Putting Experience To Work

In 1963, his company merged with one of its big customers, the Instructo Corp., a maker of educational learning aids. There, Orehowsky produced transparencies for use on overhead projectors.

Since he was now running an in-plant, Orehowsky started talking with other local in-plants, trying to get them to band together for mutual success. He spearheaded a drive to start a local chapter of the International Publishing Management Association, and on March 1, 1968, the Philadelphia chapter was officially chartered.