information, visit www.nordsonasymtek.com.
Nordson Corporation information can be found on the web at www.nordson.com.
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