Who’s Worthy of TAPPI’s Highest Honors?
Time is running out to submit nominations for TAPPI’s most prestigious awards that will be presented in 2025 and for the Board of Directors. Nominations are due August 1, 2024. Nominees should be individuals who distinguish themselves with significant industry contributions.
Nominations are currently being accepted for:
- Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - the highest honor that TAPPI can bestow upon an individual. It is granted to those who have made preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven applied benefit to the pulp, paper, board, and forest product industries.
- Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award - recognizes an individual that has exhibited exemplary leadership that has significantly contributed to the advancement of TAPPI.
- Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Member Award - was established to recognize an individual whose outstanding leadership and exceptional service to one or more Local Sections has resulted in significant and demonstrable benefits to members.
- TAPPI PIMA Executive of the Year Award - is presented to senior-level executives in the pulp, paper, or converting industries for excellence in management and outstanding contributions to the industry as a whole.
- TAPPI Young Professional of the Year Award - recognizes young professionals employed in the global forest products, pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and associated industries for their contributions in the following areas: leadership, community service, and problem-solving contributions to scientific or engineering projects. Eligible nominees are age 35 or younger, with no more than 10 years of industry experience, and have been a TAPPI member for a minimum of one year.
- TAPPI Fellows Class - Each year the Association may elect members as TAPPI Fellows, the candidate must have been a member of TAPPI for not less than ten years prior to nomination and have contributed meritorious service to the Association and/or to the industry.
Complete nomination and selection procedures are fully outlined in our Association Awards Manual. For additional information, contact TAPPI at awards@tappi.org.
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