University Managers in Cowtown
After a greeting from Dr. Robert Cluck, mayor of Arlington, attendees got to work. First out of the chute was a presentation by Mark Egeling from Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. Egeling noted a trend toward multi-channel communications campaigns, which he said Kodak variable print products are designed to fill. He also noted that while a survey of direct mail trends showed an 89 percent increase in the use of variable data, most variable data printing (VDP) consists of name and address information.
Ray Chambers, CGCM, MBA, has invested over 30 years managing and directing printing plants, copy centers, mail centers and award-winning document management facilities in higher education and government.
Most recently, Chambers served as vice president and chief information officer at Juniata College. Chambers is currently a doctoral candidate studying Higher Education Administration at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). His research interests include outsourcing in higher education and its impact on support services in higher education and managing support services. He also consults (Chambers Management Group) with leaders in both the public and private sectors to help them understand and improve in-plant printing and document services operations.