PMMI Announces Packaging Hall of Fame Inductees

At PMMI's Annual Meeting, vice chairman Nick Wilson announced this year’s inductees to the Packaging Hall of Fame. Of the four individuals selected for induction, two are associated with PMMI member companies.
 
The individuals inducted include Robert Dodrill, chairman of the board; Rollprint Packaging Products; Edwin Landon, Landon, Farrey & Associates; former executive director, Institute of Packaging Professionals; Michael Richmond, Ph.D., senior partner, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions LLC; and Bill Zito, vice president, sales; Enercon Industries Corp.
 
“Each of these gentlemen has helped to shape the packaging industry as we know it today. Whether it’s been by inventing new products, outreach, or education, they’ve all made a positive impact,” says Maria Ferrante, vice president, education and workforce development, PMMI. The year’s honorees were selected this month by the Packaging Hall of Fame Commission, a panel of professionals representing all aspects of packaging.“Commission members had their work cut out for them,” Ferrante notes. “In an industry built on innovation, choosing only a few innovators to honor is not easy.”
 
The Packaging Hall of Fame Class of 2010 will be inducted Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 5:15 pm, in a special reception at the Hyatt McCormick Place. Proceeds from the reception benefit college-level packaging education. This honor has been presented annually since 1971. Tickets to the induction ceremony and honor are available for $75 each. Attendees’ firms may also purchase sponsorships for the event at levels costing between $1,500 and $3,000.
 
A new Packaging Hall of Fame Commission is named each year. The 2010 panel includes Jack Aguero, vice president, business development and marketing, Pro Mach Inc.; Joe Angel, vice president/publisher, Packaging World; Curtis Babb, director, packaging materials and development, MillerCoors; Jane Chase, Board Chairperson, IoPP, senior director, Packaging Innovation and R&D, The Schwan Food Co.; Tom Egan, vice president, industry services, PMMI; Maria Ferrante, vice president, education and workforce development, PMMI; John Kowal, market development manager, B&R Industrial Automation Corp.; Bob Larkin, Director, Packaging & Graphics Development, ACH Food Companies Inc; Rick Lingle, executive editor, BNP Media; Ben Miyares, president, The Packaging Management Institute; Tom Osip, director, research and development, Mead Johnson Nutrition; Karen Proctor, professor, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sean Riley, editor, PMT Magazine; Dwight C. Schmidt, President, FIBRE BOX ASSOCIATION; Rick Schneider, president, Schneider Packaging Equipment Co.; and Nick Wilson, president, Morrison Container Handling Solutions.