Guest Speaker: Jill Dunkery from Neenah Paper

 

Our guest speaker today was Jill Dunkery; a representative employee from Neenah paper. I had first heard of Neenah paper in my packaging class with Min last fall. She said they were one of the best paper companies around for both packaging and print. She passed around some of their paper swatchbooks so we could all see and feel the quality of their paper and the different types that they make.

Jill started off by showing us a presentation of the history behind Neenah paper, so I got to learn a lot about their origin and just how long they had been in business. I was very impressed when some old footage of the 1930's came up on the screen showing Neenah's workers making paper the old fashioned way. The video then stated Neenah's mission statement and I was able to get a good feel of authenticity from their brand and what they were all about.

The presentation then shifted towards the types of paper they make and papeer terminology. Some of it was recap for me since Min and a few other professors had lectured us on some of the terms but I loved the analogy Jill used to remember the difference between coated and uncoated paper. She told us to just think of donuts if we ever forget the difference between the two papers and that works great for me since I have a natural sweet tooth. Overall, I really enjoyed her presentation and loved that she handed out cool paper samples to everyone. Now I know the history behind one of the biggest paper suppliers in the industry.