NPTA is proud to recognize individuals who have dedicated 40 years or more to serving the paper industry through the Golden Eagle Award. This special recognition is available to all employees of NPTA member companies and is offered year-round—there’s no deadline to apply.
What's Included
The $200 application fee includes a customized etched glass award featuring your company and the recipient’s name. Please allow approximately four weeks for delivery. Awardees will also be recognized on the NPTA Golden Eagle Award webpage.
How to Apply
To nominate a colleague or employee, submit a letter detailing their career experience on your company’s letterhead, along with a completed Golden Eagle Award application. Send the completed form, along with the letter, to npta@gonpta.com or fax to 312.673.6736.
Download Application
Golden Eagle Recipients
2025 Recipients
- Russ Thomas, Wausau Coated Products
- Paul Souvannarath, Clampitt Paper Company
- Joe Becker, Clampitt Paper Company
2024 Recipients
- Cindy Petit, Clampitt Paper Company
- Frank Kohl, Millcraft Paper Company
- Greg Lovensheimer, Millcraft Paper Company
- Jack Oldiges, Millcraft Paper Company
- Kelley Walsh, Millcraft Paper Company
- Mike Fiehrer, Millcraft Paper Company
- Patrick Haines, Millcraft Paper Company
- Ralph Dobbins, Millcraft Paper Company
- Randy Britton, Millcraft Paper Company
- Robert Anderson, Millcraft Paper Company
2023 Recipients
- Larry Cox, Clampitt Paper Company
- Bob Arndt, Clampitt Paper Company
- Tommy Liska, Clampitt Paper Company
- Matt Griffin, Clampitt Paper Company
- Don Clampitt, Clampitt Paper Company
- Mark Thompson, Clampitt Paper Company
- Don Hebert, Clampitt Paper Company
- Bloyce Young, Clampitt Paper Company
- Steve O'Connor, Clampitt Paper Company
- John McGuire, Clampitt Paper Company
- William R. Denning, Millcraft Paper Company
- Rex A. Ringle, Jr., Millcraft Paper Company
- Robert M. Summers, Millcraft Paper Company
- Mark R. Lee, Millcraft Paper Company
- Jody H. Maus, Millcraft Paper Company
- Donald E. Schmidt, Millcraft Paper Company
2022 Recipients
- Alan R. Picklesimer, Millcraft Paper Company
- Christopher L. Michel, Millcraft Paper Company
- Craig N. Crouch, Millcraft Paper Company
- Gary E. Gill, Millcraft Paper Company
- John T. Johnson, Millcraft Paper Company
- Philip W. Evanoff, Millcraft Paper Company
- Ronald M. Dennis, Millcraft Paper Company
- George D. Boston, Millcraft Paper Company
2020 Recipients
- Becky Lindsey, L.A.C. & Associates Executive Recruiting
- Steve Garrett, Clampitt Paper Company
2019 Recipients
- Victor M. Munaf, Millcraft Paper Company
- Sheila K. Arney, Millcraft Paper Company
- Alan J. Geiger, Millcraft Paper Company
- Dale W. Goodin, Millcraft Paper Company
- Russell D. James, Millcraft Paper Company
- Kurtis A. Knopp, Millcraft Paper Company
- James A. Klepfer, Millcraft Paper Company
2018 Recipients
- Bradley Carey, Millcraft Paper Company
- William Dettor, Millcraft Paper Company
- James Kapela, Millcraft Paper Company
- Kevin McCrate, Millcraft Paper Company
- Laurie Spence, Millcraft Paper Company
- Douglas Spencer, Millcraft Paper Company
- Frank Werner, Millcraft Paper Company
2017 Recipients
- Kathryn Lansing, Spicers Paper
- Evan Baker, Millcraft Paper Company
- William Brubich, Millcraft Paper Company
- Eric Michel, Millcraft Paper Company
- Timothy Yahna, Millcraft Paper Company
- Rick Zizak, Millcraft Paper Company
2016 Recipients
- Rick Eiseman, American Paper & Twine Company
- James R. Robinson, J.P. Gasway Company
- Chuck Mlakar, Millcraft Paper Company
- Daniel Szabo, Millcraft Paper Company
- John Orlando, Millcraft Paper Company
- Anna Everroad, Millcraft Paper Company
- Brian McEnaney, Millcraft Paper Company
- Phyllis Moore, Millcraft Paper Company
- Christine Carpenter, Millcraft Paper Company
- Joseph Bukovac, Millcraft Paper Company
- Steven Grubich, Millcraft Paper Company
- Roberta Miller, Millcraft Paper Company
- Bruce Donlon, Spicers Paper
- Daniel Fraser, Spicers Paper
- Steve Lesser, Spicers Paper
2014 Recipients
- Gary Wendlandt, Western- BRW
2012 Recipients
- Richard W. Kniep, Shaughnessy
- Edward H. Kniep III, Shaughnessy
- Tom Chambers, Unisource Canada
- Robert J. Roach
- Charles Donnelly