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

2020

S. Paul Singh

PhD, CPP, Professor Emeritus

Michigan State University’s School of Packaging

2020

Pat Reynolds

VP/Editor Emeritus

Packaging World

2020

Fritz Yambrach

PhD, Director and Professor

Packaging at San Jose State University

2020

Jane Chase

CPP, College of Fellows, Executive Director

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

2020

William C. Heller Jr.

Inventor/Consultant

John M. Johnston, Doboy Machinery, Inc.

2020

Robert S. Forsyth

CPP

National Starch & Chemical Corporation

2018

Susan Selke

PhD, Professor; Director

Michigan State University; School of Packaging

2018

Michael Okoroafor

PhD, Vice President, Global Sustainability & Packaging Innovation

McCormick & Company

2018

Chuck Yuska

President & CEO

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (retired)

2018

Keith Pearson

President

World Packaging Organisation

2018

Timothy Bohrer

CPP, Founder

Pac Advantage Consulting, LLC

2014

James Downham

2014

Toru Ichikawa

2014

Boh Tsai

2014

Mehl Bahr

2014

Joe Hotchkiss

2014

Bern McPheely

2012

Fred Hayes

2012

Nick Wilson

2012

Hershey and Bernie Lerner

2012

Thomas Brady

2012

Curtis Babb

2012

Thomas Dunn

2011

Thomas L. Schneider

CPP

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