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PROMOTIONS AT BERKEY COLORTRAN, INC.
Thomas L. Pincu has been promoted to vice president, marketing
and sales administration at Berkey Colortran, Inc, In his new position,
Pincu will be responsible for all sales quotations; customer service,
domestic and export sales administration; marketing, product management and evaluation; and all facets of the company's advertising,
public relations, and sales promotion efforts,
Pincu joined Berkey Colortran in 1967 as western marketing manager and was appointed sales administration manager in 1968, A
graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology, he received an MA in
Theatre Arts at UCLA, writing his thesis on color television lighting,
Pincu has extensive experience in film, television, theatrical and
architectural lighting, and control systems,
Paul H. Friedman has been named vice president, finance and
administration at Berkey Colortran, In his new position Friedman will
be responsible for accounting, credit, data processing, billing and
office management. He will also be involved in material cost control.
Friedman joined Colortran in 1976 as director of finance, Prior to
his association with the company, he served in a variety of administrative managerial capacities with industrial and financial management organizations, A graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology,
he received his MSc, in Industrial Engineering under a research
fellowship from that university, Friedman is a registered professional
engineer and a certified public accountant.

PROMOTIONS AT ELECTRO CONTROLS, INC.
Electro Controls, Inc, of Salt Lake City, announced recently the
promotions of Robert N. Osborn and Larry Riddle.
Mr, Osborn was promoted to Vice President and National Sales
Manager, after having served as a Regional Sales Manager, then as
Western States Sales Manager before accepting this new position,
He received his BFA and MFA degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and has served as Technical Director and Instructor for such

colleges and theatres as Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Cal State College in
Wayward, and Wright State University,
Mr, Riddle was assigned the position of Vice President, International and TV Sales Manager, Mr, Riddle has held the position of
National Accounts Manager and Eastern States Sales Manager before receiving this promotion, His background is theatrically oriented,
having received an MFA degree from Carnegie-Mellon University,
and having served as Technical Director Lighting Designer, and Lecturer for several universities in Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and
Massachusetts,

CBC INSTITUTE OF SCENOGRAPHY TV AND FILM lOS
The "CBC Institute of Scenography TV and Film" lOS has been
established at the Toronto design premises in 1977, The Institute is
designed as a two years advanced studies for bright and talented
students under the direction and guidance of Val Strazovec and Rudi
Dorn,
Val Strazovec's Dipl. Arch, credits include numerous productions
for Canadian and U,S, television, as well as extensive and award
winning production designs for many European centers, He has also
conducted a similar Institute in Czechoslovakia,
Rudi Dorn Dipl. Arch, Artistic Director/Design is a long time creative artist in the CSC, where he has worked in the areas of design,
directing and producing,
The first two semesters of lOS have been completed with very
encouraging results, The student projects are on display and have
been seen by many producers and designers in the TV-medium,
This fall, the first students will return for the third and fourth
semesters, Meanwhile new talents for this profession will be
searched out and selected to start their first semester in the fall.
This venture will hopefully create a solid basis, by developing new
talents for a profession that is so important in the medium of audiovisual arts,-
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