TAPPI Presents Leadership & YP Awards, Student Scholarships At CorrExpo 2023 Industry professionals and young professionals were recognized and awarded for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the corru- gated and packaging industry during the esteemed TAPPI CorrExpo 2023. Additionally, five college students received scholarships to help support their continuing studies supporting packaging careers. Here are some of the highlights: Chris Krumm, David A. Carlson Leadership & Service Award: Krumm recently retired as Vice President of Production at Greif, Inc., after a long and productive career in the corrugated industry. From 1980 to 1996, he worked for the Langston Corporation Division of Molins Machinery in posi- tions ranging from Production Electrician and Electrical Supervisor to Man- ager of Engineering, and finally as Vice President and General Manager for William Staley Company, also a Division of Molins Machinery.
From 1996 –2002, he served as Vice President for Sales, and Marketing for BHS Corrugated and then from 2002 to his recent retirement from Greif as Vice President of Production. An active TAPPI member since 1990, Krumm has served on the Corru- gated Packaging Council (CPC) and the Supplier Advisory Council, as well as on the TAPPI Board of Directors. He was named a TAPPI Fellow in 2017. During his long and industrious career, Krumm has been awarded eight patents related to the manufacturing of corrugated board and has pub- lished nine articles related to the statistical analysis of corrugated board and the fundamentals of rotary die cutters. He received his A.S. in Electrical Engineering from Camden County Col- lege, his B.S. in Industrial Technology for Rowan University and his M.B.A. from Loyola University. Krumm said he was humbled and grateful to so many professionals he has worked with over the years. “I was really blessed at a young age to go, ‘If I don’t stay relevant, I won’t stay employed,'” he said. “This organization, this melting pot of wonderfully dedicated people, this is the greatest opportunity to understand those emerging technologies that are coming out.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 From left, Don Haag, TAPPI Chair; Chris Krumm; Kristi Ledbetter, retired cor- rugated packaging council facilitator, TAPPI; and Larry Montague, President & CEO, TAPPI.
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