FPA converter members American Packaging
Corporation and CL&D Graphics, Incorporated will participate in the
Flexible Packaging Association’s 2012 Flexible Packaging Summer Internship
& Academic Scholarship Program and will each sponsor packaging school
students as interns at their converting facilities this summer.
Established in 2005, the Flexible Packaging Internship & Scholarship Program
provides career development opportunities for packaging and printing (or other
areas of concentration utilized in the converting industry) school students,
and encourages them to pursue careers in the flexible packaging industry.
Through the Program, FPA has awarded $78,000 in flexible packaging academic
scholarships to students successfully completing internships with FPA converter
members including American Packaging Corporation, AMGRAPH Packaging,
Incorporated, Beacon Converters, Incorporated, Berry Plastics Corporation,
CL&D Graphics, Incorporated, Constantia Hueck Foils LLC, North State
Flexibles, LLC, Sonoco Flexible Packaging, and Technipaq,
Incorporated.
This summer, printing school students Jon Spatafore and Andrea Grumbir will
acquire hands on experience in the flexible packaging industry and learn more
about flexible packaging manufacturing. Jon, a graphic and printing science
major at Western Michigan University will participate in a summer internship
with American Packaging Corporation at their Columbus, Wisconsin facility.
During his internship, Jon will work on projects in the printing
division.
Andrea, also a graphic and printing science major and student at Western
Michigan University, has accepted an internship with CL&D Graphics as a
printing department intern at their Oconomowoc, Wisconsin manufacturing
facility. Her internship will include working on projects that provide a
greater understanding of flexible packaging printing techniques, color
management and ink quality testing.
At the successful completion of their internship, Jon and Andrea will each
receive a FPA academic scholarship valued at $3,000. For more information about
the 2012 FPA Flexible Packaging Summer Internship & Academic Scholarship
Program, contact FPA at (410) 694-0800 or visitwww.flexpack.org
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