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• Sunshine FPC for the Mediterranean Influenced Sweet Pepper Farcí Wrapper in the mid web category. • Berry Global for the Vicious Styling Boost XTS Se- ries Shampoo Tube in the narrow web category. • Westrock Adams for Nestlé Pumpkin Candy Vari- ety Carton in the combined corrugated category. • International Paper Hillsboro for the Kitche- nAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer Box in the preprinted linerboard category. • Mac Papers Envelope Converters Inc. for the Midvalley Museum of Science the Universe Has Never Been Closer Envelope in the envelope category. President’s Award The FTA honored two individuals with the 2019 Pres- ident’s Award.Katie Graham of Pamarco and Dr.Danny Rich of Sun Chemical Corp. were each recognized at the Awards Banquet.
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Winning entries in the Excellence in Flexography Awards were on display on the show floor.
Graham, currently the Marketing and Communications Manager at Pamarco, is a member of the FTA Supplier Leadership Council,Membership Committee and Emerg- ing Leaders Committee.More recently,Katie is co-chairing a brand new initiative with Dr.NonaWoolbright,“Women in Flexo,”that held its first meeting at Forum 2019. Katie’s eagerness to help is a prevalent theme in all she does for FTA, including her participation as an expert judge in the FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition. “I appreciate the exposure to so many different areas of print,” Graham said. “Most of all, the experi- enced team of judges I get to work with has made a big impact on me.Working with a legend like Arleen Neustein, hearing her perspective as a woman within this industry (and before it was cool to be a woman in this industry) has been a privilege.”
highly consistent results. Contact us today for your Pamarco Iris Proofer katie.graham@pamarco.com or 678-799-5915
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