Board Converting News, August 25, 2025

Paperboard Packaging Alliance Announces Student Design Finalists The Washington, DC based The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) has announced the finalists of its 2025 Stu- dent Design Challenge. The Student Design Challenge is an annual competition where university students apply their talent and design skills to develop innovative, cre- ative approaches to paper-based packaging in response to real-world customer needs and marketing scenarios. PPA is a joint initiative between the American Forest & Pa- per Association (AF&PA) and the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). This year's Design Challenge tasked students with de- signing a new paperboard packaging line for an original pet care company, PPA Pets. Students were required to include a pet DNA testing system, or similar lab-depen- dent item. Student projects from the following schools were named as finalists: • PAWSH - California State Polytechnic University : De- signers are Sonia Andrade, Dominic Corrente, Sophia Levin, Brandon Schwartz, and Elizabeth Ridley.

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• Protection Prevention & Awareness for Pets - Roch- ester Institute of Technology : Designers are Lawson Ribbeck, Arin Fogarty, Dante Verna,Lili Mathous, and Amy Brumlik

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• Teef Story - California State Polytechnic University : Designers are Natalie Cheung, Maya Lojo, Hailey Groff, Jenni Martinez, Mairi O’Toole, and Kevin Elliott CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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