Dalton, GA, November 19, 2015—Chester Chaffin, Shaw’s vice president of enterprise excellence, was awarded the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award at the Carpet & Rug Institute’s annual meeting.
The Smrekar award was established by Milliken & Company to honor the late Dr. Joe Smrekar who served on a number of CRI committees and “set the standard” for service to CRI and the carpet industry.
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