Campus Life, Events, General News, Industry
Mike Doss, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging International (GPI), recently made a generous donation to the UMPPF, followed by a visit to campus with his leadership team to meet with UMPPF students, faculty, and to learn about the research in pulp and paper being...
Alumni Questionnaire, Student Life
There are a lot of myths, rumors and hearsay swirling out there about the pulp and paper industry. Oftentimes, once our scholarship recipients return from a co-op or a graduate enters the workforce, they come back to us shocked about how misperceptions they had about...
Events, General News, Industry
There’s a lot of excitement around the UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation family these days. Our very own President, Carrie Enos, was recently announced by The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) as a 2021 TAPPI Fellow! TAPPI Fellows are awarded...
Alumni Questionnaire, Industry, Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: How long have you been involved with UMPPF and what do you do there? A: I attended Consider Engineering as a high school junior in 1994 and then applied for a Foundation full tuition scholarship to study Chemical Engineering. Now I’m the President of the...
Industry, Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: What are the biggest challenges you face in recruitment? A: One of our biggest challenges has been to recruit skilled electrical engineers (EE). Because EEs are in such high demand, and they don’t make up a large portion of pulp and paper scholarship recipients, we...
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