The PPG Collegium has 27 lifetime members with these additions.
Biennial elections conclude a nominating process.
Lawton is staff scientist at PPG's Lexington, N.C., fiber glass science and technology center. He joined the company in 1981 as a fiber glass research associate, and has authored or co-authored 18 United States patents. He invented a coating used on a wide range of fiber glass yarns as well as fiber glass reinforcements for copper and fiber optic cables, and has led development of a resin compatible binder for new fiber glass yarns that enhance production of electronic circuit boards. He introduced statistical analysis to improve fiber glass production and performance, and co-invented coatings application technology to protect reflective metallic coatings on flat glass and windshields. A native of Raleigh, N.C., Lawton received bachelor's and master's degrees in textile chemistry and a doctorate in organic chemistry at North Carolina State University.