Gravure Cylinder Society Members
Honoring Excellence in Gravure Since 1981
To try to catch up for the lost year, we have closed the class of 2021 and will announce them at the R2R Conference 2022 R2R USA Conference (aimcal.org) along with the class of 2022.
It is time to nominate your colleagues or those who you consider the people who have helped advanced the knowledge of the Gravure industry to the Cylinder Society Class of 2022. Hubert Metzger, the Cylinder Society Chair, took the stage and address the importance and relevance of the Cylinder Society at the AIMCAL Executive Leadership Conference. “The Cylinder Society is a way for those who are helping to advance the Gravure process and association to be recognized.” Nominations for the year class of 2022 must be received no later than August 26th, 2022.
Congratulations Class of 2019!
Cylinder Society Inductees – Class of 2019
The Gravure Cylinder Society is an honorary organization founded by the Gravure Technical Association and Gravure Research Institute in April, 1981. The Society honors those who have made great personal or professional contributions towards the industry as a whole, or to gravure-oriented associations such as the Gravure Association of the Americas and predecessors like the Packaging and Label Gravure Association Global, Gravure Association of America, Gravure Technical Association, and Gravure Research Institute.
It is with respect and appreciation that we salute the vision, dedication, a perseverance of these individuals. And, we thank them for playing a role in the growth of gravure from an accomplished and well-practiced craft to an international industry that today has connections to printing, publication, packaging, converting, materials, and equipment. The society also encourages the friendship and shared spirit of teamwork that develops among professionals in the industry, and leverages these relationships to create even more opportunities for the industry and those who work in it.
Gravure Cylinder Society members are men and women chosen by our industry to be honored for their contributions to the gravure processes measured in accomplishments and years of service. Some members are actively involved in activities throughout the year that promote and support gravure. All Gravure Cylinder Society members are recognized by the distinctive pin they wear. Each year the Society solicits your help by asking you to nominate worthy candidates for membership. The by-laws specify that the individuals be: “. . . Industry leaders who have rendered outstanding or, extraordinary contributions to the Gravure industry.” Membership is open to any individual, regardless of his or her present or past affiliation with the Gravure Association of the Americas. All nominations must be submitted in writing including biographical information and qualifications – accomplishments and years of service – for election. 2022 Cylinder Society Nomination Form
For more information on the Gravure Cylinder Society, contact info@gaa.org.
2019
- CANSLER, MARTY
(Max Daetwyler Corporation) - DeVERRY, YVONNE
(Altria) - FINCHER, JOEL
(Southern Graphic Systems)
- PRADEEP, KUMAR AGARWAL
(First Middle East Fze Dubai) - ROD, CAROL
(delfort-Mundet TN)
2018
- BARANOWSKI, VIC
(Southern Graphic Systems) - BARRIER, JASON
(Printpack Inc.) - DEFLAVIIS, LOU
(INX International Ink Co.) - FONTAINE-CALKINS, MICHELLE
(Amgraph Packaging) - GLENDENNING, MARK
(Inland Packaging)
- HARRIS, JD
(CGT Texas) - NACCARATO, LUCA
(Southern Graphic Systems) - SANTERAMO, PAKY
(Acigraf) - SEAFORD, TONY
(American Cylinder)
2017
- HACKING, BRIAN
- KOEHN, CHET
(Maverick Enterprises, Inc.) - SCHILLY, JEFF
(Amcor)
- STAMEY, JOHNNY
(Max Daetwyler Corporation) - STEINGRAEBER, JOE
(Steingraeber-ENULEC)
2016
- GRUBER, ANDREW
(J.S. Eliezer) - HUBER, MATT
(JCPenney) - SERENIUS, ERIC
(Ohio Gravure Technologies)
- THRIFT, SCOTT
(Altria Group) - WELSCH, TERRI
(Shopko) - WHITE, GARY
(Pamarco)
2015
- HAMILTON, IAN
(UPM) - ROSSO, CARLO
(Bobst Italia)
- SEIBEL, KENT
(Ohio Gravure Technologies) - WRIGHT, JOE
(American Greetings)
2014
- BRITTLE, KEITH
- BUTLER, CHARLES “RANDY”
(MacDermid Printing Solutions) - HALL, NORMAN
(Maverick Enterprises, Inc.) - HONEYCUTT, MICHAEL
(CCL Label) - LORENZ, ROBERT
(Sun Chemical) - LUMAN, TODD
(Interprint, Inc.)
- MEEK, REBA
(delfort Group) - PUGH, FRANK
(Southern Graphic Systems) - REESE, CHUCK
- VALKONEN, MIKA
(Procemex Oy LTD) - YOUNG, JENNIFER
(Verso Corporation)
2013
- BAETZ, JOHN
- CARLI, DON
(institute for Sustainable Communications) - CRAMPTON, ANNETTE
(O.M.G. Cerutti S.P.A.) - HASLAM, DAVID
(Transcontinental)
- PIMLOTT, PHILIP
- SCHENK, PAMELA
(Gravure Association of the Americas) - SCHILACI, MICHAEL
- SCHIRMER, DAVID
(Hearst Enterprises)
2012
- BATTRICK, GEORGE
(European Rotogravure Association) - CEDAR, ROBERT
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - CHUNG, ROBERT
(Rochester Institutue of Technology) - GRAY, DAVID
(UPM)
- JENSEN, OTT
(Dominion Packaging) - NIEMIEC, JAMES
(Verso Corporation) - SCHILDGEN, THOMAS
(Arizona State University) - WHITTON, ROBERT
2011
- BATCHELDER, JED
(Flint Group) - BROADHURST, EDWARD
(Trident Americas) - HEIMANN, SABINE
(Heimann Graphische Technik und Handel GmbH) - HESTON, BRUCE
(Meredith Corporation)
- KIKKERT, ROBERT
(Altria Group) - NELSON, HOWARD
- REGAN, PEGGY
(Office Depot)
2010
- BYRNES, DAVE
(Accenture) - CARLSON, BERNADETTE
- HEFFLER, STEVE
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - OSESEK, MICHAEL
(Quad/Graphics. Inc.)
- SIEVER, JAMES
(European Rotogravure Association) - WEGNER, HANS
(National Geographic Society) - ZUMBIEL, ROBERT
(C.W. Zumbiel Company)
2009
- NO DATA
2008
- BEYER, BRUCE
- BOOKER, KATHLEEN
(Hallmark Global Services,Inc.) - COLE, RON
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - MAAS, RANDY
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - OHLS, ERIK
(UPM Kymmene OY)
- SPENCER, KIMBERLEY
- STEEN, PAUL
(Target Corporation) - WILCOX, DENNIS
(Southern Graphic Systems LLC)
2007
- BLAIS, DAVID
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - CLEMENTS, ED
(Shorewood Packaging Corporation) - COGGINS, DAVID
(RR Donnelley) - COMERFORD, DAN
(WRE/ColorTech)
- LINK, RICHARD
(Flint Group) - WU, CHIAWEI
(Packaging Corporation of America) - YANNY, MARK
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.)
2006
- ALLER, JERGEN
- BLUHM, JOHN
- MEISEL, THOMAS
(Parade Publications, Inc.) - MEROLLE, CATHY
(Hearst)
- PEPE, ROSARIO
(Constant Services, Inc.) - SYRKOS, RON
- TODD, KENNETH
(Sun Chemical Corporation)
2005
- CERUTTI, GIANCARLO
(O.M.G. Cerutti S.P.A.) - DENNISON, ROSWELL
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - GREEN, MICHAEL
(Flint Group) - HOOVER, CLARENCE
(Southern Graphic Systems LLC)
- KEATING, MICHAEL
- WEIBEL, TIM
(RR Donnelley) - YATES, DANNY
(UPM-Kymmene, Inc.) - YOUNG, STEPHEN
(delfort Group)
2004
- DAISY, CHARLES
- DITALLO, DAVID
- KOZLOWSKI, EDWARD
(Bemis) - MCLAIN, GERALD
- MEDLICOTT, PETER
(Comexi North America, Inc.) - STOECKL, ALWIN
(Koenig & Bauer AG) - TAUCHMAN, CHARLES
(Flint Group)
2003
- APFELBERG, HANK
- BRUSCHI, BARBARA
- D’ELIA JR., JERRY
(Hearst) - DELL’ASTA, PIETRO
- EARL, JEANNETTE
- GILLETT, E.
- PASSARELLI, FRANK
(Bobst Group North America) - PRESCOTT, MARK
- QUADRACCI, THOMAS
(Quad/Graphics)
2002
- JOYCE, KIMBERLY
(Cylinder Society) - KUGLER, GAYLE
(Cylinder Society) - RALEIGH, MARY
(Flint Group) - SERAFANO, JOHN
(BASF Corporation)
- SIEGENTHALER, WALTER
(Max Daetwyler Corporation) - VAIL, WALTER
(Vail Paper Management) - WITT, GARY
(Corona Color) - YAKICH, JAY
(Seville Flexpack Corporation)
2001
- ALLISON, THOMAS
- BECKER, PETER
(Flint Group) - BOESCH, UELI
- CAPPA, PAUL
(The Cerutti Group)
- ERICKSON, PAUL
- DAVIS, EDWARD
- RID, MAX
(K. Walter Service Corporation) - SUNTER, WILLIAM
2000
- ALBANESE, MARIO
- BALZAN, BOB
- GALT, THOMAS
(Quad/Graphics, Inc.) - GRAY, THOMAS
- JUSZCZAK, PETER
(Crown Roll Leaf, Inc.) - NARDECCHIA, VINCE
- QUADRACCI, HARRY
- SCHERER, LIZ
(Sun Chemical Corporation)
1999
- BENDER, GERALD
- CARNEY, PATRICK
(RotaDyne Corporation) - CELIO, TINO
- COMERFORD, JOHN
- COX, H.C.
(WRE/ColorTech) - D’ANDRIA, FLAVIO
(O.M.G. Cerutti S.P.A.) - DAETWYLER, PETER
(Max Daetwyler Corporation) - ELLIOTT, ALEX
- FONTANETTA, TONY
- HAHNE, ERNST
- HOLST, FRED
- JACOBUS, MARTIN
- LOESCHER, CHARLES
- PATTERSON, PETE
- PILON, MARCEL
- PYZDROWSKI, ROBERT
- RINEHART, CHARLES
- SCHIAVI, VITO
- SOSA, ROD
(Fres-co System USA, Inc.) - SOUTER, JOHN
(The Institute Of Color & Imaging Sciences)
1998
- METZGER, HUBERT
(ChemaTechnology, Inc.)
1997
- ANDERSEN, DENNIS
- AUGUSTYN, EDWARD
- BUECHLER, LESTER
- FRISCH, RUDY
- GRIFFITH, ROBERT
- HAMMOND, THOMAS
(Southern Graphic Systems, LLC) - HERSCHBEIN, IRVING
- HOLDEN, LARRY
- KRAUSE, ROBERT
- MACASKILL, PHILLIP
- MORGAN, BURT
- O’CONNOR, THOMAS
- OBERHILL, JACK
- OPPENHEIMER, ROBERT
- STORK, DETLEF
- SWAGERT, DEAN
(Web Press Division) - TYSZKA, GREGORY
1996
- BEYER, RONALD
(Beyer Ink Technologies) - BILL, CHORVAT
- MALLON, ROBERT
- MCDOWELL, DAVID
(NPES) - SMITH, JAMES
1995
- ETTINGER, MEL
- HAAVE, HOWARD
- HARRIS, MICHAEL
- KNORPS, LEON
- KOEHLER, GERD
(Max Daetwyler Corporation) - MARTIN, WILLIAM
- MOTTER, FRANK
1994
- CAVENAUGH, JAMES
- COMERFORD, WILLIAM
- HORNE, WALTER
- KASUNICH, CHERYL
(The Studio Upstairs) - KRUEGER, LOTHAR
1993
- BENSON, GEORGE
- DE HOLL, MICHAEL
- GARVEY, JOHN
(Parade Publications, Inc.) - FLINT, H. HOWARD
- GERDTS, UWE
- MILLEN, RICHARD
- SCHMIDT, KLAUS
- SMITH, DAVID
1992
- ALLISON, SR, THOMAS
- DUNNINGTON, RICHARD
- GEBHARDT, GUENTHER
- ODIOTTI, MASSIE
- TUBAY, JAMES
- TULLY, JOSEPH
1991
- FOX, RUSSEL
- ZURAWSKI, GUS
1990
- BENHAM, FRANK
- HACKBERT, DONALD
- HART, LEON
- NYTKO, EDWARD
1989
- DAETWYLER, MAX
- DEMAREST, DON
(Young & Rubicam LP) - ENDERS, GENE
- SCOTT, RICHARD
- STIFEL, HENRY
- THOMPSON, CHUB
1988
- BRIGGS, JACK
- BURDA, FRANZ
- COLAPRICO, VITO
(Colaprico Consulting Company, Inc.) - DESSEREAU, RAYMOND
- GRAJEK, NORMAN
- MACLEOD, EARL
- ROMER, MURRY
- WILLIAMS, MELVIN
1987
- ANDERSON, JAMES
- BREIMHURST, LOUIS
- DALEY, JOSEPH
- DENNIS, JOHN
- HELL, RUDOLPH
- LUTHER, MCKINLEY
- MATUSCHKE, WALTER
- MOTLEY, ARTHUR
- QUIGLEY, JOSEPH
- ST. JOHN, EDWARD
- VOSS, WALTER
- WATERS, MARTY
1986
- BLANK, STANLEY
- ELESSER, CHARLES
- ENRIGHT, DANIEL
- FARKAS, MURRAY
- MARSH, WILFRED
- PERRY, HAROLD
- SACK, CHARLES
- SHAW, JOHN
1985
- ENGDAHL, ROBERT
- GRAVENKEMPER, ROLAND
- IANUZZI, FRANK
- O’CONNOR, JACK
- PALMER, VALFRID
- STRAHAN, ROBERT
1984
- CERUTTI, TERE
- DUNN, HUGH
- GRAF, JACK
- LUTHER, CLARENCE
- MILANESE, WILLIAM
- NEAL, BARRY
1983
- BERCEK, EDWARD
- BRIERLEY, KARL
- CORWIN, H. RAYMOND
- GIANOLI, GIORGIO
- HALBHERR, JOSEPH
- HOFFMAN, FRANK
- KNAPP, ARTHUR
- SHANESY, THOMAS
1982
- GALT MILLER, PHILIP
- GEORGE, HARVEY
- GOETZ, F. WILLIAM
- KOTT, HERMANN
- MACARTHUR, FULTON
- MACCAULEY, HUGH
- MAGRO, ANTHONY
- PINOVER, STAN
1981
- BECK, GERGE
- BIELENDA, ANDREW
- BOURNE, FRED
- BRINSDEN, CHARLES
- CAMERON, CARLTON
- CARL, GEORGE
- CROSFIELD, JOHN
- DAUM, WARREN
- DIXON, ARCH
- DOERRDELD, WILLIAM
- DULTGEN, ARTHUR
- FINCH, EDWARD
(Cylinder Society) - FISHER, JAROME
- FITZHUGH, WILLIAM
- GODA, LESTER
- HAASE, WALTER
- HAZEL, JOHN
- HOMIAK, MYRON
- JAMES, W.H.
- KANTOR, SAMUEL
- KORN, HENRY
- LEECH, GEORGE
- LEECH, RUSS
- LEIDING, OSCAR
- LONG, ROBERT
- LONSDORF, JOHN
- MACKAY, ROBERT
- MCILVAN, GIBSON
- METASH, CARL
- MOTTER, JOHN
- PINOVER, LEN
- PREUCIL, GEORGE
- REHM, LAURENCE
- ROMANO, MATTHEW
- ROSER, JACK
- SMOCK, HARRY
- SPORTELLI, FRANK
- STULZ, T.
- TAYLOR, CHARLES
- TIERNAN, MARTIN
- VOMACKA, FRANK
- WENDT, RICHARD
- WHATTON, FRANK
- WILLETS, HOWARD
- ZABRISKIE, HAROLD
- ZWARG, WALTER