Christmas Party in Centre's Lobby

Nick Daneliak

Annual R&D Photo (One of many)

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Staff Phot circa 1978

Line 1:
Don Quigley, Nell Parish, Joe Figliola, Henry Paulencu, Tony Di Valentino, Ruth Wilson, Robin MacLeod, Bill Gossifidou, Nan Straiton, Dave Grieve
Line 2:
Roy Littlewood, Bob Taylor, George Stipanitz, Gale Slack, Tom Slack, Bill Krestynski, Keith Barnes, Olga Delvechhio, and Harry Hodds
Line 3:
Ron Deans, Lorraine Hotchkies, John Tudhope, Otta Mejier, Martin Walker, Jim Lait, Richard Paquette, Bob Batt, Joe Matich, Dennis McCutcheon
Line 4:
Jock McKay, Ray Lapoint, Patti Turner, Norm Sexton, Bob Hodgins, Mary Lou Pemberton Hank Averink, Walter Lapkowski, Brent Cunningham, Doug Coats
Line 5:
Jerry Uvira, Les Englefield, Derek hartwell, Bill Ansley, Mike Finn, Kay Edey, Mark Renzetti, Gord Roeder, Person 7, Louie Vovk, Glen Delvecchio
Line 6:
Lorne Murphy, Person 8, Jack Young, Person 9, Andy Kay, Iano Pevatto, Joanne Roberts, Barry Hong, Person 10, Gene Paterson
Line 7:
Dave Pyle, Gil Dunlop, John Hood, Rick Nishisaki, Person 11, Dave Muir, Person 12, Person 13, Tammy Tompson, Frank Hickey, Derek Clay, George Chapman, Ed Veel, Person 14, Dick Baird-Kerr
Line 8:
Person 15, Person 16, Pam Hartree, Person 17, Joe Puskas, Frank Pearce, John Olmsted, Nick Daneliak, Rick Minnion, Klaus Heyer, Ron Jamieson, Don George, Barbara Buck, Terry Best, Alice Kariatsumari, Mac MacDonald
Line 9:
Jim Rennie, Barry Branston, Bob Milsop, Paul Readyhough, Brian Armitage, Ray Meadowcroft, Keith Wilson, Rick Grigg, Person 19, Person 20, George Cuthill, Howard Meilack (? back of head), Ray Addinall, Harold Cipywnyk

"Jock Talks"

Staff gathered in Cafeteria

Harold Cipywnyk, (unregonised) and Jock

Jock giving slide chat

Toward the end of his years in R&D, Jock gave talks about once every six weeks and would brief the staff on every aspect of company's business. From these one-hour talks, the staff received more inside financial and sales info than mill superintendents received. Stelco had a culture of secrecy that hindered effective management of its business. Superintendents and other senior leaders often had to make decisions without sufficient relevant data. Pity...

SL/RN Pilot Kiln

Ray Hammond
at the pilot kiln
in Hilton Works

Stelco Research Centre: Part One

In the ’60s, throughout North America and abroad, steel company research centres popped up like weeds. Mr. Harold Griffith, Executive Vice President of Operations, felt, I assume, a Stelco Research Centre would enhance further his stature among his American confreres. (Griffith had grown up and received his education in the States.) The AIME had recently honored him with the Benjamin F. Fairless award, recognizing him for distinguished achievement in iron and steel production and ferrous metallurgy.
Griffith gave the order to proceed with the construction of a Research Centre.

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Opening of the Stelco Research Centre

June 8, 1967

Hon. C.W. Drory, V.W. Scully (President) and Hon. Stanley Randall

Jock McKay , Drury (Min. of Industry), Griffith (VP Operations) and Vic Copps (Mayor Hamilton)

IBM Quicktran terminal ("Slowtran")

Primary-side Pilot Plant

Finishing-side Pilot Plant
Les Chater (Chief Engineer) and Alf Tilbe (Architect)

Research Centre 1967

Cooling Pond

Conference Room No. 1

Conference Room No. 2

Library

Lobby

Special Ocassion Lunches

Versa Food Services Ltd
Staff
/, Kay Gelzinis, / , /, Pat Vitas, /.

George Sibakin, Director R&D

RtoL: Jock McKay, Brent Cunningham, Frank Pearce, Ron Jamieson, Walter Lapkowski, Frank Hickey, Terry Best, Don George, Rod Sauders, Harold Cipywnyk ... .






The 25th Anniversary
Jock McKay cutting cake, Gord Roeder, Nick Danielak, John Hood, John Thomson, Mike Lamb, John Olmsted ....

John Tudhope

John's 30 years of Stelco service honoured with a cake in Jock's office.

Under Construction

President V.W. Scully
Mayor Owen Mullins
and Board Chairman H.G Hilton



April 25, 1966

Jock's family: Denise, Mother-inlaw and five children.
Main entrance.

Breakfast 2006

Rick Minion

Bill Krestynski

Frank, Jock and Klaus

John Hood


Jim Rennie

Klaus Heyer

Frank Pearce

Dave Grieve

Gord Roeder

Bob Taylor

Don George

Mould Inspection: Hilton Works

Klaus Heyer

Lab Simulation Tests

Photos taken in Ontario Works, West End Storage, Building "H".

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Peter Bedford-Jones and Tammy Thomson
Pelletizing Wabush contrates

Gord Roeder
Direct Reduction Test in Lab Kiln

Staff member on left unregonised and Rick Grigg.
Working on pellet induration.

Tough Assignment in Kyoto, Japan

Denis McCutcheon and John Thomson

Tom and Dave

Tom Waram and Dave Rosenplot

25 Years of Service

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Jock (Sponsor),Tammy Thompson, Rick Grigg, Henry Paulencu and George Chapman

The 25-year service watches were presented at the Hamilton Club. After the presentations our group and others from Engineering and Metallurgical Departments enjoyed an excellent dinner.

R&D Gang at the Burlington Centre

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Brent Cunningham, Jerry Uvira, Bob Pugh, Tom Slack, Peter Rhee, Olga Delvecchio, Don George, Rick Nishisaki, Henry Paulencu, Frank Markus, Charlie Johnson, Hank Averink and Ed Veel.


How many names can you remember?
Ray Addinall, Cora Ann*, Chris Brusch*, Ian Cameron, Derek Clay, George Chapman*, Dave Grieve, John Hood, Bob Hodgins*, George Ikeda, Carolyn Johnson*, Ray Lapointe, Otto Maijer, Don Quigley, Mark Renzetti, Joanne Roberts*, Dan Sakai, Ed Veel* and Tom Waram.

* Face partially hidden or cropped.