No ‘lapse of reason for Royce
Royce Chemical Co.
Wylie Royce has served as the chairman of the Plastics Industry Association; treasurer of the group’s food, drug and cosmetic packaging materials committee; board member of the Foodservice Packaging Institute; and member of Health Beauty America’s Technical Advisory Board.
When Wylie Royce was announced as one of the nominees for the 2020 Plastics Hall of Fame, he joked the Plastics Academy had a momentary lapse of reason.
Royce quoted the Pink Floyd song during a recent interview with Plastics News discussing his induction into the Hall. I feel like it s amazing to me on many levels, he said. It speaks volumes that you don t have to be the most successful, the smartest, the most prolific, the richest whatever you want to call it to recognize you within your industry.
Witherup s work ethic turned Conair international
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When Vince Witherup joined Conair Group, the company was only making about $1 million a year in sales, but when he retired in 2007 it was making $160 million per year.
Regardless of the clock, Vince Witherup worked.
It wasn t something he dreaded, it was something called work ethic. He learned the value of hard work early in life.
From humble beginnings in Franklin, Pa., Witherup molded himself a career after working from the age of 8. He put Conair Group on the map. He served two terms as a local county commissioner.
Witherup is also one of 10 inductees to the 2021 Plastics Hall of Fame, presented by the Plastics Academy.
Plastics Industry Association to present Bill Carteaux award in October
The group will present its inaugural William R. Carteaux Leadership Award at a ceremony held alongside its annual meeting and the induction ceremony for new members of the Plastics Hall of Fame. March 11, 2021 Canadian Plastics
Bill Carteaux
The Plastics Industry Association will announce the first recipient of its new award honouring the late Bill Carteaux, its former president and CEO, during an Oct. 7 event in Florida.
The inaugural William R. Carteaux Leadership Award will go to an employee of a member company of the association “who personifies the values Bill Carteaux made the hallmarks of his career – unity, dedication, perseverance and selflessness,” the association said in a March 11 news release.
Plastics association plans award to honor Carteaux
Carteaux
The Plastics Industry Association will announce the recipient of its new award honoring Bill Carteaux, its former president and CEO, during an Oct. 7 event in Florida.
The group said it will present its inaugural William R. Carteaux Leadership Award at a ceremony held in conjunction with its annual meeting and the induction ceremony for new members of the Plastics Hall of Fame.
It said the Carteaux award will honor an industry professional from a company that is a member of the association, and who has achieved distinction working for the betterment of the plastics sector.
Don Paulson inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame
Feb. 12, 2021
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DURHAM Don Paulson, founder and chairman of Paulson Training Programs, Inc., has been inducted into the 2021 Plastics Hall of Fame. He has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the plastics industry and specifically for his decades of research and technical training. The Plastics Hall of Fame was established by the Plastics Academy in 1972 to recognize those Americans who, through their dedication, work, and accomplishment, have contributed most significantly to the growth and success of the plastics industry.
Paulson, who holds engineering degrees from both the University of Minnesota and Villanova University, has nine U.S. and foreign patents. He is being recognized for his life-long dedication and contribution to the research and education of the industry. Paulson was previously honored with SPE’s Lifetime Engineering and Technical Achievement Awar