Professionals from leading consumer product goods companies, retailers, suppliers and other organizations aligned to the packaging and processing industry will select award winners for the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame, Class of 2022. This award, instituted in 1971, is the top honor a packaging or processing professional can receive in his or her career. The Class of 2022 will be announced during PACK EXPO International 2022 (McCormick Place, Chicago, Oct. 23-26, 2022), produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

The 2022 Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Commission:

  • Joe Angel, president, PMMI Media Group and Publisher, Packaging World
  • Kim Carswell, consultant, Formerly Target 
  • Kay Cooksey, Ph.D., professor and Cryovac Endowed chair, Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University
  • James Downham, president & CEO, PAC Global
  • Suzanne Fisher, CPP, Fisher Packaging, LLC
  • Mary Gregg, president, Springboard Packaging Solutions, Inc.
  • Glen Long, senior vice president, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
  • James Perry, director, Package Innovation + Sustainability, Abbott Nutrition
  • Bill Rice, principal, Packaging Technology, SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
  • Michael Richmond, Ph.D., PTIS, LLC, Global Management & Packaging Consultants
  • Thomas L. Schneider, CPP, past Chairman, Institute of Packaging Professionals and past President, World Packaging Organization
  • Mark Shaye, vice president of engineering, Kens Foods, Inc.
  • David S. Smith, Ph.D., principal, consultant, David S. Smith Associates
  • Nancy Wilson, CEO, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame members are individuals who have dedicated themselves to the industry through expanding knowledge and volunteer leadership. Any member of the packaging or processing community may submit a colleague for consideration.

Nominations will open March 21, 2022, atpmmi.org/hall-of-fame.


Source: PMMI