Board of Directors
Gregg Aiken, Secretary/Treasurer (2008-2011)
Mill Manager, Neenah Paper Inc.
3243 Whiting Road
Stevens Point WI 54481
(P) 715.345.2204
gregg.aiken@neenahpaper.com
Jim Beatty (2008-2011)
TAPPI
309 East Division Street
Kaukauna WI 54130
(P) 920.766.1135 (F) 920.766.1169
jbeatty@dataex.com
Thomas Danz (2008-2011)
President/COO, George Whiting Paper Co.
PO Box 28
Menasha WI 54952
(P) 715.341.6818
tom.whitingpaper@tds.net
Joe Fierst (2009-2012)
Vice President Operations, Wausau Paper
515 West Davenport Street
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(P) 715.369.4439
jfierst@wausaupaper.com
Randall Harbath (2010-2013)
Operations Manager, Georgia Pacific Corp.
1919 South Broadway
Green Bay WI 54307
(P) 920.438.2002 (F) 920.438.4136
randall.harbath@GAPAC.com
Dan Hietpas (2009-2012)
Sales Project Manager, Coating Excellence
975 Broadway
Wrightstown, WI 54180
(P) 920.996.5392
dhietpas@coating-excellence.com
Randy Kopchinski (2009-2012)
Strategic Account Manager, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies
2150 W. Breezewood Court
Plover, WI 54467
(P) 920.539.4174
rjkopchinski@ashland.com
Jerry Lazarski, Executive Director
UWSP Paper Science Foundation Inc.
D-284 Science Building
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(P) 715. 346.4131 (F) 715.346.4604
jerry.lazarski@uwsp.edu
Larry Londo (2008-2011)
President, Pöyry (Appleton) LLC
2323 E. Capitol Drive
Appleton, WI 54912
(P) 920.954.2213 (F) 920.954.2020
larry.londo@poyry.com
Brent Nelson (2009-2012)
Technical Manager, New Page
PO Box 8050
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(P) 715.213.5274
brent.nelson@newpagecorp.com
Arthur Rankin (2008-2011)
PIMA
1408 South Lee Street
Appleton, WI 54915
(P) 920.731.6405
artrankin70@hotmail.com
Steve Rau (2009-2012)
Account Manager, Nalco Company
5703 Isaiah Street
Weston, WI 54476
(P) 715.370.1984
sfrau@nalco.com
John Shulstad (2010-2013)
Sr. Account Manager, OMNOVA Solutions
3077 Woodland Reserve Ln.
Green Bay, WI 54313
(P) 920.662.0659
john.shulstad@omnova.com
Kevin Sistler, Vice President (2008-2013)
Northern Region Sales Manager,
Hydrite
2102 Swanstone Circle
DePere, WI 54115
(P) 920.339.0316
Kevin.Sistler@Hydrite.com
John Sommercorn, President (2008-2012)
Vice President Global Sales, Albany International
2411 Schaefer Circle
Appleton, WI 54915
(P) 920.427.7078
john.sommercorn@albint.com
Eli Swanson (2010-2013)
Attorney, Lathrop & Clark LLP
740 Regent St, Suite 400, PO Box 1507
Madison, WI 53701
(P) 608.286.7242
eswanson@lathropclark.com
Craig Timm (2010-2013)
Mgr., Communications/Govt. Relations,
Domtar Inc.
301 Point Basse Ave.
Nekoosa, WI 54457
(P) 715.887.5061
craig.timm@domtar.com
Marc Toigo (2010-2013)
Manager, Account Management Systems
Buckman International
1256 North McLean Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38108
(P) 901.272.6376
matoigo@buckman.com
Russ Wanke (2009-2012)
V.P./General Manager, Thilmany LLC
600 Thilmany Road
Kaukauna, WI 54130
(P) 920.766.8520
russ.wanke@thilmany.com
Gary Weber, Past President (2008-2011)
V.P., Laminations
P.O. Box 8033
Appleton, WI 54912
(P) 920.997.6356
gweber@greatnortherncorp.com
Bernie Patterson (Ex-Officio, voting)
Chancellor, UW-SP
213 Main
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(P) 715.346.2123
bernie.patterson@uwsp.edu
Gerry Ring (Ex-officio/non-voting
member)
Chair, Dept. of
Paper Science and Engineering, UWSP
D-274 Science Building
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(P) 715.346.4617 (F) 715.346.4604
gring@uwsp.edu
Christine Thomas (Ex-Officio, non-voting)
Dean, College of
Natural Resources, UWSP
TNR 100
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(P) 715.346.4617 (F) 715.346.3624
cthomas@uwsp.edu
Executive Committee:
John Sommercorn, President and Chair
Kevin Sistler, Vice President
Gerry Ring, Department Chair
Gregg Aiken, Secretary/Treasurer
Jerry Lazarski, Executive Director
Gary Weber, President and chair
Nominating Committee:
Members of the Executive Committee
Scholarship Committee:
Gregg Aiken, chair
Gerry Ring
Jerry Lazarski
Membership and Endowment Committee:
John Sommercorn, co-chair
Kevin Sistler, co-chair
Academic Advisory Committee:
Gary Weber, chair
Investment Management Committee:
Tom Danz (chair)
Members of the Executive Committee