Congratulations to TAPPI’s new Directors: Michael Exner, (RockTenn), Steven J. Shifman (Michelman, Inc.) and E. Clayton Teague (National Nanotechnology Coordination Office – Retired) Elected to begin their three year terms in March 2012, they will join Norman F. Marsolan and Thomas J. Garland who continue to serve as TAPPI Chair, and TAPPI Vice Chair, respectively.
Exner is currently Senior Vice President and General Manager of Corrugated Packaging -Containerboard Mills at RockTenn Company in Norcross, Georgia, and has had a long and distinguished career in mill management, working with International Paper for more than 30 years. Shifman is the President and CEO of Michelman and having joined the company in 1992, has held multiple corporate positions there including sales management, business unit management and chief financial officer. Teague has worked in the fields now known as nanotechnology since 1968 and most recently served as Director of the Federal National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), and as Chair of the American National Standards Institute Technical Advisory Group to the ISO Technical Committee on Nanotechnologies (ISO TC 229).
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TAPPI member William S. “Bill” Fuller has had a long and storied career in the Pulp and Paper industry, serving in a variety of scientific and safety roles for 35 years with Weyerhauser Company, and now as an independent consultant. A sleuth at heart (he describes himself as a CSI “addict”), he says he joined TAPPI way back in 1966 with the idea he could easily access, and open doors to, a wide array of global connections that otherwise would not have been possible in his field of wood technology and pulp and paper science.
Now an Honorary Lifetime Member of TAPPI, Bill notes that a grad school advisor urged him to join and become an active, engaged member while still in school. That strong recommendation has been one bit of advice Bill has been grateful for ever since. Through the years he has enthusiastically served on a number of committees, including the Pulp Manufacture Division, the Research Division and the Pacific Local Section. He has been a member of the TAPPI JOURNAL Editorial Board since 1980, and was a member of the TAPPI Board of Directors from1996-1998. Bill also authored several scientific and academic articles which have appeared in TAPPI JOURNAL, TAPPI PRESS and academic publications, and has been honored with numerous awards over the years.
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The TAPPI Troubleshooting “Flexos” and “Die Cutters” Sustain Board Caliper & Improve Printing Course is scheduled for April 10-12, 2012 in Neenah, Wisconsin. Join industry veteran Dick Target, founder of On Target Consultants, as he helps attendees identify and address downtime issues and develop a better understanding of machine calibration and how to maintain proper board caliper during the converting process.
Target will use an easy to understand format to help attendees improve the basic manufacturing process. Topics will include: methods to minimize caliper loss in the converting process; one- box set-up techniques; and waste reduction techniques. View the course schedule.
Take advantage of the Early Bird Registration deadline by registering before March 13. Join TAPPI or renew your membership for the best rates!
Designed by industry professionals, PaperCon brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. No other event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities and exhibit among such a distinguished group of industry leaders.
Take a moment to register and reserve your hotel room for this “must attend” event. Hotel rooms are going fast, so plan ahead!
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