The IDEA Lifetime Service Award is given to individuals who have a long established record of service to INDA, specifically, and the nonwoven industry as a whole. The award candidate will have gone beyond the basic qualifications listed below. He or she would maintain an active partnership with INDA. This individual partner would have held a key role in planning and executing the long term success of at least one of INDA's major industry services and is an avid supporter and spokesperson for the industry. In summary, the Lifetime Service Award is given to the individual who has given his or her best both personally and professionally to service INDA and the industry.

Basic Award Qualifications:

• INDA Member of good standing (current/retired)
• 20 years in nonwovens related functions
• Uncompensated present or past active INDA partner
• Has significantly contributed to the growth of INDA events and the Industry through his/her activities and has been instrumental in promoting the benefits and potential of INDA/Nonwovens.