Board of Directors

Gregg Aiken (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 

Dan Follett (2007-2010)
Technology Manager, Appleton
3008 Ashbrooke Ct.
Green Bay, WI 54304
(P) 920.991.5584
dfollett@appletonideas.com

Randall Harbath (2007-2010)
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 (2008 - 2011)
Sales Project Manager, Coating Excellence
975 Broadway
Wrightstown, WI 54180
(P) 920.996.5392
dhietpas@coating-excellence.com

Randy Kopchinski (2009-2012)
Stratergic Account Manager, Ashland Hercules, Inc.
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 (2007-2010)
Sr. Account Manager, OMNOVA Solutions
1701 Cornell Road
Green Bay, WI 54313
(P) 920.662.0659
john.shulstad@omnova.com

Kevin Sistler, Secretary/Treasurer (2008-2011)
Northern Region Sales Manager, Hydrite
2102 Swanstone Circle
DePere, WI 54115
(P) 920.339.0316
Kevin.Sistler@Hydrite.com

Steven E. Smith (2009-2012)
VP Supply Chain Management, Wausau Paper
100 Paper Place
Mosinee, WI 54455
(P) 715.692.2016 (F) 715.692.2014
sesmith@wausaupaper.com

John Sommercorn, Vice President (2008-2011)
No. Central Reg. Mgr., Albany Intl./Appleton Wire
P.O. Box 1939
Appleton, WI 54913
(P) 920.731.6826 (F) 920.729.6826
john.sommercorn@albint.com

Craig Timm (2007-2009)
Mgr., Communications/Govt. Relations, Domtar Inc.
100 Wisconsin River Dr.
Port Edwards, WI 54469
(P) 715.887.5061
craig.timm@domtar.com

Marc Toigo (2007-2010)
Manager, Account Mangement 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, President (2008-2011)
VP-Manufacturing, Laminations
P. O. Box 8033
Appleton, WI 54912
(P) 920.997.6356
gweber@greatnortherncorp.com

Mark Nook (Ex-Officio, voting)
Chancellor, UW-SP
213 Main
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(P) 715.346.2123
mnook@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:
Gary Weber, President and chair
John Sommercorn, Vice President
Gerry Ring, Department Chair
Kevin Sistler, Secretary/Treasurer
Jerry Lazarski, Executive Director

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:
Steven Smith, chair

Investment Management Committee:
Tom Danz (chair)
Members of the Executive Committee