Printing Ink Pioneer Winners

2025 Ron Deegan, INX Ink International, Co.
2025 Allan Neal, Sun Chemical
2025 Jeff Newton, Sun Chemical
2025 David Biro, Sun Chemical
2024 Tom Socha, INX Ink International, Co.
2024 Ron Rauck, artience Toyo Ink America
2024 Dr. Scot Pedersen, Siegwerk USA, Inc.
2024 Dr. Mohammad Farahat, Sun Chemical
2023 – James Kochanny, INK International
Jim Bishop, Sun Chemical
Ralph Arcurio, Sun Chemical
2022 – Dennis Sweet – Sun Chemical Corporation
2022 – Bill McPartland, Wise Technical Manufacturing
2022 – Dave Savastano, Ink World
2022 – Anthony Ameo, Jr. – Eckhart Americas Corp
2022 – Larry Bykerk – Apollo Colors Inc.
2020 – Bruce Wolf, Flint Group
2020 – Harold Osorio, Sun Chemical Corporation
2020 – Michael P. Gerkin, Kustom Group
2020 – Chris Allen, Sun Chemical Corporation
2020 – William McDermott, Ingevity
2020 – Christopher A. Parrilli, Sun Chemical Corporation
2020 – Joseph Mele, United Mineral & Chemical Corp.
2020 – Corey Soeldner, Sun Chemical Corporation
2020 – Bryce Kristo, INX International Ink Corporation
2019 – Jean Menard – Flint Group
2019 – Les Watkins – US Polymers Accurez LLC.
2019 – George Fuchs – NAPIM
2019 – John Sergeant – Modern Printing Colors
2019 – Dr. Juanita Parris – Sun Chemical Corporation
2019 – Dave Maternowski – INX International Ink Company
2019 – Daryl Collins – Wikoff Color Corporation
2019 – Brian Chwierut – Sun Chemical Corporation
2018 – Michael Brice – INX International Ink Company
2018 – Gene Cassidy – Lawter
2018 – Vic Dahleen – Central Ink Corporation
2018 – Jonathan Graunke – INX International Ink Company
2018 – Mark Hill – INX International Ink Company
2018 – Kris Johansen – Toyo Ink America
2018 – Jim Leitch – Braden Sutphin Ink
2018 – Pat Powers – DSM Coatings Resins
2017 – Ami Youhana – Sun Chemical
2017 – Jim Felsberg – Sun Chemical
2017 – Kevin Bergeson – Flint Group
2017 – Jim Garner – Flint Group Pigments
2017 – Daniel Shevkun – Superior Printing Ink
2017 – David Aynessazian – Kustom Group
2017 – David Waller – Inx International Ink Co.
2017 – Jack Powers – Sun Chemical
2017 – Luigi Ribaudo – Sun Chemical
2016 – Michael Keegan – Toyo Ink
2016 – Joe Kelly – INX International Ink Co.
2016 – Robert Lu – Ink Systems
2016 – Pete Notti – Ink Systems
2016 – Greg Yoder – Flint Group
2016 – Tom Rogers – Apollo Colors
2016 – Suresh Mahajan – Modern Printing Colors
2015 – Ron Tarewicz – Colorcon, No-Tox Products
2015 – Bob O’Boyle – Sun Chemical
2015 – William Neuberg – Shamrock Technologies
2015 – Kevin Kingman – Flint Group
2015 – Herman Hockmeyer – Hockmeyer Equipment Corp
2015 – Sumathy Ganesh – Toyo Ink America
2015 – Joon Choo – Shamrock Technologies
2015 – Jim Bailen – INX International Ink Company
2015 – Vivy DaCosta – hubergroup Canada
2014 – Jack Gallagher – Shamrock Technologies
2014 – Maurice Carruthers – Sun Chemical Pigments
2014 – Richard Czarnecki – Micro Powders
2014 – Gregg Dahleen – Central Ink
2014 – Dave Klebine – Apollo Colors
2014 – Jim La Rocca – Superior Ink
2014 – James Putney – Sun Chemical
2014 – Rick Westrom – INX International Ink Company
2013 – Doug Anderson – Central Ink
2013 – Holly Anderson – Hydrite
2013 – Pat Carlisle – Joules Angstrom
2013 – Marc Castillo – Braden Sutphin
2013 – Pam Carney – MWV
2013 – Janet Ciravolo – NAPIM
2013 – Tom DeBartolo – Sun Chemical
2013 – Dan Delegge – Ink Solutions
2013 – Ron Gallas – Flint Group Pigments
2013 – Lee Godina – Resinall
2013 – John Hrdlick – INX International
2013 – Michael Podd – Flint Group
2013 – Dale Pritchett – Ink World Magazine
2012 – Rich Bradley – Lubrizol
2012 – Rod Balmer – Flint Group
2012 – Hixon Boyd – Color Resolutions
2012 – Jonathan Ellaby – INX International
2012 – Mike Gerkin Sr. – Kustom Group
2012 – Tom Gwizdalski – Resolute Oil LLC
2012 – John Jilek Sr. – Ink Solutions
2012 – Alan Kalmikoff – Keim-Additec
2012 – Rick Krause – BASF
2012 – Jerry Napiecek – ColorCon No-Tox Products
2012 – Moe Rameh – Sun Chemical
2011 – John Edelbroc – Color Resolutions Inc
2011 – John Copeland – Toyo Ink
2011 – Matt McClure – Apollo Color
2011 – Dr. Kotaro Morita – INX International
2010 – Bob Lorenz – Sun Chemical
2010 – Lisa Fine – Joules Angstrom
2010 – Dan Lombardo – INX International
2010 – Peter Ford – US Ink
2009 – Jim Distler – Color Resolutions International LLC
2009 – Michael Gettis – Colorcon, No-Tox Products
2009 – Mike Green – Flint Group
2008 – Richard Breen – Central Ink Corporation
2008 – Jim Cunningham – Sun Chemical Latin America
2008 – Ronald M. Grant – Kramer Ink Company
2008 – William Miller – Flint Group Americas
2008 – Hiroshi Ota – INX International Ink Co.
2008 – Joseph Schlinkert – Color Resolutions International LLC
2007 – Christopher Bonk – INX International
2007 – William Curtin – Press Color
2007 – Salvatore Moscuzza – Superior Printing Ink
2007 – Dan Neese – Braden Sutphin Ink
2007 – Diane Parisi – Flint Ink
2007 – Anthony Renzi, Jr. – Sun/NA Ink
2007 – George Sickinger – Color Resolutions
2006 – Michael Impastato – Flint Group
2006 – Andrew Matthews – Flint Group
2006 – Roy Newstead – Sun Chemical Canada
2006 – Gary Reniker – INX International
2006 – John Treece – Kramer Ink
2005 – Winfred Gleue – Hostmann-Steinberg Printing Ink
2005 – Richard Hall – Braden Sutphin Ink
2005 – Jeffrey Koppelman – Gans Ink & Supply
2005 – Fred Lamb – INX International
2005 – Larry Lepore – US Ink
2005 – Duane Ness – Flint Ink
2004 – Brad W. Bergey – Kohl & Madden
2004 – George Dunn – Kohl & Madden
2004 – Norman A. Harbin – Flint Ink
2004 – Ronald J. Miller – Flint Ink
2004 – Steven L. Miller – Kohl & Madden
2004 – Fred Wiencek – INX International
2003 – Roy T. Beagle – Flint Ink
2003 – James E. Coleman – NAPIM
2003 – Jean S. Lavelle – Lehigh Universtiy
2003 – Mitsuo Matsuzawa – INX International
2003 – Robert Mullen – Sun/NA Inks
2003 – Jeannette Truncellito – Sun/NA Inks
2003 – Wally Whalen – Color Resolutions
2002 – Leonard A. Shaffer – Flint Ink
2002 – Leonard A. Walle – Flint Ink
2002 – Henri Dyner – Sun/NA Inks
2002 – Joseph DiChiarro Sr. – INX International
2002 – John J. Jewelinski – A.J. Daw Printing Ink
2001 – Robert Cantu – Sun/NA Inks
2001 – Joseph Cichon – INX International
2001 – David B. Flint – Flint Ink
2000 – Edward Fischer – INX International
2000 – Edward E. Ginter – Toyo/Web Inks
2000 – Kenneth O’Callaghan – INX International
2000 – Elizabeth Scherer – Sun/NA Inks
2000 – Robert Hardwick – Ink Systems
2000 – Leon Knorps – Flint Ink
1999 – Robert Anthony – American Inks & Coatings
1999 – Anthony Bean – Sun/GPI
1999 – Thomas K.R. Sharp – Kerley Ink
1999 – George Tholke – The Ink Company
1999 – Larry Yoder – Flint Ink
1998 – James P. Baker – Kramer Ink
1998 – Fred E. Bichaylo – Colorcon, No-Tox Products
1998 – Donald Cook – Sun/GPI
1998 – Henry “Chet” Fucillo – F & F Printing Ink
1998 – Byron Hahn – Braden Sutphin Ink
1998 – Ralph Marshall – Colmar
1998 – Walter Zawacki – Flint Ink
1997 – Domingo Chan – Flint Ink
1997 – William Chorvat – Sun/GPI
1997 – Richard Clendenning – INX International
1997 – Alfred DiBernardo – Patone
1997 – Richard Drong – Sun/GPI
1997 – Stanley Newman – Kohl & Madden
1997 – James Wegemer – Heritage Inks International
1996 – Harvey M. Ainbinder – Kohl & Madden
1996 – Anthony Cieri – Sun/GPI
1996 – Kenneth C. Collins – Sun Corporate
1996 – George J. Polasik – INX International
1996 – Tim Van Scoy – Ink Systems
1996 – Taddeus Zelek – Braden Sutphin Ink
1995 – Robert F. Bowers – Bowers Ink
1995 – Richard Cochrane – Sun/GPI
1995 – Steven Okunevich – BASF
1995 – John Power – Van Son Holland Ink
1994 – Joseph A. J. Casper – Kohl & Madden
1994 – Frederick A. Falk – Flint Ink
1994 – Samuel Gilbert – Sun/GPI
1994 – Y. Peter Jacob – Continental Inks
1994 – Stephen J. Kovalsky – Sun/GPI
1994 – William R. Tasker – INX International
1994 – C.H. (Kent) Shah – Color Converting Industries
1993 – Stanley Field – Flint Ink
1993 – Alfred Nieman – INK Systems
1993 – Gerrard Salomon – Custom Printing Inks
1993 – Joseph M. Simons – Superior Printing Ink
1993 – Michael A. Stone – Sun/GPI
1993 – Leon Triberti – Sun/GPI
1993 – Charles Weinholzer – Inx International
1992 – Michael Allara – INX International
1992 – Edmund T. Funk – Sun/GPI
1992 – Lewis Leber – U.S. Printing Ink
1992 – Edward J. Stanchi – Kohl & Madden
1992 – Anthony Cappuccio – Sun/GPI
1992 – Cal Sutphin – Braden Sutphin Ink
1991 – Randy Cornwell – Hurst Printing Inks
1991 – H. Howard Flint II – Flint Ink Corporation
1991 – Arthur G. Franke – INX International
1991 – Stanley G. Miller – Miller & Associates
1991 – Michael S. Murphy – Sun/GPI

1990 – Edward E. Barr – Sun Chemical
1990 – George Z. Bien – Capitol Printing Ink
1990 – Gary Smith – Gans Ink & Supply
1990 – Lorin K. Suplee – US Printing Ink
1989 – Anthony L. Brown, Jr. – Sun/GPI
1989 – Smauel Leiner – US Printing Ink
1989 – Charles H. Warner – BASF/Sun
1989 – Frank Wawak – Midland Color
1988 – Louis R. Fabbiano – Gans Ink & Supply
1988 – James W. Good – BASF/Sun
1988 – Norman F. Grajek – Flint Ink
1988 – William C. Hamburger – Sun/GPI
1988 – Michael Loiacono – Ink Systems
1988 – Gerald J. Russo – Midland Color
1987 – Vincent V. Bellini – Sun/GPI
1987 – Harvey R. Brice – Superior Printing Ink
1987 – Theodore J. Finckh – Seaboard Printing Ink
1987 – Urban S. Hirsh III – Ink Systems
1987 – Robert T. Peters – Kohl & Madden Printing Ink
1987 – Ian R. Steel – Sun/GPI
1987 – Clayton W. Witt – Interchemical/Sun-GPI
1986 – Edward C. DeKramer – Kramer Ink
1986 – Hugh J. Dunn – Interchemical/Sun-GPI
1986 – Daniel W. Enright – Sun/GPI
1986 – Abraham Terkowitz – Commercial Ink
1986 – Peter Torcivia – Croda Inks
1985 – Richard M. Braznell – Midland Color
1985 – Frank J. Iannuzzi – Inmont/Sun-GPI
1985 – William E. Rusterholz – Sun/GPI
1985 – Robert G. Savageau – Flint Ink
1985 – Paul F. Volpe – NAPIM
1985 – Walter vonFricken – Beacon Printing Ink
1984 – Andrew S. Bielenda – Inmont/Sun-GPI
1984 – William W. Jackson – North American Printing Ink
1984 – George E. Marsh – Cabot Corp.
1984 – Robert A. Mealy – Sun/GPI
1984 – Thomas K. R. Sharp – Bowers Ink
1983 – John Cotter – Sun/GPI
1983 – Frederick T. Dankert
1983 – Raymond J. Ellison – Lewis Roberts, Inc.
1983 – Stuart K. Graham – Canadian Fine Color
1983 – Clement M. Higby
1983 – Gustaf B. Lindquist – Van San Holland Ink
1983 – John L. Salaga
1983 – Frank Tupper
1983 – Raymond Welte
1982 – Russell Brown – Gans Ink & Supply
1982 – Randall J. Drusch – Sinclair & Valentine
1982 – Ben C. Nygard – Flint Ink
1982 – Vincent M. Pampanin – Cal/Ink Division
1982 – Martin J. Paul – Sun/GPI
1982 – Joseph S. Reeder – Cleveland Printing Ink
1981 – Edgar B. Flint – Flint Ink
1981 – James A. Frisone – James A. Frisone Company
1981 – Massie E. Odiotti – Sun/GPI
1981 – John J. Socha – Croda Inks
1981 – Andrew F. Starek – A.J. Daw Printing Ink
1981 – Charles M. Thompson – Sun/GPI
1981 – S. Jerry Vilardi – J.M. Huber
1980 – Robert W. Bassemir – Sun/GPI
1980 – Frederick V. Dexter Jr. – J. P. Carlson
1980 – Louis J. Gaspari – Sun/GPI
1980 – John A. Kerchner – Borden Chemical
1980 – William F. Meixner – Cleveland Printing Ink
1980 – Albert W. O’Byrne – Croda Inks
1980 – Michael Pugliese – J. M. Huber
1980 – John Ritzic – Braden Sutphin Ink
1980 – Chester B. Stroud – Borden Chemical
1980 – William E. Wilson
1979 – Anthony C. Fucillo – Sun/GPI
1979 – Donald M. Henry – Canadian Printing Ink
1979 – C. Lawson Shook – Sinclair & Valentine
1979 – Robert A. Soelke – Sun/GPI
1978 – Olin Boone – J. M. Huber
1978 – W. Robert Evans – Martin Driscoll
1978 – Robert Evert
1978 – Harvey Gustafson – Consolidated Printing Ink
1978 – Walter Jantolek – Gans Ink & Supply
1978 – Sidney Langford – Sigmund Ullman (GPI)
1978 – Max Lousin
1978 – Louis Pascuzzi – Superior Printing Ink
1978 – Clifford Pender – Gans Ink & Supply
1978 – James Renson – Renson Group
1978 – Richard Sanserino
1977 – Kenneth Bownes – Inmont
1977 – Daniel Carlick – Sun/GPI
1977 – Walter Durlak – Superior Varnish & Drier
1977 – Joseph Gaspierik – Borden Chemical
1977 – Philip Pope – Pope & Gray
1977 – Raymond Thoms – Cleveland Printing Ink
1977 – Frank Vomacka – Borden Chemical
1976 – Michael Brophy – Cleveland Printing Ink
1976 – Jack K. Cummings
1976 – Herbert Edelman – US Ink
1976 – Louis J. Fabbiano – Gans Ink & Supply
1976 – Ben F. Greenwald
1976 – Joseph Krause – Handschy Inks
1976 – Afton Price – Levey (Borden Chemical)
1976 – Herbert Scheichet
1976 – William F. Thompson
1976 – Walter T. Venema
1975 – Norman Alexander – Sun Corp.
1975 – Gerald Braznell – Braznell Ink
1975 – Clyde Bowers – Bowers Ink
1975 – Douglas Campbell – J.M. Huber
1975 – Morris Friedland – U.S. Printing Ink
1975 – Henry Hendershot – Hendershot Inks
1975 – William Law – Inmont
1975 – Donald B. Morrison – Morrison Printing Ink
1975 – Frederick Petke – Borden Chemical
1975 – Sam Speigelman – Gans Ink & Supply
1975 – Martin Swinford – Richardson Ink
1974 – James Carney – Crescent Ink & Color
1974 – James Daw – A.J. Daw Printing Ink
1974 – Sylvester Johnson – Hawley Monk (Borden Chemical)
1974 – Gordon MacQuaker – Sun Chemical
1974 – Alfred Meixner – Cleveland Printing Ink
1974 – Mel Pfaelzer – Bowers Printing Ink
1974 – Louis Suriani – J.M. Huber
1973 – William Brunk – Sleight & Hellmuth
1973 – Arthur Busch – Hawley-Monk (Borden Chemical)
1973 – Paul Derby – Cal/Ink Division
1973 – James Murray – Acme Printing Ink
1973 – Howard Oetter – Bowers Printing Ink
1973 – Harold Poley – Superior Printing Ink
1973 – Herbert Spraker – J. M. Huber
1973 – Forbes Whistler – Inmont
1972 – Thomas Buchanan
1972 – Ralph Campbell
1972 – Jack DeKramer – Kramer Ink
1972 – Howard Hamell – Fred K. Levey
1972 – C. Stanley Johnson
1972 – John Lyman – California Ink
1972 – Richard Shepherd – Flint Ink
1972 – Edward M. Wade
1971 – Jacqueline M. Fetsko – Lehigh University
1971 – Lambert Fish – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1971 – Robert Gans – Gans Ink & Supply
1971 – Gregory Huelsman – The Hilton-Hawley
1971 – Joseph Kraft
1971 – F. L. Wurzburg Jr. – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1970 – Joseph T. Barry Jr. – California Ink
1970 – Charles Conlan – Crescent Ink & Color
1970 – Werner Gerlach – Capitol Printing Ink
1970 – Joseph M. Goldberg
1970 – Robert E. Schwarm – Schwarm & Jacobus
1969 – Jean Fisher
1969 – E. C. Friesendorf – Handschy
1969 – William Haug
1969 – Arthur W. Legge – Interchemical
1969 – Herbert Livesey Jr. – NAPIM
1969 – A. C. Zettlemoyer – Lehigh University
1968 – Bern Ormsby – General Printing Ink
1967 – Jean Vercruise – Colora Printing Ink
1967 – John Vollmuth – McNair-Dorland
1966 – Harold Blacker – H. Blacker Printing Inks
1966 – Robert H. Flint – Flint Ink
1966 – Bart Hawley – Hawley-Monk
1966 – Nathan Rosen – Superior Printing Ink
1966 – Howard Soriano – Sinclair & Valentine
1965 – James Campbell – Cabrun Ink Products
1965 – Norman C. Ellison – Lewis Roberts
1965 – Martin Meixner – Cleveland Printing Ink
1964 – Charles McDowell
1964 – Victor J. Porth – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1964 – Charles F. Schwarm – Schwarm & Jacobus
1963 – S. K. Graham – Sun/CFC
1963 – Walter Kitchen – Sinclair & Valentine of Canada
1963 – A. E. Loveland – GPI – Canada
1963 – Frank Morrison – Morrison Printing Ink
1962 – Dr. D. J. Bernardi – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1962 – Joseph S. Hart – J.M. Huber
1962 – Dr. Louis M. Larsen
1962 – Matt J. Leckey – Sinclair & Valentine
1962 – Timothy A. Ryan
1962 – Chester Scheidler – Charles Hellmuth Printing Ink
1961 – George S. Braznell – Braznell Ink
1961 – G. Stuart Braznell – Braznell Ink
1961 – Thomas J. Craig
1961 – G. L. Erikson – Braden Sutphin Ink
1961 – F. Grant Schleicher – W.D. Wilson Printing Ink
1961 – Charles T. Sharpe – Canadian Printing Ink
1961 – James D. Yates – Martin Driscoll
1960 – Weldon Coate – Sun Chemical
1960 – W.F. Cornell – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1960 – Joseph Curado – Sun Chemical
1960 – Fred Farnsworth
1960 – M. J. Hoover – Sun Chemical
1960 – Sherman Ruxton – Philip Ruxton Printing Ink
1959 – Colvin M. Reed – California Ink
1959 – Fred Weymouth – Interchemical
1958 – James J. Deeney – Bensing Bros. & Denney
1957 – Albert Sutphin – Sutphin Ink
1957 – Joseph W. Viner – Queen City Printing Ink
1956 – Bromwell Ault – Interchemical
1956 – Claude Brown – Interchemical
1956 – A. Wallace Chauncy – Interchemical
1956 – Charles Conquergood – Canada Printing Ink
1956 – George Cramer – Sinclair & Valentine
1956 – Frank Cray – Interchemical Printing Ink Div.
1956 – Humphrey Desmond
1956 – John F. Devine – Sun Chemical
1956 – John Ellison – Lewis Roberts
1956 – Howard Flint – Flint Ink
1956 – Adolph Hill Jr. – Hill-Hentschell
1956 – Louis Hraback – Sleight & Hellmuth
1956 – Morton E. Kapp – Superior Printing Ink
1956 – Engelbert Smith – Tenne