Paper Industry International Hall of Fame
Inductees

Listing and Links to the Biographies of the
Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Inductees


Inductees Company Affiliation Honored Category
Harry T. Cullinan, Ph.D. (1938 - ) Alabama Center for Paper & Bioresource Engineering/Auburn University Academic/Research & Development/
Leadership
Kari Ebeling, Ph.D. (1940 - ) Helsinki University of Technology
UPM-Kymmene Corp.		 Academic/Research & Development
/Leadership
Lothar Göttsching, Dr.-Ing. (1936 - ) Technische Universität Darmstadt Academic/Research & Development
Curt G. Joa (1903 - 1998) Curt G. Joa, Inc. Founder/Research & Development/
Entrepreneur
George P. Mueller (1921 - ) Wisconsin Tissue Mills Leadership/Research & Development/
Service
György Vámos, Ph.D. (1912 - 2002) Hungarian Paper and Cellulose
Research Institute		 Founder/Research & Development/
Academic
Inductees Company Affiliation Honored Category
Laxmi Niwas Bangur (1949- ) Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd. Entrepreneur/Leadership
John Seaman Bates, Ph.D.
(1888 - 1991)		 Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada
Technical Section of CPPA		 Founder/Leadership/Technology
David A.I. Goring, Ph.D. (1920- ) Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada Leadership/Research & Development
Fred Herbolzheimer, Jr. (1921- ) Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company Leadership
Margaret E. Knight (1838 - 1914) Eastern Paper Bag Company Technology
Gary A. Smook (1934- ) British Columbia Institute of Technology Academic/Technology
Robert C. Buchanan (1940- ) Fox River Paper Company Leadership/Entrepreneur
Professor Johan Erik Gullichsen
(1936- )		 Ahlstrom Corporation
Arhippainen, Gullichsen & Co.		 Reseach & Development/
Entrepreneur/Academic
Dr. Michael J. Kocurek (1943- ) North Carolina State University Academic
James F. Kress (1929- ) Green Bay Packaging Inc. Leadership
Bruce Barton Purdy (1917- ) Appleton Wire Works
Albany International Corp.		 Technology
Dr. W. Howard Rapson
(1912-1997)		 University of Toronto Technology
Dr. Douglas Atack (1923- ) Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada Research & Development
Raymond B. Mundt (1928-) Alco Standard Company Leadership/Entrepreneur/
Marketing-Sales
John P. Reeve (1912-2005) Appleton Papers Leadership
Darwin E. Smith (1926-1995) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Leadership
Richard P. Wollenberg (1915- ) Longview Fibre Company Leadership
Thomas Grace, Ph.D. (1938- ) University of Toronto Academic/Technology/R&D
Robert Hagemeyer (1925-2001) J. M. Huber Company Leadership/Technology
Matti Kankaanpää (1927- ) Valmet Corporation Leadership/Technology
Carl Landegger (1930- ) Black Clawson Company Leadership/Technology/
Marketing-Sales
Harry Lewis, Ph.D. (1891-1969) Institute of Paper Science and Technology Academic/Leadership/R&D
Derek Page, Ph.D. (1929- ) Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada Academic/R&D
Nathan Bergstrom (1895-1981) Bergstrom Paper Company Leadership
Dr. Stanley Buckman (1908-1978) Buckman Labs Founder/Entrepreneur/Leadership
Morris Kuchenbecker (1928- ) James River Corporation Technologies/R&D
Joseph J. Plank (1881-1949) J. J. Plank Corporation Founder/Leadership
Richard Pratt (1934- ) Visy Industries Entrepreneur/Leadership
Thomas Schmidt (1939- ) Wisconsin Paper Council Leadership/Service
Charles Boyd (1871-1952) Appleton Coated Paper Company Founder/Leadership
Stark Dillard (1894-1975) Dillard Paper Company Founder/Leadership
Robert Flowerree (1921-2006) Georgia-Pacific Leadership
John (Jack) Keller (1918-2007) J.J. Keller & Associates Founder/Entrepreneurship
Börje Steenberg (1912- ) Royal Institute of Technology
Swedish Pulp & Paper Institute 		Academic/R&D
George Weyerhaeuser (1926- ) Weyerhaeuser Company Leadership

2000

Attwood
Brian Attwood 		Boldt
Oscar C. Boldt 		Cowles
Edwin Cowles
Everest
D. C. Everest 		Herty
Charles Holmes Herty 		Simons
Thomas Simons
Brian Attwood (1927- ) St. Anne's Paper & Board Company Leadership/R&D/Technology
Oscar C. Boldt (1924- ) The Boldt Group, Inc. Leadership/Entrepreneurship/Service
Edwin Cowles (1892-1968) Cowles Engineering Corporation Technology/R&D
D. C. Everest (1882-1955) Marathon Corporation Founder/Leadership/Service
Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) Savannagh Pulp & Paper Lab
Herty Foundation 		Academic/Entrepreneurship/R&D/Technology
Thomas A. Simons (1932- ) H. A. Simons Ltd. Leadership/Service/Technology

1999

Baisch
Stephen Baisch 		Bretting
Tad Bretting 		Ortner
Dr. Herbert Ortner
Stephen J. Baisch (1917- ) S. J. Baisch Associates Inc. Founder/Entrepreneur/Leadership
Tad Bretting (1936- ) C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Company Founder/Leadership
Charles B. Clark (1844-1891) Kimberly, Clark and Company Founder/Entrepreneur
Dr. Herbert Ortner (1932- ) Integrated Paper Mill Projects
Voith Sulzer Paper Technology 		Technology/R&D
Dr. Joseph Parker (1928-1972) Beloit Corporation Technology/R&D
Reinhardt N. Sabee (1914-2005) The R. Sabee Company Founder/Technology
John G. Strange (1911-1992) The Institute of Paper Chemistry Leadership

1998

Atchison
Joseph Atchison 		Chisholm
Hugh Chisholm 		Mead
George Mead
Sensenbrenner
Frank Sensenbrenner 		Whitney
Dr. Roy Whitney 		Wrist
Peter Wrist
Joseph E. Atchison (1914- ) Atchison Consultants, Inc. Leadership/Service/Technology
Hugh J. Chisholm (1847-1912) International Paper Company Founder/Entrepreneur/Leadership
Brenton S. Halsey (1927- ) James River Corporation Founder/Entrepreneur/Leadership
George W. Mead (1927- ) Consolidated Papers, Inc. Leadership
Frank Sensenbrenner (1864-1952) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Founder/Leadership
Dr. Roy C. Whitney (1913-2005) The Institute of Paper Chemistry Academic/Leadership
Robert C. Williams (1930- ) James River Corporation Founder/Entrepreneur/Leadership
Peter E. Wrist (1927- ) Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada Leadership/R&D

1997

Buchanan
William Buchanan		 Justus
Edgar Justus		 Lee
Jong Dae Lee
William Buchanan (1903-1993) Appleton Wire Works Leadership
Edgar J. Justus (1923-1988) Beloit Corporation Technology/R&D
Milos Krofta (1912- 2002) Krofta Engineering Corporation Founder/Entrepreneur/Technology
Jong Dae Lee (1933- ) YuHan-Kimberly, Limited Entrepreneur/Leadership
Philip Nethercut (1921- ) TAPPI Leadership/Service
Niilo Erik Ryti (1919-1998) Helsinki University of Technology Academic/R&D
Lawrence Sanford (1925- ) The Proctor & Gamble Company Technology/R&D

1996

Thomas Busch
Thomas Busch 		Cofrin
Austin Cofrin 		Kusters
Eduard Küsters
Thomas W. Busch (1923-1999) Appleton Papers Inc. Leadership/R&D
Austin E. Cofrin (1884-1980) Fort Howard Corporation Founder/Leadership
George F. Kress (1903-1997) Green Bay Packaging Inc. Founder/Leadership
Eduard Küsters (1905-1987) E. K. Maschinenfabrik Founder/Leadership
Ernst Mahler (1887-1967) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Leadership
John N. McGovern (1907-1995) USDA-Forest Products Lab. R&D
William Rittenhouse (1644-1708) Rittenhouse Paper Mill Founder/Leadership

1995

Kellet
William Kellet 		Kimberly
John Kimberly 		Olsson
Elis Olsson
Poyry
Jaakko Pöyry		 Scudder
Richard Scudder 		Vandenakker
Johannes Van den Akker
William R. Kellet (1899-1996) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Leadership
John A. Kimberly (1838-1928) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Founder
Elis Olsson (1880-1949) Chesapeake Corporation Founder
Jaakko Pöyry (1924-2006) Poyry Group Consulting Engineers Founder
Richard B. Scudder (1913- ) Garden State Paper Company Founder
Johannes Van den Akker
(1904-1999)		 Institute of Paper Chemistry Academic/R&D