Hall of fame inducts six.HALL OF FAME INDUCTS SIX. The Paper Industry International Hall of Fame (PIIHF), Appleton Appleton, city (1990 pop. 65,695), seat of Outagamie co., E Wis., on the Fox River near its exit from the northern end of Lake Winnebago, in a dairying and stockraising region; inc. 1857. Waterfalls provide power for the city's industries, which produce paper, wood, metal, concrete, and dairy products. Appleton had the nation's first hydroelectric plant (1882) and the state's first electric streetcar (1886). The city is the seat of Lawrence Univ., Wisconsin, USA, inducted six more leaders in the history of the paper industry at the organization's ninth annual banquet and induction ceremony on October 9 in Appleton. Joining the 53 prior inductees of the PIIHF are the following: * Thomas M. Grace, president of T.M. Grace Co., Inc., Appleton, Wisconsin * Robert W. Hagemeyer (deceased), coating consultant to the industry and retiree of J. M. Huber Co., Atlanta, Georgia * Matti Kankaanpaa, retired chairman and CEO, Valmet Corp. (Now Metso Corp.) * Carl C. Landegger, owner of Black Clawson Clawson, city (1990 pop. 13,874), Oakland co., SE Mich., a residential suburb between Pontiac and Detroit; settled c.1833, inc. 1920. Co., New York, New York * Harry F. Lewis (deceased), vice president and dean of The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin * Derek H. Page, distinguished professor of physics, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. Jan Astrom, president and CEO of SCA, Stockholm, Sweden, was the keynote speaker at the event. More information about PIIHF and its inductees is available at: www.paperhall.org. |
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