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Diamond Council of America (DCA), the nonprofit group that provides distance education in diamonds, gems, and fine jewelry, has appointed Iowa jeweler Chuck Kuba (pictured) as its chairman.
He will serve in the role for two years.
David Bonaparte, CEO of Jewelers of America, was elected vice chairman, along with Signet executive vice president of store operations Bill Luth. Dan Casanova, vice president of Riddle’s Jewelry, will serve as secretary and treasurer.
Kuba is the president and owner of Iowa Diamond in Des Moines, which he runs with his daughters and granddaughters. A third-generation jeweler, he serves on the board of directors of Jewelers of America and is a past president of the Iowa Jewelers Association. He holds a graduate gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America, and a B.A. in performing arts management from the University of Nebraska.
RAPAPORT. Walter William Hanneman, a gemologist, author and instrument maker, died on December 12 at the age of 93, his family announced this week.
Born in 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois, he entered the world of gems and minerals thanks to his father, Walter Mooney Hanneman, an avid lapidarist. The young Hanneman taught the subject to himself, later claiming to be the “world’s foremost self-ordained gemologist.”
His formal training was in organic chemistry: He earned a PhD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and worked as a research analytical chemist for major companies in the field.
He achieved recognition in the gemology world for his numerous articles and books on spectroscopy, diamond grading and garnets, including his best-known work,
Walter William Hanneman, a gemologist, author and instrument maker, died on December 12 at the age of 93, his family announced this week.Born in 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois, he entered the world of gems and minerals thanks to his father, Walter Mooney Hanneman, an avid lapidarist. The young.
Pragmatic Spectroscopy for Gemologists, followed in 2000 and 2011, respectively. His course Diamond Cut Grading Simplified can be viewed on the Canadian Institute of Gemology’s website.
In 2018, he received the Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology from the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA).
“Dr. Hanneman has dedicated decades to providing gemologists with practical solutions to many of gemology’s big challenges,” said AGA president Stuart Robertson at the time. “It would be difficult to think of anyone more deserving of this recognition.”
He also received the International Society of Appraisers’ Industry Service award.
Hanneman’s comments on the world of gemology were often blunt and to the point. “Every diamond in every jewelry store, under the bright lights of the sales counter, looks good to someone,” he wrote in his cut grading course. “If it is pretty, you like it, and the price is right, buy it.”