Past Chairs

Past Chairs of NPTA

• 2023: John Hargrove of WestRock Paper
• 2022: Scott Hider of Clampitt Paper Co.
• 2021: Jan Gottesman of Kelly/Spicers Paper
• 2020: Robert Forsberg of Sappi Fine Paper
• 2019: Bill Garvey Athens Paper Company
• 2018: Bill Meany of Lindenmeyr Munroe
• 2017: Tom Wernoch of Pixelle (formerly Glatfelter)
• 2016: Bayard Tynes of Strickland Companies
• 2015: Hilton Maze of Simon Miller Paper & Company
• 2014: Travis Mlakar of The Millcraft Group
• 2013: Don Clampitt of Clampitt Paper Co.
• 2012: Greg Savage of Appleton Coated LLC
• 2011: Tom O'Connor, Jr of Mohawk Fne Papers
• 2010: Fred Kfoury of Central Paper Products
• 2009: John Millin of Midland Paper, Packaging + Supplies
• 2008: John Kadien of xpedx
• 2007: Bill Hirsch of Fulton Paper Company
• 2006: Fred Towler of xpedx
• 2005: Michael Keneally of Accutech Packaging Inc.
• 2004: R. James Alexy of Network Services Company
• 2003: Arthur M. Keleher of Frank Parsons Paper Co.
• 2001-2002: Guy Belew of xpedx
• 1999-2000: James Sugarman of The Eastern Bag & Paper Group
• 1998: Charles White Unisource Worldwide
• 1997: Barry Perlis of S. Freedman & Sons, Inc.
• 1996: Thomas Costello of xpedex
• 1995: Rolf Turnquist of Unisource
• 1994: Sydney Jones of Hudson Valley Paper Company
• 1993: Brent Grover of Evergreen Consulting LLC
• 1992: Jon Bloom of J.B. Papers
• 1991: Michael Olthoff of Nichols
• 1990: James Swearingen of Unisource West
• 1989: James Brame of Brame Specialty Co., Inc.
• 1988: Frederick Stabbert of West Coast Paper Co.
• 1987: Francis Houlihan of Daubert Cromwell
• 1986: Richard Abrams of West Coast Paper Co.
• 1985: Francis Viegas of The Dowd Co.
• 1984: Lionel Eltis of Consolidated Marketing
• 1983: Walter of Unijax
• 1982: John F. Church of Cordage Papers
• 1981: WG Killhour of W. B. Killhour & Sons, Inc.
• 1979-1980: Bruce M. Smith of Louisville Paper Co.
• 1978: Mort Epstein of National Paper & Packaging
• 1977-1978: F.G. Walker of Butler Paper Co.
• 1976-1977: Richard Carr, Sr. of Carr Paper Co.
• 1975-1976: Richard Harris, Jr. of Alling & Cory Paper Co.
• 1974: C. Ted Lick of Harrisburg Paper Co., Inc.
• 1973: Luther Stanhope of Carter Rice Storrs & Bement, Inc.
• 1972: Herbert C. Altholz of Inlander-Steindler Paper Co.
• 1971: Donald J. Ramaker of The Bouer Paper Co.
• 1970: W. Noel Evans of Lone Star Paper Co., Inc.
• 1969: William J. Zellerbach of Zellerbach Paper Co.
• 1968: Norman M. Goldsword of The Globe Paper Co.
• 1967: John D. Williams of D.L. Ward Co.
• 1966: Alfred E. MacAdam, lll of A.E. MacAdam & Co., Inc.
• 1965: Frank P. Leslie, Jr. of The John Leslie Paper Co.
• 1964: Robert L. McCormick of Oklahoma Paper Co.
• 1963: Roland R. Whiteman of Blake, Moffitt & Towne
• 1962: Gardiner Young of Bancroft Paper Co.
• 1961: William F. Obear of Tobey Fine Papers, Inc.
• 1959-1961: Floyd H. Blackman of Stone & Forsyth Co.
• 1959: King Wilkin of Zellerbach Paper Co.
• 1958: Ralph Schnitzer, Sr. of Magnolia Paper Co.
• 1957: Edward J. Petrequin of The Petrequin Paper Co.
• 1956: Leslie M. Murphy of Dillard Paper Co.
• 1955: Robert S. Johnston of Old Dominion Paper Co.
• 1954: Howard A. Hartinger of The Paper Supply Co., Inc.
• 1953: Paul M. Jones of Storrs and Bement Co.
• 1952: Robert E. Know of Knox & Schneider
• 1951: E.P. Magel of Crescent Paper Co.
• 1950: Lawrence Pollock of Pollock Paper Distributors
• 1949: Lester A. Ramaker of The Bouer Paper Co.
• 1948: Ralph G. Luff of D.L. Ward Co.
• 1947: Arthur W. Towne of Blake, Mofitt & Towne
• 1946: Gilbert E. Carpenter of Carpenter Paper Co.
• 1944-1946: Richard M. Harris of Alling & Cory Paper Co.
• 1942-1944: Richard C. Kettles, Jr. of Hubbs Corp.
• 1943: Corwine E. Roach of Capital City Paper Co.
• 1940-1942: Perry W. Lesh of C.P. Lesh Paper Co.
• 1939: Finley T. Jamison of Interstate Cordage & Paper Co.
• 1938: George C. Cobean of J.W. Butler Paper Co.
• 1937: F. Bendel Tracy of Fort Hill Paper Co.
• 1936: Oswald F. Marquardt of Marquardt & Co.
• 1935: Harold L. Zellerbach of Zellerbach Paper Co.
• 1934: Sindney L. Wellhouse of National Paper Co.
• 1933: John F. Miller of Chope-Stevens Paper Co.
• 1932: Arthur W. Blackman of D.F. Munroe Co.
• 1931: Christopher S. Warner of John F. Sarle Co.
• 1930: Harry W. Mattewson of The Paper Supply Co.
• 1929: W. Noble Gillet of Chicago Paper Co.
• 1928: J. Clifton Mallalieu of George W. Millar & Co.
• 1927: Albert M. Miller of The Central Ohio Paper Co.
• 1926: James A. Carpenter of Kansas City Paper House
• 1925: William F. McQuillen of Storrs & Bement Co.
• 1924: Frank W. Power of Carter, Rice & Co., Corp.
• 1923: Charles N. Bicknell of The Union Paper & Twine Co.
• 1922: Edward F. Herrlinger of Herrlinger Paper Co.
• 1921: Ross P. Andrews of R. P. Andrews Paper Co.
• 1918-1921: Harvey E. Platt of The J.L.N. Smythe Co.
• 1918: George Olmsted, Sr. of J. W. Butler Paper Co.
• 1916-1918: Thomas F. Smith of Louisville Paper Co.
• 1914-1916: Joseph T. Alling of The Alling & Cory Paper Co.
• 1912-1914: John E. Leslie of The John Leslie Paper Co.
• 1910-1912: Eugene Kimbark of The Paper Mills Co.
• 1908-1910: William F. McQuillen of Storrs & Bement Co.
• 1906-1908: John E. Linde of J. E. Linde Paper Co.
• 1903-1906: Orlando A. Miller of Central Ohio Paper Co.