Packaging & Processing Hall Of Fame To Welcome Four Members To 46th Class The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame will welcome four new mem- bers to its 46th class at PACK EXPO Connects (November 9-13, 2020), ac- cording to Hall of Fame coordinator PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. This year’s inductees are Jane Chase, Pat Reynolds, S. Paul Singh and Fritz Yambrach. Since 1971, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame has recognized career packaging and processing professionals for their significant contri- butions to the industry and education. Professionals are inducted into the Hall of Fame every other year; the Class of 2020 will be acknowledged virtually, during the web-based PACK EXPO Connects event, produced by PMMI Media Group. Comments Joe Angel, President of PMMI Media Group and Hall of Fame Commission member, “The combined industry contributions of this year’s inductees are truly inspirational. Especially in a year with so much disruption, it’s heartening to be reminded how dedicated professionals can create a legacy of innovation that will benefit future generations.” “The accomplishments of these four professionals have helped move our industry to where it is today,” adds Jim Pittas, president and CEO, PMMI. “We’re grateful for their contributions and we’re honored to recog- nize and welcome them to the Hall of Fame, Class of 2020.”
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As Executive Director of the Institute of Pack- aging Professionals (IoPP), Jane Chase, CPP, Col- lege of Fellows, taps into a swath of experience, education, achievement and skill that matches a field as varied as packaging. Educated as a me- chanical engineer, her early career experience at SC Johnson Wax established her in-depth knowl- Ameristar Awards and developed three U.S. pat- ents. She sees her future contributions as those that nurture the next generation of packaging professionals. Currently VP/Editor Emeritus at Packaging World , a publication of PMMI Media Group, Pat Reynolds has spent 37 years in the packag- ing trade press. Reynolds believes his role as a packaging editor is to bring together suppliers ly four-decade career, he notes that some of the most transformative are also some of the most recent, specifically digital printing, e-commerce, SKU proliferation and sustainable packaging. Currently an industry consultant and Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, S. Paul Singh, Ph.D, CPP, was born in India and educated in the U.S. Raised in a family that put a high level of importance on education,
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edge and appreciation for packaging. Over the years, Chase worked on iconic brands with many well-known CPG companies, earned multiple
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and buyers and inform them of each other’s needs and capabilities. De- spite the many packaging innovations Reynolds has covered in his near-
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this has been his career’s lynchpin. A co-creator of the Consortium for Dis- tribution Packaging Research at MSU, Singh was a faculty member for 26
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