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Committee Objectives one pager- UPGRADED – 022818

MSUPAA Position Summary – FINAL – 12.14.18

PAA Board Nomination Form – BLANK 2020

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Date: Monday, September 23^rd, 2019
Time: 5pm PST
Location: PBR Rock Bar & Grill (https://www.pbrrockbar.com/)
Price: $50 – Pre-registration   $65 – Registration at the door

Includes 3 drink tickets!

Join us for the Packaging Alumni Association’s annual Pack Expo Reception on Monday, September 23rd at 5pm! We are excited to once again host the event at PBR Rock Bar & Grill on the Las Vegas strip! PBR Rock Bar & Grill offers a 12,000-square-foot interior and a 3,000-square-foot outdoor pavilion, making it a hub of nonstop entertainment. Guests can catch rays on the patio, watch the latest sporting events, enjoy live music and DJs, or watch fellow guests chance a ride on the venue’s main attraction, an impressive hydraulic mechanical bull.

If you are coming to Las Vegas for Pack Expo, you do not want to miss this!  The event is open to all and will begin at 5:00pm! Pre-registration is open now! Please register now using the link below!

Register Here:
https://events.anr.msu.edu/PackExpoRegistration19/

The MSU Packaging Alumni Association hopes to see you there!

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2019 Packaging brochure FINAL

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I am honored to be elected the MSUPAA President for 2019.   After a long career in packaging, it’s time for me to give back to the school I love, strengthen friendships with other MSU alums, and hopefully be a small part in helping the next generation of packaging professionals and leaders.

I want to thank Karen Keeder for her great leadership over the past 2+ years. Following Karen will not be an easy task. She led our board through leadership and curriculum changes as well as provided the foundation to create our updated MSUPAA mission statement and motto.

With the generous financial support from corporate and individual sponsors, in 2018 we were able to distribute over $75,000 between student scholarships, the Student Packaging Jamboree hosted by MSU, the School of Packaging building renovation fund, and Packaging student groups. While financial support is great, it’s not always about money. The PAA helps support and provide advice to packaging student groups, MSU faculty and staff. As an example, we annually host resume reviews and mock interviews before career fairs and organize the annual packaging awards banquet. If you would like to support our industry and future leaders, please reach out to us at www.msupaa.org.

Key events in 2019 include the annual Packaging awards banquet on April 11^th, our Pack Expo reception in Las Vegas on September 23^rd, and the tailgate prior to the Homecoming football game on September 28^th in front of the School of Packaging building.   Both are a great way to meet up with old Spartan friends and make new ones.

On behalf of the MSU Packaging Alumni Association, we wish for you a great 2019!

Go Green!

Tom Osip

MSU Packaging Alumni Association

Executive Board of Directors, President

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Location: 325 W Huron St., Chicago, IL 60654
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.

Your early bird $65 entrance fee provides unlimited heavy appetizers and drinks. Early entrance fee ends 10/10/18. Door price is $85/person. Go Green!!

Click to Register Here!

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Deadline for applications is 8/17/18. Any questions, please contact Brian Dynda at: bdynda@dbpackaging.com. Go Green!

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2018 Alumni Award Recipients:

Hall of Fame: Dennis Young

Service Award: Teri Goodman

2018 Student Award Recipients:

See link below:

2018 Packaging broch

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Robert Fiedler – 1945-2018

The packaging industry lost a significant pioneer and cherished colleague with the passing of Robert Fiedler on January 4, 2018. For over 40 years, Robert (Bob) was a continuous contributor to the packaging industry, serving as a collaborator, author, instructor and mentor for numerous packaging professionals.

At Michigan State University, Bob earned Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Packaging Science as well as a Master of Business Administration in Food Marketing Management. After school, Bob served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of Lieutenant JG.

He started his professional career with MTS Systems Corporation where he contributed to the development and sales of packaging testing equipment. From there, Bob worked for nearly 20 years in his own consulting company: Robert Fiedler & Associates. In 2001, he joined The Packaging Department and since worked with the same team of packaging professionals at Packaging Solutions Group, Adalis Packaging Solutions and Chainalytics.

Bob was very active in professional packaging organizations including ASTM, IoPP (formerly SPHE), ISTA and the MSU Alumni Association. A former Co-Chair on the D10 Committee, Bob was recognized by ASTM with the highest accolades; Award of Merit and Fellow and the inaugural D10 Alfred H. McKinlay Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also active with IoPP as Fellow, Lifetime CPP and Consultants Council Chairman as well as Member of the Year (1997).

Notably, Bob spent eight years with Sub-Committee D10.21 researching, testing, and drafting the “Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems,” more commonly known as D4169. This document set the standard for worldwide packaging and continues to be revised today, still standing as the industry’s benchmark.

Bob was also a leader in numerous civic, religious and personal causes. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Katy (Beau) Hammel and Christa (Drew) Engquist; grandson, Forrest Hammel.

A friend to everyone, his warm demeanor, humbleness and interest in helping others is his hallmark. He will be profoundly missed by the many people whose lives he touched and influenced in the packaging world.

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