INDA’s Lifetime Technical Achievement Award will recognize an individual whose technical achievements over a career of 20 years or more have meaningfully contributed to the growth of the nonwovens industry. This technical professional will have a long history of innovation, INDA involvement and commercial success. This award will be given annually if a nomination is deemed qualified by the committee described below.
CRITERIA
The nominee must meet these standards:
- Nonwovens related technical advancement/s that meaningfully contributed to the growth of the nonwovens industry.
- Membership in INDA for a significant period
- 20 years or more in a nonwovens related position
- Has significantly contributed to the technical innovation/commercial success of the nonwoven/engineered fabrics industry.
Nomination Process
- Complete the Online Nomination Submission
NOMINATION PROCESS
Nominations from Industry companies, INDA member companies, or by other individuals can use the Online Nomination Submission, or send to info@inda.org. All nominations require a listing of technical achievements, the individuals’ contributions to the growth of the nonwovens industry and a brief biography of the individual. Nominations will be submitted to INDA and reviewed by INDA’s Technical Advisory Board, a group of technical professionals from member companies.
METHOD OF SELECTION
Each year, a recommendation for the INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award may be made from the nominations received by INDA’s Technical Advisory Board. This selection committee may make no more than one recommendation annually, but will do so only when the committee concludes that the nomination meets the criteria established. The award will be announced at an INDA conference, and appropriate honors will be bestowed. The process will then be annual, and may or may not result in an award selection.
THE RECIPIENT WILL RECEIVE:
1. A specifically designed award suitably inscribed.
2. Complementary registration and travel/hotel for awardee and spouse to the INDA conference.
3. A press release distributed to the industry press and to media in the recipient’s hometown.
4. A Listing in the annual membership directory and the INDA Hall of Fame.
Countdown to WOW 2022
- NowNow accepting nominations for 2022 Lifetime Technical Achievement Award
- 05/13/2022Nomination deadline, nominations period concluded for Lifetime Technical Achievement Award
- 05/13 - 6/9Technical Analysis Period
- 6/09/2022Honoree Selected and Confidentially Notified
- 6/28/2022Honoree Announced at WOW 2022
Online Nomination Submission | 2022 Award
Lifetime Technical Achievement Awards Winners
2019 | Stephen Chester | |
2018 | Ralph Moody, PE | Berry Global, Inc |
2017 | Bryan Haynes, Ph.D. | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 2016 | Edward (Ed) A. Vaughn, Ph.D. | Clemson University |
2015 | Thomas W. Federle | The Procter & Gamble Co. |
2014 | Joseph D. Wahlquist | Rockline Industries |
2012 | David L. Lunceford | HDK Industries, Inc. |
2011 | Mike Putnam | Retired, PGI |
2010 | Terry Young | Procter & Gamble |
2009 | Benham Pourdeyhimi | North Carolina University |
2008 | Larry Wadsworth (Academic) | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
2008 | David Newkirk (Industry) | Fiberweb |
2007 | Kays Chinai | Johnson & Johnson, Rayonier |
2006 | Ann L. McCormack | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
2006 | P.C. Wu | Clopay Plastic Products Company |
2005 | C.Y. Cheng | Consultant |
2004 | Mike Morman | Morman Consulting |
2003 | D.K. Smith | Smith, Johnson & Associates |
2002 | Subhash Batra | NCRC, NCSU |
2002 | Jay Sommers | Kimberly-Clark |
2001 | Robert Brock | Kimberly-Clark |
2001 | Nick Newman | Consultant |