Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame
Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame

Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame

PMMI honors industry professionals via the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame.

Leaders from premier consumer product goods companies, retailers, suppliers, and affiliated organizations within the packaging and processing industry will nominate candidates for induction into the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame, Class of 2024. Established in 1971, this prestigious award is the highest accolade a packaging or processing professional can attain. 

The Class of 2024 honorees will be unveiled at PACK EXPO International 2024 (McCormick Place, Chicago, Nov. 3-6, 2024), organized by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. 

 

Nominations for The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame are open.

Submit your nominations HERE.

Supported By:

Packaging World
PRO Food World
Packaging+Processing OEM
Healthcare Packaging
Contract Packaging

Past Hall of Fame Honorees

2000

  • William C. Heller, Jr.,
    Inventor/Consultant,
  • John M. Johnston,
    Doboy Machinery, Inc.
  • Robert S. Forsyth,
    CPP,
    National Starch & Chemical Corporation

1999

  • John Culter, Ph.D.,
    General Mills, Inc.
  • H. Lincoln Jepson,
    NJM/CLI Packaging Systems International
  • Dave Olsson, Ph.D.,
    Rochester Institute of Technology

1998

  • James L. Chestnutt,
    RJR
  • Joseph Grygny,
    CCP,
    J.C. Consulting
  • Pierre J. Louis,
    International Consultant,

1997

  • Lejo Brana,
    CCP,
    Riviana Foods
  • Donald Betando,
    San Jose State University
  • Robert F. Testin,
    Clemson University

1996

  • Stewart L. Bolton,
    Kraft Foods
  • Robert L. Esse,
    General Mills, Inc.
  • Joseph F. Hanlon,
    Consultant,
  • Robert W. Heitzman,
    Packaging Digest

1995

  • Aaron L. Brody, Ph.D.,
    Rubbright-Brody, Inc.
  • William B. Sturgis,
    W.R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Division
  • Peter Henningsen,
    Consultant,
  • Marvin Kufahl, Ph.D.,
    University of Wisconsin - Stout

1994

  • John F. Connelly,
    Crown, Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
  • Sarah Lee Gerrish,
    Packaging Digest
  • Richard G. Holder,
    Reynolds Metals Company
  • D.E. Ryks,
    General Mills, Inc.
  • George O. Schroeder,
    American Can/Schroeder & Assoc.
  • H.E. "Red" Welch,
    The Upjohn Company

1993

  • Richard R. Perdue,
    W.R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Division
  • William E. Young,
    William E. Young Co.
  • Edward A. Fox,
    Procter & Gamble Co.
  • Wilhelm B. Bronander, Jr.,,
    Scandia Packaging Machinery

1992

  • Leon Katz,
    James River Corporation
  • Chester J. Mackson, Ph.D.,
    Michigan State University
  • Alfred H. McKinlay,
    CPP,
    Consultant

1991

  • Howard Curler,
    Bemis Company
  • Claude S. Breeden, Jr.,
    Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
  • William Scholle,
    Scholle Corporation

1990

  • J. Erskine Love, Jr.,
    Printpack, Inc.
  • Vernon H. Collins,
    Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Robert J. Kelsey,
    CPP,
    Consultant

Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Commission Members

  • David S. Smith, Ph.D.
    R&D Executive, Consultant
    David S. Smith Associates
  • Suzanne Fisher, CPP,
    Fisher Packaging, LLC
  • Mary Gregg,
    President
    Springboard Packaging Solutions, Inc.
  • Tom Schneider, CPP
    Past Chairman, Institute of Packaging Professionals
    Past President, World Packaging Organization
  • Michael Richmond, Ph.D.
    PTIS, LLC
    Global Management & Packaging Consultants
  • Linda Roman,
    Associate Director, NA R&D Fellow, Packaging R&D
    Kraft Heinz Company
  • Eric Sinz,
    VP - Owned Brands Packaging,
    Target
  • Glen Long,
    Senior Vice President
    PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
  • Joe Angel,
    Executive Vice President, Industry Outreach
    PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
  • Thomas Snyder,
    President,
    Silgan Containers
  • Kay Cooksey, Ph.D.
    Professor and Cryovac Endowed Chair
    Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University
  • James Perry,
    Director, Margin + Profitability
    Abbott Nutrition
  • Nancy Wilson,
    CEO
    Morrison Container Handling Solutions