Three lifelong packaging professionals, each of whom had a distinguished career with a major packaging supplier, will be inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame, Nov. 7, at the Packaging Education Foundation’s annual Leadership Awards dinner. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Chicago Hilton & Towers.
The inductees are Robert Forsyth, retired vice president of National Starch & Chemical Co.; inventor/consultant William Heller, Jr., who spent many years with Milprint and John M. Johnston, retired president/ceo of Doboy Machinery, now part of SIG Pack.
“Chosen by a ballot of the members of the Packaging Education Forum, these three packaging professionals are recognized and held in high esteem for their many contributions to the packaging business,” states Ben Miyares, president of the Forum. “In addition, each has made significant contributions to the area of packaging education. The PEF and the entire industry look forward to recognizing these packaging professionals.”
Robert S. Forsyth, CPP, has been an internationally recognized authority on adhesives for most of his 45-year career. He retired from National Starch & Chemical as divisional vice president, international adhesives, in 1998. He holds a patent on hot melt moistening adhesives and has written technical articles on packaging applications that were published in many industry publications. He has served many industry organizations in leadership positions, including the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) as national chairman. IoPP has honored him as Member of the Year, and inducted him into its College of Fellows. He has been instrumental in the success of the Adhesives & Sealant Council, and he’s also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Technical Assn. of the Pulp and Paper Industry. Forsyth holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, and an M.S. of industrial engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
