Industry

Packaging Design and Graphics Institute

The Sonoco Institute was created to exploit the synergies that exist between the graphic communications and packaging science departments. It is the only university program in the country with this one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary approach to packaging as a core competency.

We intend to invest in the most rigorous research and development opportunities in this vast marketplace.

We intend to provide students the best education in packaging science and graphic communications possible, preparing them as leaders of tomorrow.

Specifically, the Sonoco Institute will:

• Provide the resources students need to become the skilled and creative work force of the 21st century.
• House the only research and development center of its kind in the nation.
• Recruit, hire and maintain the top researchers in the world related to packaging design and graphics.
• Attract economic development not only to South Carolina, but to the nation as a whole.
• Promote and stimulate technologies that can make the highest impact on the future of global environmental responsibility.

Please go to: http://sonocoinstitute.com for more detailed information regarding sevices and opportunities offered by the Sonoco Institute.

Bill Treadaway Print Leadership Endowment–The Story

Bill Treadaway served as president of The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA) for almost 30 years. During that time, he served as a catalyst for many creative ideas and industry support in transitioning the Graphic Communications program at Clemson University from an infant program into the printing education leader it is today.

The Bill Treadaway Endowment for Print Leadership has been established to recognize and honor his lifetime contributions to the Clemson Graphic Communications program and his personal desire to foster industry/education partnerships and develop future printing industry leaders. The endowment will facilitate ongoing cooperation and engagement between printing industry leaders and the Clemson faculty. The centerpiece of the endowment is the Bill Treadaway Print Leadership Forum which presents timely topics to Clemson students, alumni, and the industry at large. Contributions will ensure the memory of Bill Treadaway, who touched the lives and helped the efforts of so many.

The 7th Annual Bill Treadaway Print Leadership forum is February 21, 2012. For questions, please contact Dr. Nona Woolbright, Bill Treadaway Print Leadership Forum Chair.