1998 Diecutter/Diemaker of the Year

Frank Clay was the exception—by choice.

For nearly 50 years Clay spent his days, weeks and months growing relationships, building a prosperous diemaking operation and helping to ensure his chosen industry as a whole was positioned for long-term success.

Frank Clay is being recognized as the 1998 International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) Diecutter/Diemaker of the Year not simply because he spent so many years working in a single industry, but because he worked nearly half a century fostering relationships first, and then at building a business and helping an industry as a whole prosper.