Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame

PMMI honors industry professionals via the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame.

Leaders from premier consumer product goods companies, retailers, suppliers, and affiliated organizations within the packaging and processing industry will nominate candidates for induction into the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame. Established in 1971, this prestigious award is the highest accolade a packaging or processing professional can attain.

Past Hall of Fame Honorees

1998

James L. Chestnutt

RJR

1998

Joseph Grygny

CCP

J.C. Consulting

1997

Donald Betando

San Jose State University

1997

Robert F. Testin

Clemson University

1997

Lejo Brana

CCP

Riviana Foods

1996

Stewart L. Bolton

Kraft Foods

1996

Robert L. Esse

General Mills Inc.

1996

Joseph F. Hanlon

Consultant

1996

Robert W. Heitzman

Packaging Digest

1995

William B. Sturgis

W.R. Grace & Co. ,Cryovac Division

1995

Aaron L. Brody

Ph.D.

Rubbright-Brody Inc.

1995

Peter Henningsen

Consultant

1995

Marvin Kufahl

Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin - Stout

1994

George O. Schroeder

American Can/Schroeder & Assoc.

1994

John F. Connelly

Cork & Seal Co.

1994

Sarah Lee Gerrish

Packaging Digest

1994

Richard G. Holder

Reynolds Metals Company

1994

D.E. Ryks

General Mills Inc.

1994

H.E. "Red" Welch

The Upjohn Company

1993

Richard R. Perdue

W.R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Division

1993

William E. Young

William E. Young Co.

1993

Edward A. Fox

Procter & Gamble Co.

1993

Wilhelm B. Bronander Jr.

Scandia Packaging Machinery

1992

Leon Katz

James River Corporation

Past Hall of Fame Inductees

2022

E. Jeffrey Rhodehamel

PhD

2022

Pierre Pienaar

2022

Jean-Jacques Graffin

2022

Rebecca Oesterle

2020

Fritz Yambrach

PhD

2020

S. Paul Singh

PhD, CPP

2020

Jane Chase

CPP

2020

Pat Reynolds

2018

Chuck Yuska

2018

Susan Selke

PhD

2018

Keith Pearson

2018

Timothy Bohrer

CPP

2018

Michael Okoroafor

PhD

2014

Boh Tsai

2014

Bern McPheely

2014

Toru Ichikawa

2014

Joe Hotchkiss

2014

James Downham

2014

Mehl Bahr

2012

Curtis Babb

2012

Thomas Brady

2012

Thomas Dunn

2012

Hershey and Bernie Lerner

2012

Fred Hayes

2012

Nick Wilson

Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Commission Members

Bill Rice

Principal

SC Johnson & Son, Inc.

David S. Smith

Ph.D. R&D Executive, Consultant

David S. Smith Associates

Glen Long

Senior Vice President

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

James Downham

President & CEO

PAC Global

James Perry

Director Package Innovation + Sustainability

Abbott Nutrition

Joe Angel

President and Publisher

PMMI Media Group

Kay Cooksey

Ph.D. Professor and Cryovac Endowed Chair

Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University

Kim Carswell

Consultant

Formerly Target

Mark Shaye

Vice President of Engineering

Kens Foods, Inc.

Mary Gregg

President

Springboard Packaging Solutions Inc.

Michael Richmond,

Ph.D.

PTIS LLC Global Management & Packaging Consultants

Nancy Wilson

CEO

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Suzanne Fisher

CPP

Fisher Packaging, LLC

Tom Schneider

CPP, Past Chairman, Institute of Packaging Professionals, Past President, World Packaging Organization