What Is the Hall of Fame Award?
AICC award annually recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the independent sector of the independent packaging industry through active membership in AICC and broad-based involvement in the industry.
2023 AICC Hall of Fame Winner- John Bird
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Year Name Company Location
2023 John Bird JB Machinery Westport, Connecticut 2022
Greg Tucker Bay Cities Pico Rivera, California 2021
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2020
Doug Muller Haire Group
Merrillville, Indiana
2019 Tom Skinner Phoenix Packaging Winston Salem, North Carolina 2018 Kim Nelson Royal Containers Ltd. Brampton, Ontario 2017 James Curley Board Converting News Manasquan, New Jersey 2016
A. Steven Young AICC, The Independent Packaging Association
Alexandria, Virginia
2015
Craig R. Hoyt Buckeye Boxes, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
2014
Jack W. Schwarz The Schwarz Group
Indianapolis, Indiana
2012
James M. Davis Express Packaging
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2011
S. Richard Van Horne
Corrugated Supplies Company
Chicago, Illinois
2010
A. Lee Shillito Triad Packaging Inc.
Bristol, Tennessee
2009
Michael B. Fiterman
Liberty Diversified International
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008
Greg Arvanigian
Arvco Container Corporation
Kalamazoo, Michigan
2007
Fred & Nan Harrison
Hycorr Machine Corporation
Kalamazoo, Michigan
2006
Jay S. Wertheimer*
Wertheimer Box Corporation
McCook, Illinois
2005
James E. Haglund
Central Container Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2004
Joseph R. Palmeri
Jamestown Container Corp.
Falconer, New York
2003
James Kowall
Great Northern Packaging
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002
William I. Flinn
Scope Packaging Inc.
Orange, California
2001
Robert D. Cravens
The New World Companies
Niles, Michigan
2000
Peter Keady
Viking Packaging & Display Corp.
San Jose, California
1999
Robert J. Thacker
Thacker Container Company
Santa Ana, California
1998
Richard F. Eastwood
Central Graphics & Container Group
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1997
Morton S. Ackerman, CPA
M.S. Ackermand & Co. LLP
Fort Lee, New Jersey
1996
Richard Sharfstein
Pride Container Corp.
Chicago Illinois
1995
Laurence C. Schiffenhaus
Schiffenhaus Packaging Corp.
Newark, New Jersey
1994
William F. Ward Sr. *
Ward Machinery Co.
Cockeysville, Maryland
1993
H. James DeLine
DeLine Box Company
Denver, Colorado
1992
William J. Hanan
Bay Cities Container Corp.
Pico Rivera, California
1991
Paul H. Vishny, Esq.
Ancona & Pflaum
Chicago Illinois
1990
Jack D. Grollman
Triangle Container Corp.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989
William C. Akers
Akers Packaging Service Inc.
Middletown, Ohio
1988
Stanley M. Jacobson
Alden Corrugated Container Corp.
Mew Bedford, Massachusetts
1987
J. Richard Troll
AICC
Alexandria, Virginia
1986
Hardy Sanders
Bates Container Inc.
North Richland Hills, Texas
1985
George B. Arvanigian
Arvco Container Corp.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1984
S. Richard Van Horne Sr. *
Corrugated Supplies Corp.
Chicago, Illinois
1983
Lawrence I. Falstein
Tri-Pack Corp.
Chicago, Illinois
1982
Joseph Schiffenhaus
Schiffenhaus Packaging Corp.
Newark, New Jersey
* Awarded posthumously.
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