Congratulations to the students and alumni who won scholarships and awards and were celebrated in April at the Packaging Awards Banquet in East Lansing, MI. We are proud of the Spartan Alumni who are leaders in the packaging industry and cannot wait to see what the student award winners will do when they graduate and enter the workforce. Go Green! #spartanswill

2016 – 2017 Scholarship and Fellowship Award Winner List

Alumni Awards
Gail Tavill  – 2017 Packaging Alumni Association Hall of Fame
Sean Gorman – 2017 Packaging Alumni Association Service Award Winner
Matt Danhof – 2017 Packaging Alumni Innovation Award

Student Awards

Kenna Payne, Rachel Schodowski, Grant Devota, Lindsay Jessmore, Madison Nodus-Rydahl, Madison Hardy, Hanna Holmi, Alexandra Reau, Alie Slagle, Sarah Snider, Brianne Belanger, Kameron Gilbert, Shelby Robinson, Gauri Awalgaonar, Pooja Mayekar – 2017 Packaging Alumni Association Scholarships

Sean Coast, Jacob Cvengros, Yifan He, Tara Kujawa, Woranit Muangmala, Gerald Perreault, Delanie Thurlow, Fang Wu – 2016 PAA Design Competition 1st Place

Eric Estrada – Mary Ann Merrill Packaging Scholarship

Carlie Allen, Standish Lehman, Connor Wynkoop, Megan Vondette – Glass Packaging Design Competition 1st Place Spring 2016

Tyler Dohm, Katie Nguyen, Jacob Houlihan, Jinghui Zhang, Yijia Xing – Glass Packaging Design Competition 1st Place Fall 2016

Brad Harris, Jeffery Herron, Kyle Laslo, Valen Yangouyian – Glass Packaging Design Competition 1st Place Fall 2015-Spring 2016

Madison Hardy, Haley Ferer – CANR Alumni Association Scholarship

Sarah Simpson – HJ Heinz Endowed Scholarship

Kristina Hughes, Meghan Green – Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics Scholarship

Kameron Gilbert – Allied Trades of the Baking Industry Scholarship

David Joslyn – International Society of Beverage Technologists Scholarship

Shelby Robinson – Cheryl Gilliam Endowed Scholarship

Allison Friebe – Laura Anne Polakowski Endowed Scholarship

Gauri Awalgaonuar – Paul Singh Endowed Fellowship for Graduate Student Excellence

Madison Hardy – Menasha Corporation Endowed Scholarship

Sebastian Stankiewicz – Society of Manufacturing Engineers Endowed Scholarship

Kameron Gilbert – NIPHLE Scholarship

Johnny Kieu – Paul and Joanne Peoples Endowed Scholarship

Laura Barts, Alie Slagle – IoPP Scholarships 2016

Sean Coast, Hanna Holmi – Mark and Catherine Walchak Endowed Scholarship
Lukas Morrison – Selig Group Scholarship
Emma Griffin, Kenna Payne, Zachary Gudziak, Jillian Hoffman – Dwight Schmidt Endowed Scholarship
Becca Uebele – Chemical and Allied Industries of NW Ohio Endowed Scholarship
Linh Dao – Kimberly Clark Endowed Scholarship
Jonathon McWherter – Edwin McLean Corrugated Scholarship
Alie Slagle – Juice Products Association Scholarship
Cayla Watkins – Juice Products Association Old Orchard Scholarship
Alexandra Reau – Juice Products Association Amcor Scholarship
Lindsay Jessmore – Obolewicz/DeBuck Family Scholarship
Haley Ferer, Madison Nodus-Rydahl – Packaging Technology and Integrated Solutions Endowed Scholarship
Haris Zejnilovic – Ternes Cornerstone Spartan Challenge Scholarship
Laura Barts – Silgan Container Scholarship
Cody Krause, Savannah Guinyard, Riley Griffin, Jimmy Russell Katherine Woloson – Study Abroad Scholarship
Victoria Jansz – Suzanne Fisher Scholarship
Haley Ferer – Bill Zito Packaging Scholarship Award
Alyssa Scherer – J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship (2nd place)
Shelby Robinson – J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship (3rd place)

Ian Campa, Linh Dao, Allison Friebe, Victoria Jansz, Sebastian Stankiewicz – SoP Undergraduate Research Scholarship

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As the end of the semester nears, the Pi Kappa Gamma Executive Board would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the Packaging Alumni Association for their support throughout the semester. It was an honor presenting to the PAA, and we are incredibly thankful for the financial assistance that you have provided us with this semester.

The annual Pi Kappa Gamma Euchre Tournament turned out to be a success again this year thank you to the generous contributions from the PAA. The goal of the event is to connect our Packaging student body by creating a friendly environment for members to come together and network with one another. Pi Kappa Gamma’s goal is to create a family of students that share the common thread of their passion for Packaging.

This year’s tournament was held on November 4th at Dublin Square. We had another great turnout, with the majority of the group represented in the picture. We had numerous members comment on how much they enjoyed the event and cannot wait for the one next year as well. This event and excitement from our members would not have been possible without the support from the PAA, and for that our members and Executive Board are extremely thankful.

Pi Kappa Gamma values our relationship with the PAA, as your support and presence in our organization has allowed us to grow and further develop each semester. Thank you for all your help this semester and throughout the years. The PAA has allowed Pi Kappa Gamma to be an organization that unites students who share a love for Packaging.

Thank you very much!

Sincerely on behalf of the Pi Kappa Gamma Executive Board,

Alie Slagle

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On November 6-8^th, the Coalition of Packaging Professionals and Academic Connections (CoPPAC) was able to take 50 MSU School of Packaging students to Pack Expo International at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. This gave these students the opportunity to witness the world’s largest packaging trade show of the year! This trip was only made possible because of the gracious contribution provided by the MSU Packaging Alumni Association!

On the first day, CoPPAC departed from East Lansing, on a charter bus early in the morning, to arrive at Pack Expo at noon. Students then had the rest of the day to explore the show. They were able to tour the 10,000+ exhibits, listen in on lectures at the Innovation Stage, and participate in the NextGEN Networking Fair where industry professionals came to recruit students for cooperative internship and full-time roles. That night, students were able to enjoy dinner at any Chicago cuisine, as well as explore what the city had to offer!

The second day was spent with a full day at Pack Expo where students could pick up right where they left off the day before. Pack Expo was such a large event, that more than one day was needed to get the full experience! After a day at Pack Expo, students were able to network with MSU Packaging Alumni at Nacional 27 in downtown Chicago. Alumni from all different industries provided a comfortable setting for students to connect in a way that stimulated conversation.

On the last day, CoPPAC departed their downtown Chicago hotel on another charter bus, and headed to West Chicago and Inhance Technologies. At Inhance, students were treated to Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and toured the facility used to provide surface modifications and barrier technologies to materials. After a rewarding three days, the bus turned home, and students arrived back in East Lansing to take the knowledge they learned from this trip and apply it to the School of Packaging.

CoPPAC would like to thank the MSU Packaging Alumni Association for their support and contribution to make this event possible! It is because of the MSU Packaging Alumni Association that the MSU School of Packaging continues to excel and be the best in the nation!

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