From Division Chairs and Committee Secretaries to our TAPPI Journal Editorial Board and Standards and TIPs Committee, the strength of our association throughout its 98 years has always been its members. One need only look at the long list of 50 and 75-year members on our website, or those who have received awards or other recognitions for their active involvement supporting and sustaining TAPPI, to realize that our success is most decidedly your success, too.
During this special week, I encourage each of you to log on to the Member Spotlight page on TAPPI's website and read about your fellow members, many of whom credit active involvement with jumpstarting their careers and providing them with the types of personal contacts and networking opportunities that might otherwise have taken a career lifetime to build. Or those Young Professionals who credit TAPPI members serving as mentors and sage advice givers for guiding them while they make their imprint as our industries' future leaders. Better yet, why not use the Questionnaire found on the same page and send us your recommendation for the next Spotlight candidate. These members are our true heroes, volunteers who provide the energy TAPPI has always run on – for nearly 100 years.
If you're looking for ways to enhance your career, extend your network, and contribute immeasurably to our industry, become an active volunteer today. Contact Mary Beth Cornell, membership and global development director, at mcornell@tappi.org, 770.209.7210. And, for all of those who already do, during this week and every week, we say:
Thank You!
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