Gold Ink/Hall of Fame Gala Adopts Reception Format to Encourage Networking
NAPCO Media hosted upwards of 200 print professionals, vendors, and industry dignitaries at its Gold Ink Awards Gala on Sunday evening in the Hyatt McCormick Place Hotel Regency Ballroom.
In a significant departure from its traditional sit-down dinner and formal awards program, Printing Impressions magazine and its parent company, NAPCO Media, hosted upwards of 200 print professionals, vendors, and industry dignitaries at its Gold Ink Awards Gala on Sunday evening in the Hyatt McCormick Place Hotel Regency Ballroom.
The two-hour networking reception served to honor the first-place Gold winners from the 2015 Gold Ink Awards competition, and attendees also voted on the People's Choice Award for best overall Gold Ink entry. The high-energy, invitation-only event took a moment to salute the 31st induction class for the Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame. The members of this year's class are:
- Jack Glacken, president, TGI, Philadelphia
- Norvin Hagan, founder and CEO, Geographics Inc., Atlanta
- Andrew (Andy) Mandell, founder and chairman, Data-Mail Inc., Newington, Conn.
- Niels Winther, chairman and managing partner, Think Patented, Miamisburg, Ohio
Live-music entertainment for the networking event was provided by the Bluewater Kings Band.
The evening also served as a fundraiser to support the future leaders of the printing industry. Ten percent of all sponsorship funds raised during the event will go into the new Printing Impressions Print Visionaries Scholarship fund, which will be used to support students at RIT, Cal Poly, Clemson and other institutions supporting education in the graphic arts industry. The fund is dedicated to the memory of Irvin Borowsky, founder or Printing Impressions/NAPCO Media, who passed away in late 2014.
