On May 19, at The Manor, in West Orange, NJ, the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC) inducted four members of the packaging industry into the organization’s Hall of Fame, and presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Chang, founder of Topline Products. Several student scholarships were also announced during the evening.
 
Karen Hadden/Wolf, co-chair of NJPEC’s upcoming Package of the Year Committee, provided an informative update on this year’s highly regarded competition. See video.
 
The new members of the Hall of Fame are:
 
Doug Fitzsimmons: Founder, Fitzpak, Inc. 
 
Donna Estok: Senior Packaging Manager, L’Oreal USA 
 
Sami Hemsey: President, Fenton Consulting 
 
Leo Marchese: Founder, ABA Packaging (In Memoriam); accepted by Charles Marchese, VP Marketing & Sales, ABA Packaging
 
 See videos here.