MN Chapter Corporate Sponsors
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Mike Auger Jack Grams

Karen Conroy Steve Schmid
2010 IoPP MN Election Results
The votes are in and the results have been tallied. We had excellent participation. Thank you to everyone who voted. Here are the results:
President - Karen E. Conroy
Vice President Administration - Greg Johnson
Secretary - Kip Jackson
Treasurer - Steve Schmid
Membership Chair - Sue Vezina
In addition we have a new Program Committee Chair - Laurice Wade. I know some of you have already stepped up and will be helping Laurice. Thank you. If you hear the calling too just let me know and I will get you connected.,
Sincerely,
Karen E. Conroy
President, MN Chapter IoPP
IoPP MN Named 2008 Chapter of Year

From Left to right, Mike Beck (MN IoPP Chair & Past-President), Greg Johnson (MN IoPP Secretary), Eric Carlson (National IoPP Board & MN IoPP Chapter Member), Jack Grams (Regional VP North Central), Mike Eastman (National IoPP VP Chapters), Karen Conroy (MN IoPP President), Steve Schmid (MN IoPP Treasurer), Kip Jackson (MN IoPP VP Administration)
MN IoPP Chapter wins 2008 Chapter of the Year in Mega sized category (> 250 members)!!
Your local IoPP chapter officers were pleased to be honored in winning the 2008 competition for Chapter of the Year as presented at the IoPP National Meeting in Chicago on October 1, 2009.
The competition is due to the hard work of MN IoPP Chapter membership and board. The competition helps to spur local chapter activity and measures chapter organization, growth, participation in national events, publications, education, technical activities, and professional certification and development.
Thank you to the MN IoPP members for their ongoing active participation in the packaging community at both the local and national levels!!
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Executive Director of Global Packaging Development - added 8-11-10
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Packaging Engineer, Contract Position - added 8-11-10
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Packaging Engineer Manager added 7-29-10
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Packaging Equipment Engineer added 5-17-10
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Faribault Foods added 1-29-10
Letter from the President:
This past week for our June social we packed food for Feed My Starving Children. Although our numbers were lower than a “regular” meeting we still made a difference. It was fun packing food and helping to eliminate childhood starvation. We teamed up with volunteers from Target Corp. and packed enough meals to feed 96 children for an entire year. Not bad for a little over an hour of work. Thank you to all those who volunteered.
Our next meeting will be in September. But if you want to stay connected with us during the summer you are welcome to join us at our upcoming board meeting:
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
2:00 – 6:00 pm
Dunwoody College
SIL50/Anderson Legacy Room
Have a great summer.
Karen E. Conroy, CPP
President
MN Chapter IoPP
UW Stout Student Chapter Website (Click here)
If your company would be interested in presenting to UW-Stout's IoPP Chapter or starting a co-op program with UW-Stout, please contact them at iopp@uwstout.edu for more information
Student Chapter Meeting Schedule
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Hello IoPP student member,
Did you get the new information? IoPP has a NEW scholarship program, and will award four $2,500 scholarships for the 2010-2011 year. Did you apply yet?
IoPP continues to invest in the future of packaging, and intends to help YOU get what you need to succeed while at school, and then as you make your way into the industry. Let IoPP help as you seek your packaging degree!
Information and forms for applying are found at www.iopp.org/scholarshipfund
Give me a call with any questions. Or just call; I haven’t heard your voice in a while.
Best regards,
Steven B. Bunnell, CPP
763.783.2500
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Members with Honors & Awards
.Member of the Year (MoY), College of Fellows, Life Members, Pi Alpha Kappa (PAK)
IoPP College of Fellows recognizes outstanding contributions and service to the packaging field. Fellow members must be at least 35 years of age, have been a member in good standing for an uninterrupted period of at least 10 years, and have a current designation of Certified Packaging Professional.
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Fellows from the Minnesota Chapter:
Bob Fiedler, CPP: Fellow, Life Member, MoY 1997, PAK
Jack Grams: Fellow, PAK
Peter Henningsen, Jr., CPP: Fellow, Life Member, Honorary Scholarship
Elmer Kuhlman: Fellow, Life Member
Curt Larsen, CPP, Fellow, MoY 2007
Pat Nolan, CPP; Fellow
Richard Sheehan, Jr., CPP: Fellow
John Spitzley, CPP, Fellow
!! Information !!
Please take a minute to make sure that your contact information is current in the National Directory. Our chapter mailing and email lists and contact information comes directly from the IoPP National database, so keeping national current, keeps us current. Go to the Members Section of the IoPP website - Click here
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Contact Us
MN Chapter Officers
President Secretary
Karen E. Conroy Kip Jackson
651.704.5355 952.941.9226
Imation Corp. DDL, Inc.
VP Administration Treasurer
Greg Johnson Steve Schmid
507.455.2893 651.452.0588
FoamCraft Packaging Schmid & Son Packaging
VP Technical Affairs Immediate Past President/Board Chair
Jim Stinchfield Mike Beck
651.917.2725 763.494.1296
C-Pak Decorating Corp. Boston Scientific
MN Chapter Board Committee Members
Membership Education
Sue Vezina Peter Henningsen
651.439.4496 952.938.5050
Proto-Pak Design Consultant
Registration Program Tours
Steve Schmid Laurice Wade
651.452.9588 651.483.1250
Schmid & Sons Packaging
Peter Henningsen Trade Show
952.938.5050 Brianne Hartung
Consultant 763.764.3110
General Mills, Inc.
John Rebhorn
763.764.7428 George Huss
General Mills, Inc. 651.636.7040
G. J. Huss, Inc.
Technical
Bob Fiedler Jim Stinchfield
612.435.0836 651.917.2725
Adalis Packaging Solutions C-Pak Decorating Corp.
Webmaster
Steve Bunnell
763.783.2500
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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ioppmn@comcast.net.
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