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
Dard Hunter (1883 - 1966) Mountain House Press, U.S.A. Academic/Founder/Research & Development
Theodore Clifford Kennedy (1930 - ) BE&K Inc., U.S.A. Founder/Leadership
Dr. Douglas William Reeve (1945 - ) University of Toronto, Canada Academic/Research & Development/Technology
Hari Shankar Singhania (1932 - ) JK Paper Ltd., India Founder/Leadership
Lars G. Sunblad (1923 - ) AB Iggesunds Bruk Company, Sweden Entrepreneur/Leadership/Marketing & Sales
Johann M. Voith (1803 - 1874) J. M. Voith Company, Germany Founder/Entrepreneur/Technology
Rudolf Walden (1878 - 1946) United Paper Mills(UPM), Finland Founder
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 - 2008) 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 - 2009) Appleton Wire Works
Albany International Corp.		 Technology
Dr. W. Howard Rapson
(1912 - 1997)		 University of Toronto Technology
Dr. Douglas Atack (1923 - 2007) 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 (1883 - 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