Dr. Hardev S. “Doug” Dugal, who served on the IPST staff for many years, was awarded this year’s TAPPI Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award. Established in 1983, the TAPPI Joachim Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor TAPPI can bestow upon an individual for exemplary leadership that has significantly contributed to the advancement of TAPPI.  The award will be presented at TAPPI’s annual meeting this spring.

Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson sent Dr. Dugal a message of congratulations, noting “This is well-deserved recognition of your many accomplishments and all you have done for the world’s pulp, paper, board, and forest product industries and for Georgia Tech.”

Dr. Dugal was also praised by Harry Spiegelberg, President of the Paper Industry Hall of Fame.  He echoed President Peterson’s remarks saying, “[I]ndeed, I among many people in the Fox River Valley are very proud of Doug's many contributions. Getting such a distinguished award from TAPPI is special for Doug and very well deserved.”