NJPEC Honors Students and Pros

Hall of Fame inductees and scholarship recipients announced.

NJPEC Scholarship student recipients with Scholarship Committee chairperson Charles Chang. (L-R): John Grimston (Michigan State University), Jonnelle Card (Michigan State University), Katelyn DeMaio (FIT), Charles Chang (NJPEC chairperson and president of Topline Products Co., Inc.), Douglas Moyer (Michigan State University), Sang Yub Choo (Pratt Institute). Additional student recipients include: Allison Littman (Clemson University); Lana Alkhatib (Pratt Institute); Brian Misdom (Penn State University); Kristin Misdom (American University); and Hyung Jin Choi (Pratt Institute).

At its annual Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner, held on September 16th at The Manor in West Orange, NJ, the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC) paid tribute to outstanding contributions to the packaging industry made both by packaging professionals and students in the field. Three inductees to the NJPEC Hall of Fame were honored: Larry M. Tronco, Boom Creative Development; Joseph A. Veneziza, corporate operations North America, L’Oréal; and Al Lustrino, Precision Valve. Ten students received scholarships from the organization.

NJPEC Hall of Fame chairperson Donald Kane (R) presented a NJPEC Hall of Fame award to inductee Joseph Venezia, assistant VP, purchasing supplier innovations and sourcing, corporate operations NA, L’Oréal.

Hall of Fame inductees (L) Larry Tronco, executive VP, operations, Boom Creative Development and (R) Al Lustrino, VP global product and business development, Precision Valve.