NAPL to Induct Eight into Soderstrom Society

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, will induct eight graphic communications industry leaders into its Walter E. Soderstrom Society during a special gala on the eve of Graph Expo. The event, to be held at the Art Institute of Chicago, also marks the start of a year-long celebration of NAPL’s upcoming 75th Anniversary.

This year’s inductees, all of whom have made significant contributions to the graphic communications industry, are:

David Reny, managing director, Standard Finishing Systems, Andover, MA

Francis A. McMahon, director of Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company, Boise, ID

Kevin Joyce, managing director, Kodak, Norwalk, CT

Philip Ruggles, professor, California Polytechnical State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Dale Aigner, owner, Bentley Printing & Graphics, Garden Grove CA

Robert W. Carew, president, Action Printing, Fond du Lack, WI

Craig Dellinger, general manager, partner, New Haven Print & Copy, Fort Wayne, IN

Bill Gavigan, executive vice president/chief financial officer, PDQ Print Center, Scranton, PA

Steve Hayes, president/chief executive officer, Omaha Printing Company, Omaha, NE

Keith Kemp, president, Xerographic Digital Printing, Orlando, FL

Tom Quinn, director of Fulfillment Services, Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association, Peachtree City, GA

Charlene Sims, president, The Master’s Press, Dallas, TX

During the event, the 2007 Walter E. Soderstrom Award will be presented to Joseph A. Becker. He is a founding partner of Becker & Co., which recently merged with H.R. Margolis & Co., to form MargolisBecker, LLC, Lanham, MD. Becker has been a consultant to the printing industry for more than 30 years.

Named for the late Walter E. Soderstrom, one of the founders of NAPL, the Soderstrom Society is an honors organization that provides industry leaders with the opportunity to exchange ideas, suggest improved practices, and recognize the contributions of their peers, including printing firm owners, equipment manufacturers, consultants, and educators.