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Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA Celebrating 85 Years

LAKE STATES TAPPINORTH CENTRAL PIMA

Local Section

Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA | CELEBRATING 85 YEARS

History

the beginning

Little did Dr. Theobald Bentzen, Chief Chemist of the Whiting-Plover Paper Co., realize what he had set in motion when he floated the idea of a “Wisconsin Paper Technologist Club” in early 1930. A meeting held at the Hotel Menasha on October 17 and attended by more than 50 men (plus President Max Krimmel and Secretary “Mac” Mac Donald of National TAPPI) resulted in a request for a “Wisconsin Section of TAPPI” charter! When it arrived, it was for a Lake States Section (LST) and Upper Michigan and Minnesota had been appended.

Meetings were held on the second Tuesday of the month, and dues were set at $1 per year. By 1933 the new section boasted 133 members. In their first decade a solid membership basis and a reputation for informative speakers were established.

20th anniversary

The 20th year anniversary of our founding was celebrated in Wausau on April 10, 1951, where Allen Abrams, perhaps the most influential of our promoters, spoke on “The Next 20 Years.” The fifties were especially exciting for the Section: a social meeting was inaugurated, a special meeting featuring internationally famous Borje Steenberg drew over 300 members and guests, and regular meetings fanned out over the state as far as Madison and Milwaukee.

now a leader

Now a leader in TAPPI, the LST of the 1960’s introduced an Educational Committee, and state high school students were made aware of the careers available in the pulp and

paper industry. Minnesota, with the help of the Executive Committee, split off a separate District in 1965. Lake States Reflections were first published in 1967. The seventies were exuberant times - the two-day meeting was started, past chairmen were honored in 1975, and Student Chapters were established at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Fox Valley Technical Institute (now know as Fox Valley Technical College, FVTC). LST took over the membership lead of all TAPPI sections in 1975 and granted its first Life Membership in 1979.

50th anniversary

The decade of the ‘80’s began with a heavy celebration of our Fiftieth Anniversary, again in Wausau. Specially designed mugs and lapel pins went to all who attended. A new student chapter was also established at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, IPC which moved to Atlanta, GA in July 1989. LST/PIMA ties were strengthened. LST and North Central PIMA have held joint meetings for many years.

decade of success

The 1990’s was a decade of record attendance at all events and membership levels over 1,800 people. During this time, organizers were booking meetings nearly five years in advance due to the lack of hotel space for such large group events. This boom in interest continued into the early 2000’s.

A few firsts for LST during this continued success include a 2 1/2 day technical meeting, a golf outing with 400+ attendees requiring 4 golf courses, endowments started at paper schools, and learning sessions on back-to-basics began.

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About Us

lake states tappi/north central pima

Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA provides opportunities for members to develop a broader professional perspective, grow technically and mutually solve industry problems. We are also dedicated to encouraging research, recognizing technical accomplishments and supporting pulp and paper educational programs in our area.

Our charter date is 1930 and our geographical boundaries include Illinois, Iowa, Upper Michigan (north and west of Mackinac Island), Minnesota and Wisconsin. The mission of Lake States TAPPI is to:

• Opportunity - Provide opportunities for members to develop a broader professional perspective, continue technical growth, make greater contributions and solve mutual problems.

• Accomplishment - Publicize member and pulp and paper industry accomplishments.

• Industry - Encourage research, technical progress and high-quality people to enter the pulp and paper industry.

• Education - Support institutions with pulp and paper educational programs.

• Support - Merit the active support of companies, institutions and individuals in pulp and paper and allied industries.

LST membership levels continued to rise for many years, but have declined in recent years as the paper industry has had a general contraction. LST information and meeting announcements still go to an audience of nearly 1,000. The LST Executive Committee works hard to provide interesting, timely and quality programs year after year. Our technical sessions have been well attended and many times have attracted people from out of our region. This would not have been possible without help from our membership and support from the pulp and paper industry.

← Barefoot Papermakers | Biron, WI

Wisconsin Section of TAPPI Meeting in the 1930’s

Since 1930...

To fulfill its mission, Lake States TAPPI /North Central PIMA makes regular donations to local institutions.

• CJ West Awards

• Paper Schools Scholarships

- UWSP - FVTC - Univ. of Minnesota

• Endowments

- UWSP - FVTC - Univ. of Minnesota

• Paper Discovery Center & International Hall of Fame

• Trees for Tomorrow

• Friends of Center Valley Grade School

• Bay de Noc Community College

Since 1975, LST/PIMA donations for endowments & scholarship funds have grown to over $500,000 in value.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• 1-day Technical Meetings

• 2-day Technical Meetings

• Trade Fairs

• Golf Outings

- Wisconsin - Minnesota

• Clay Shoots

- Wisconsin - Minnesota

• Special Guests

• Keynote Speakers

• Spouses Program

• Mill Tours

• Learning/Training Sessions

• Joint Meetings

- Focus on Energy - National TAPPI - PIMA

LAKE STATES EVENTS

Nekoosa Papers in the 1950’s | Nekoosa, WI

Domtar Biomass Facility | Rothschild, WI


• Papermaking

• Wet End Chemistry

• Pressing and Drying

• Coating

• Energy

• Environmental

• Cost savings

• Engineering

• Maintenance

• Recycling

• Pulping

• Converting

• Process Control

• Quality/Testing

• Printing

Hot topics:Alkaline PapermakingCoatingEnergy Cost savings

MEETING TOPICS

1930’s - Lake States sectioncharter

1940’s - CJ West competition for young paper scientists

1950’s - Social meetinginaugurated

1960’s - Educational committee commenced, Reflections published

1970’s - 2-day meetings began, two student chapters established

1980’s - Joint meetings with PIMA

1990’s - Endowments created, Learning sessions started

2000’s - Golf outing attendance called for four courses

2010’s - Official name change to Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA

TIMELINE

Consolidated Papers in the 1980’s | Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA | CELEBRATING 85 YEARS

Nearly one century of contributing to the paper, tissue, packaging and converting industries


our roots run deep

We are a not for profit, volunteer-led association that is built around a community comprised of hundreds of member engineers, managers, scientists, academics, suppliers and others within the midwest.

Our 85 year history in the paper, tissue, packaging and converting markets has given us a strong foundation and intimate knowledge for how to be successful in this industry. We are honored to count many industry-leading companies as members and friends of Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA.

pulp & paper mills

Appleton Papers in the 1950’s | Combined Locks, WI

LAKE STATES TAPPINORTH CENTRAL PIMA

Local Section


Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA2015 Executive Committee List

Bill Frawley Cold Water Seals [email protected] Shafer Integrated Paper Services [email protected] Guay Verso [email protected] Benjamin Verso [email protected] Goymerac Miron Construction Co., Inc. [email protected] Lenz Appleton Coated [email protected] Lazarski UWSP Paper Science Foundation [email protected] Schabo Schabo Printing [email protected] Wolslegel Coenen Mechanical [email protected] Rankin Retired Appleton Coated [email protected] Doshi Doshi & Associates [email protected] Lange Bercen, Inc. [email protected] Schwerbel Larson Engineering [email protected] Brink Poyry LLC [email protected] Tuomisto RTS Alliance [email protected] von Grumbkow Voith Paper [email protected] Slayton Sonoco Products Co. [email protected] Springmier TAPPI [email protected] Stanley AstenJohnson [email protected]

Chairman, Defibrator AB Sweden

2014 Inductee, Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, U.S.A.

Arne J.A. Asplund (1903 – 1993)

Vice President Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada

(PAPRICAN) Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada


Douglas Atack, Ph.D. (1923 – 2007)

President and Owner Joseph E. Atchison Consultants, Inc.

Atchison Consultants, Inc. Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.


Joseph E. Atchison (1914 – 2014)

Owner and Director St. Anne’s Paper and Paperboard

Developments, Ltd. Bristol, United Kingdom


Brian Attwood

Founder and President S.J. Baisch Associates Inc.

Kaukauna, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Stephen J. Baisch (1917 – 2011)

Chairman Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd.

Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India


Laxmi Niwas Bangur

Founder, Technical Section of CPPA Co-Founder, Pulp & Paper Research Institute

of Canada Montréal, Quebec, Canada


John Seaman Bates, Ph.D. (1888-1991)

Founder, Entrepreneur, Marketing Hammermill Paper Company

Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.


Ernest Richard Behrend (1896 – 1940)

Chairman of the Board Bergstrom Paper Company Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Nathan H. Bergstrom (1895-1981)

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer The Boldt Group, Inc.

Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Oscar C. Boldt

Founder and Chairman The Appleton Coated Paper Company



Charles S. Boyd (1871-1952)

Professor, Paper Science and Technology Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD)

Darmstadt, Germany


Walter Brecht (1900 – 1986)

Presenter

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President and CEO C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Ashland, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


H. Lyman (Tad) Bretting (1936-2003)

Founder and Leadership Neenah Paper

Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Daniel Kevill (D.K.) Brown (1886 – 1974)

Non-executive Chairman Fox River Paper Company

Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A..


Robert C. Buchanan

Chairman of the Board Albany International



William E. Buchanan (1903-1993)

Founder Buckman Laboratories, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.


Stanley J. Buckman, Ph.D. (1908-1978)

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Appleton Papers, Inc.



Thomas W. Busch (1923 – 1999)

Inventor, Leadership, R&D, Technology Xerox Corporation

New York, New York, U.S.A.


Chester Floyd Carlson (1906 – 1968)

Founder International Paper Company

Portland, Maine, U.S.A. Oxford Paper Company Rumford, Maine, U.S.A.


Hugh J. Chisholm (1847 – 1912)

Founder and Manager of Operations Kimberly, Clark and Company



Charles B. Clark (1844 – 1891)

Founder Fort Howard Corporation

Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Austin E. Cofrin (1883-1980)

Founder and Owner Cowles Chemical Company and Cowles

Engineering Corporation Sewaren, New Jersey, U.S.A.


Edwin Cowles (1883-1980)

Director, Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering

Professor, ChE Department, Auburn University Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A.


Harry T. Cullinan, Ph.D.

Founder Dillard Paper Company

Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.


Stark S. Dillard (1894-1975)

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Paper Services, Inc.,



Hardev S. (Doug) Dugal

Professor, Helsinki University of Technology Director R&D, UPM-Kymmene Corp.

Espoo, Finland


Kari Ebeling, Ph.D. (1940 – 2012)

Entrepreneur, Building, Leadership Little Rapids Corporation



Charles Egan (1910 – 1977)

President and Chairman of the Board Marathon Corporation

Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


David C. Everest (1882 – 1955)

Chairman of the Board Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.


Robert E. Flowerree (1921 – 2006)

Founder, Badger Paper Company, Kaukauna, Wisconsin,

and Cheboygan Paper Co, Cheboygan, Michigan, U.S.A.


Colonel “Henry” Frambach (1840 – 1921)

Co-founder, President Gilbert Paper Company



William Markley Gilbert (1852 – 1926)

Vice-President, Scientific Vice-President, Academic

Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada


David A.I. Goring, Ph.D.

Professor Technische Universität Darmstadt

Darmstadt, Germany


Lothar Göttsching, Dr.-Ing.

President and Founder T.M. Grace Company, Inc.



Thomas M. Grace, Ph.D.

Service, Entrepreneur, Education Greg Markim Inc.



Arnold Grummer (1923 – 2012)

Chairman, Ahlstrom Corporation CEO, Arhippainen, Gullichsen & Co.

Hirsjärvi, Somero, Finland


Professor Johan Erik Gullichsen

Inventor, Printing Process Mainz, Germany


Johan Gutenberg (1398-1468)

Manager Special Projects J.M. Huber Company

Coating Consultant to the Industry Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.


Robert W. Hagemeyer (1925 – 2001)

Co-Founder, James River Corporation Chairman Emeritus,

Fort James Corporation Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.


Brenton S. Halsey

President Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company



Fred Herbolzheimer, Jr.

Director of Research for Pulp & Paper for the Georgia State Department of Forestry

(now The Herty Foundation) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.


Charles Holmes Herty (1867 – 1938)

Chairman International Paper Company

Memphis, Tennessee


John Hinman (1885 – 1981)

Historian, Papermaker and Printer Mountain House Press Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A.


Dard Hunter (1885 – 1981)

Research & Development KCL (Finnish Pulp & Paper Research Institute)

Helsinki, Finland


Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli (1916 – 2013)

Academic, Research & Development Institute of Cellulose Chemistry in Germany

Darmstadt, Germany


Georg Jayme (1899 – 1979)

Chief Executive Officer Finnish Pulp & Paper Research Institute (KCL)

Helsinki, Finland


Waldemar Jensen (1915 – 2009)

Founder and President Curt G. Joa, Inc.

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Curt G. Joa (1903 – 1998)

Vice President, Corporate Research & Development

Beloit Corporation Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Edgar J. Justus (1923 – 1993)

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Valmet Corporation (now Metso)

Helsinki, Finland


Matti Kankaanpää

Hainichen, Saxony, Germany


Friedrich Gottlob Keller (1816 – 1895)

Founder and Chairman J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


John “Jack” Keller (1918 – 2007)

President Kimberly-Clark Corporation Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


William R. Kellett (1899 – 1997)

Founder, CEO and Chairman BE&K Inc.

Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.


Theodore Clifford Kennedy (1930 – 2012)

Founder Keyes Fiber

Waterville, Maine, U.S.A.


Martin Keyes (1850 – 1914)

Co-Founder and President Kimberly-Clark Corporation Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


John A. Kimberly (1838 – 1928)

Co-Founder Eastern Paper Bag Company Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A


Margaret Knight (1838 – 1914)

Professor and Department Head, Department of Wood and Paper Science

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.


Michael J. Kocurek, Ph.D.

Founder Green Bay Packaging Inc.



George F. Kress (1903 – 1997)

Chairman Green Bay Packaging Inc.



James Kress

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Founder and Chairman of the Board Krofta Engineering Corporation Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.A.


Milos Krofta (1912 – 2002)

Senior Package Design Engineer James River Corporation



Morris W. Kuchenbecker

Founder Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik

Krefeld, Germany


Eduard Küsters (1905 – 1987)

Owner Black Clawson Company and

associated companies New York City, New York, U.S.A.


Carl C. Landegger

President Parsons & Whittemore Inc.

Rye Brook, New York


Karl F. Landegger (1905 – 1976)

President & Chief Executive Officer YuHan-Kimberly, Limited

Seoul, South Korea


Jong Dae Lee

Vice President and Dean The Institute of Paper Chemistry

(now IPST at Georgia Tech) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Harry F. Lewis, Ph.D. (1891 – 1969)

Entrepreneur and Leadership Aracruz Celulosa S/A Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Erling Sven Lorentzen

Inventor & Innovator Han Dynasty

China


Cai Lun (50 – 121)

Chemist, Executive Vice President Kimberly-Clark Corporation Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Ernst Mahler (1887 – 1967)

Founder, Omni Continental Vancouver, BC, Canada


Jasper Mardon (1921 – 1997)

Leadership, Industrivarden, SCA and SSAB

Stockholm, Sweden


Sverker Martin-Löf

Research Scientist United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


John N. McGovern (1907 – 1995)

Chairman of the Board Consolidated Papers, Inc.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


George W. Mead

President Wisconsin Tissue Mills

Menasha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


George P. Mueller (1921 – 2008)

Chairman and CEO Alco Standard Corporation

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.


Raymond B. Mundt

Executive Director & Board Vice Chairman Technical Association of the

Pulp & Paper Industry Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.


Philip E. Nethercut (1921 – 2006)

Founder and Chairman Chesapeake Corporation

West Point, Virginia, U.S.A.


Elis Olsson (1880 – 1949)

Senior Vice President Integrated Paper Mill Projects

Voith Paper Holding GmbH & Co. Heidenheim, Germany


Herbert Ortner, Ph.D. (1932 – 2013)

Principal Scientist and Research Director

PAPRICAN Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Derek H. Page, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research Beloit Corporation

Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Joseph D. Parker, Ph.D. (1928-1972)

Academic, Research & Development Aalto University Helsinki, Finland


Hannu Viljami Paulapuro

Industrial Counselor President and CEO, Valmet Paper

Machinery Inc. Helsinki, Finland


Jori Eino Pesonen

Founder J.J. Plank Co.



Joseph J. Plank (1881 – 1949)

Founder and Chairman Jaakko Poyry Group Consulting Engineers

Vantaa, Finland


Jaakko Poyry, Ph.D. (1924 – 2006)

Chairman Visy Industries

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Richard Pratt (1934 – 2009)

Vice President Appleton Wire Works

Incline Village, Nevada, U.S.A.


Bruce Barton Purdy (1917 – 2009)

Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


W. Howard Rapson, Ph.D. (1912 – 1997)

Professor & Chair Department of Chemical Engineering

& Applied Chemistry University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Douglas William Reeve, Ph.D., P.Eng.

President and CEO Appleton Papers



John P. Reeve (1912 – 2005)

Chief Executive Officer Kamyr AB

Oslo, Norway


Johan Richter (1901 – 1997)

Founder Rittenhouse Paper Mill

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.


William Rittenhouse (1644 – 1708)

Inventor of Endless-Wire

Paper Machine Corbeil-Essonnes, France


Louis-Nicolas Robert (1761 – 1828)

Academic, Research & Development, Technology

Billerude AB Saffle, Sweden


Sven Axel Rydholm (1923 – 1977)

Professor Emeritus Helsinki University of Technology

Helsinki, Finland


Niilo Ryti (1919 – 1998)

Founder The R. Sabee Company



Reinhardt N. Sabee (1914 – 2005)

Associate Director, Research & Development The Procter & Gamble Company

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.


Lawrence Sanford

President Wisconsin Paper Council



Thomas H. Schmidt

Founder, President, and Chairman Garden State Paper Company Garfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.


Richard B. Scudder (1913 – 2012)

President and Chief Executive Officer Kimberly-Clark Corporation Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Frank J. Sensenbrenner (1864 – 1952)

President, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

H.A. Simons, Ltd. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Thomas Allan Simons

Chairman JK Paper Ltd.

New Delhi, India


Hari Shankar Singhania (1932 – 2013)

Chairman and CEO Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.


Darwin E. Smith (1926 – 1995)

Principal Instructor, Pulp & Paper, Unit Operations

British Columbia Institute of Technology Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Gary A. Smook

Professor Emeritus Paper Technology Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden


Börje Steenberg

Founder, Entrepreneur, Leadership Badger Paper Company



John Frambach Stoveken (1841 – 1921)

President The Institute of Paper Chemistry



John G. Strange (1911 – 1992)

President and CEO AB Iggesunds Bruk Company

Iggesund, Sweden


Lars G. Sundblad

Institute of Paper Chemistry Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


John William Swanson (1917 – 2004)

Inventor/Innovator & Director of Research Howard Smith Paper Company

Cornwall, Canada


George Herbert Tomlinson (1880 – 1958)

Founder and Director Hungarian Paper and

Cellulose Research Institute Budapest, Hungary


György Vámos, Ph.D. (1912 – 2002)

Emeritus Professor, Physics The Institute of Paper Chemistry



Dr. Johannes A. Van den Akker (1904 – 1999)

Principal Scientist in the Chemical Pulping Program

Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada L’lle-Bizard, Quebec, Canada


Barbara van Lierop

Founder J.M. Voith Company

Heidenheim, Germany


Johann Matthaeus Voith (1803 – 1874)

Entrepreneur and Leadership United Paper Mills

Valkeakoski, Finland


Juuso Walden (1907 – 1972)

Founder, Chairman & CEO United Paper Mills (UPM)

Helsinki, Finland


Rudolf Walden (1878 – 1946)

Research & Development USDA Forest Service

Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.


Theodore H. Wegner

Founder Appleton Wire Works Appleton, Wisconsin


Albert Bernard Weissenborn (1863 – 1938)

Chairman of the Board Weyerhaeuser Company

Federal Way, Washington, U.S.A.


George H. Weyerhaeuser

Vice President, Academic Affairs & Dean The Institute of Paper Chemistry



Dr. Roy P. Whitney (1913 – 2005)

Co-Founder, James River Corporation Chairman Emeritus, Fort James Corporation

Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.


Robert C. Williams

Chairman Emeritus Longview Fibre Company

Longview, Washington, U.S.A.


Richard P. Wollenberg (1915 – 2014)

President & Chief Executive Officer Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada

Point-Claire, Quebec, Canada


Peter E. Wrist, Ph.D.

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