Dixie annual meeting offers many highlights.The Dixie PIMA Division held its annual meeting, Engaging Leaders for Tomorrow: Safety, People, Profits, Oct. 5-8 at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Highlights from the meeting included presentations on: * Industry Overview/Keynote by Ralph Feck n. 1. Effect. 2. Efficacy; force; value. 3. Amount; quantity. He had a feck o' books wi' him. - R. L. Stevenson. The most feck the greater or larger part. - Burns. , vice president of Operations at Georgia-Pacific Ricon Mill and immediate past president of PIMA * People Development and Retention by Katherine Buckman Gibson, vice chairman of Buckman Laboratories and first affiliate vice chair of PIMA * Industry Update by Peter Ruschmeier, senior vice president of Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. These and many more presentations are available at www.pimaweb.org. Along with several educational sessions, many companies sponsored technical showcases that allowed supplier companies to present case studies and new products to attendees. More than $6,000 in scholarships were given out to children of the following members: * Phil Poole Phil Poole is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 21st District since 1995. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1982 through 1994. , Packaging Corp of America * Don Wesson, Potlatch potlatch (pŏt`lăch'), ceremonial feast of the natives of the NW coast of North America, entailing the public distribution of property. Corp. * Jeff Scott Jeff Scott is an American public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Scott has served as the America West Arena/US Airways Center voice for the Phoenix Suns since the 2005-06 NBA season. , Rayonier * Ellis Benson, Imerys * Gerald Forrester * Ronnie Brown Ronnie G. Brown (born December 12, 1981 in Rome, Georgia) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the first round (second overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. * Don Stewart, AstenJohnson * Mark Nichols For the football player of the same name see Mark Nichols (American football). Mark Nichols, ONL, LL.D. (hon.) (born on January 1, 1980 in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian curler from St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. , Buckman Laboratories The Dixie Sales Society would like to thank the following sponsors and showcase presenters:
PLATINUM: Buckman Laboratories*
GOLD: Albany International*
SILVER: AstenJohnson
Bercen, Inc.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals*
Kemira Chemicals
Voith Paper
BRONZE: Coldwater Group*
J & L Fiber Services*
Thiele Kaolin
INDIVIDUAL: Mac Beard
Lynn Burch
Bill Polhemus
David Withers
* indicates technical showcase presenters.
Special thanks go to Doug Howell, International Paper and Mike Mosley, Buckman Labs, for their service as Division chairs this year and Mark Nichols, Buckman Labs, president of the Dixie Sales Society. |
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