AATCC has dedicated its library to its former executive vice president.
As AATCC’s executive vice president for more than 20 years, John Y Jack Daniels was often found in the Technical Center library researching changes to a test method, corporate members from the 60s, or foundational articles on reactive dyeing. In November 2022, that library will be named in his honor at a public ceremony.
The dedication will be a special feature of AATCC’s fall research committee meeting week. A few years after Daniels’ retirement, 15 past and current presidents of AATCC came together to recommend recognizing his contribution to the association by renaming the Technical Center library. They felt the library was a particularly fitting tribute. During Jack’s tenure as executive vice-president, he has been a staunch supporter and advocate of the association and a student of the historical information and documents retained by AATCC. The move was approved by the AATCC board of directors in May. In 2021, the library was reorganized to highlight some of the AATCC history that Daniels so knowledgeably and proudly shares with friends and colleagues.
More than ever, visitors to the library can share in Daniels’ passion for history and the legacy of AATCC. The presidents believe Jack’s leadership, contribution, and promotion of the association is immeasurable and merits this recognition.
