INDA Hall of Fame
Lifetime Technical Achievement Awards
This award is based on nominations received from the industry, member companies and other interested stakeholders. INDA’s Technical Advisory Board then votes with the selection criterion that includes nonwoven technology involvement, INDA membership, and at least 20 years of industry service based on advancing the technology of the industry and culminating with commercial successes.
| 2001 | Robert Brock | Kimberly-Clark |
| 2001 | Nick Newman | Consultant |
| 2002 | Subhash Batra | NCRC, NCSU |
| 2002 | Jay Sommers | Kimberly-Clark |
| 2003 | D.K. Smith | Smith, Johnson & Associates |
| 2004 | Mike Morman | Morman Consulting |
| 2005 | C.Y. Cheng | Consultant |
| 2006 | P.C. Wu | Clopay Plastic Products Company |
| 2006 | Ann L. McCormack | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| 2007 | Kays Chinai | Johnson & Johnson, Rayonier |
| 2008 | Larry Wadsworth (Academic) | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| 2008 | David Newkirk (Industry) | Fiberweb |
| 2009 | Behnam Pourdeyhimi | North Carolina State University |
| 2010 | Terry Young | Procter & Gamble |
| 2011 | Mike Putnam | Retired, PGI |
| 2012 | David L. Lunceford | HDK Industries, Inc. |
| 2014 | Joseph D. Wahlquist | Rockline Industries |
| 2015 | Thomas W. Federle | The Procter & Gamble Co. |
| 2016 | Edward (Ed) A. Vaughn, Ph.D. | Clemson University |
| 2017 | Bryan D. Haynes, Ph.D. | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| 2018 | Ralph Moody, P.E. | Berry Global, Inc. |
| 2019 | Stephen Chester |
| 2021 | John F. Poccia III | Johnson & Johnson (retired) and Poccia Consulting LLC |
| 2022 | Richard Knowlson |
| 2023 | Ed Thomas |
| 2023 | James (Jim) Robinson | Absorbent Hygiene Insights, LLC |
| 2023 | Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D. | Texas Tech University |
| 2024 | Paul Latten | Southeast Nonwovens, Inc. |
| 2024 | Arnold Wilkie | Hills, Inc. |
Lifetime Service Awards
The Lifetime Service Award is given to individuals who have a long established record of service to INDA, specifically, and the Nonwovens Industry as a whole. The basic requirements include 20 years of service in nonwoven related functions; they must be a current of retired INDA member in good standing and must have a record of participation in INDA activities.
Beyond the basics, the successful candidate would have maintained an active partnership with INDA. This individual would have held a key role in planning and executing the long term success of at least one of INDA’s major events or services. This person is an avid supporter and spokesperson for the nonwovens industry.
In summary, The Lifetime Service Award is given to the individual who has given his or her best both personally and professionally to the service of INDA and the Industry.
| 2007 | William A. (Bill) Haile |
| 2008 | Roy M. Broughton, Jr. |
| 2009 | Stephen P. Quinn |
| 2010 | Jay Forcucci |
| 2011 | Morris T. Collins, Jr. |
| 2012 | Peter Wallace | Arclin |
| 2014 | Thomas A. Justice | Zene, LLC |
| 2014 | James P. Hanson | Marketing Technology Service, Inc. |
| 2016 | Robert (Bob) Dale | Berry Plastics |
| 2017 | Robert Averell | Auriga Polymers, Inc. |
| 2019 | Nick Hrinko | Lenzing Fibers, Inc. |
| 2021 | Nick Santoleri | Rockline Industries |
| 2022 | Dave Rousse, President Emeritus | INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry |
| 2023 | Jan O’Regan |
| 2024 | David Powling |
INDA Lifetime Achievement Awards
Presented to an individual who has contributed to the advancement of the nonwovens industry for at least 20 years. Award is announced every three years at the IDEA show.
| 2001 | Wayne Hays |
| 2004 | Ted Wirtz |
| 2007 | Lee Sullivan |
| 2007 | Ed Vaughn |
| 2010 | Cos Camelio |
| 2013 | Rory Holmes |
| 2016 | Leo Cancio | Clopay |
| 2019 | Robert P. Julius | Nice-Pak/PDI |
| 2022 | Val Hollingsworth | Hollingsworth & Vose Company |
