Jane Chase, executive director, IoPP, has been inducted into the 2020 class of the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame. One of four inductees this year, Chase is only the fifth woman to be inducted into Hall of Fame since the program started nearly 50 years ago.
 
Since 1971, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame, Coordinated by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has recognized career packaging and processing professionals for their significant contributions to the industry and education.
 
“I am thrilled and honored to be inducted into the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame,” said Chase. “Looking back at all of the product innovations I have been a part of throughout my career, my recollection has become about the contribution of the amazing teams I have had the privilege of leading. It’s humbling to know that I have been able to influence a business and industry, as well as consumers throughout my professional life.”
 
Professional Achievements
 
Chase’s professional career includes a breadth and depth of experience involving ever-expanding roles in Quality Assurance, Operations, Processing and Packaging within multiple large CPG organizations known for innovation. These include SC Johnson Wax, General Mills, ConAgra Foods, Ecolab Inc., US Foodservice and the Schwan’s Food Company. She is currently the executive director of the Institute of Packaging Professionals.
 
As an educator, Chase has taught packaging, statistics and leadership curriculum at Marian College and the University of Wisconsin‒Stout. She has been an instructor in IoPP’s Fundamentals of Packaging Technology in-person curriculum for 10 years, and in 2012, Chase led the project to create an online version of the Fundamentals for IoPP—which became one of the first professional societies to offer eLearning.
 
Chase’s support of IoPP spans 30 years, during which time she has served at both the local level as president of the Minnesota Chapter and at the national level since 2002. She has served on the national Board of Directors in a number of capacities, including chair.
 
Chase also helped found IoPP’s Sustainable Packaging Technical Committee and established IoPP’s Packaging Education Scholarship Fund. For many years, she has played a pivotal role in leading the emergence and growth of IoPP’s annual AmeriStar Package Awards program.
  
The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be acknowledged virtually, during the web-based PACK EXPO Connects event, produced by PMMI Media Group.