TAPPI Selects Fellows, Outstanding Young Professionals For 2023 TAPPI announced it will bestow the title of Fellow on sev- en members and name five individuals as this year’s re- cipients of the Young Professional of the Year awards. Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon a small per- centage of TAPPI’s membership and is given to individ- uals who have made extraordinary technical or service contributions to the industry and/or the Association. The following individuals have been named 2023 TAPPI Fellows: • Mark Keaten, Senior Director Operations, GAF • Kecheng Li, Ph.D., Paper Technology Foundation Inc. Endowed Professor; Chair of the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, Western Michigan University • Dave Maddux, Regional Sales Manager, Valmet • Robert J. Moon, Ph.D., Materials Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service • Jeff Peters, Tissue Applications Manager, BTG Amer- icas, Inc. • Danny S. Tandra, Ph.D., President, Clyde Industries • Rory A. Wolf, Chief Executive Officer, PackEdge Global In addition to those who are being recognized for mer- itorious service, the title Fellow may also conferred upon TAPPI Board chairs, vice chairs, and directors at the end
of their terms of office, and upon Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Awardees and Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Recipients. This prestigious group will be honored April 23 at the Fellows Luncheon during TAPPICon on April 22-26 in At- lanta, Georgia. The Young Professional of the Year is an annual honor that identifies aspiring young leaders in the global forest products, pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and associated in- dustries. Eligible nominees are age 35 or younger with less than 10 years of industry experience. The recipients of the 2023 TAPPI Young Professional of the Year award are: • Brennan Augst, Technical Expert, Voith Paper • Sage Duguay, Business Intelligence Consultant, Fisher International Inc. • Garrett Fisher, Technical Sales Engineer, Kemira Chem- icals • Landon Kirkland, Process Engineer, Wood PLC • Harrison Talton, R&D Researcher, Fiber Technology, at WestRock The award recognizes young professionals who have made significant contributions to the forest products indus- tries in the following areas: leadership, community service, and problem-solving contributions to scientific or engineer- ing projects. Winners are granted one full year of TAPPI membership and are invited to attend their division-specific TAPPI conference during 2023 to receive their award.
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