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Meetings & Partings CSPA says goodbye to Doug Fratz and Chris Cathcart, welcomes incoming President & CEO The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) held its 103rd Annual Meeting Dec. 5–8 at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. A Fitting Farewell to Doug Fratz At the General Session on Dec. 5, CSPA awarded its Charles E. Allderdice, Jr., Memorial Award posthumously to D. Douglas Fratz. Fratz, 63, was the leading scientist and longest-serving employee at CSPA, where for 36 years, he managed corporate advocacy efforts with government regulators and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on aerosol and air quality issues. He died suddenly on Sept. 27, 2016 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. Chris Cathcart, President & CEO of CSPA, said Fratz’s ability to distill critical information on Dr. Naomi Richfield-Fratz receives the Charles E. Allderdice Jr. Memorial Award, presented posthumously to her husband Doug Fratz, from CSPA Board Chair Bill Auriemma (Diversified CPC). Photo by Joseph Cancellare. policies affecting consumer products was unsurpassed. “We could always count on Doug to quickly analyze policy proposals and to lead the aerosol industry forward,” he said. “He was respected by aerosol industry leaders worldwide for his deep knowledge of issues and he was admired by everyone for his generosity of spirit.” Fratz joined CSPA in 1980 as Associate Director of Scientific Affairs. Most recently, as CSPA’s Senior Science Fellow, he managed the work of hundreds of technical representatives serving on a dozen committees and task groups focused on safety, health and environmental issues related to aerosols. In 2009, he began a project to catalog all the chemicals used in consumer and institutional products. That list eventually became the Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary, now in its third edition and used as a reference in laboratories worldwide. The Allderdice Award is named for a former president of the CSPA. For 34 years, members have honored an individual with the award who has demonstrated exemplary commitment and service to the industry and to the association. Fratz 36 Spray January 2017


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