The 2018 Naomi Berber Award Honoree
Why Nominate Someone?
Recognize a woman who has displayed outstanding dedication to the industry. Berber Award recipients join over thirty years of outstanding women from the graphic communications industry, such as Janet Green, Laura Lawton-Forsyth, Diane Romano, Laura Gale, and Betty Maul. An engraved plaque is presented to the recipient to commemorate her accomplishments.
Eligibility Requirements
- A candidate must have worked in the graphic communications industry for ten years or more.
- A candidate must have an outstanding record of accomplishments that demonstrate her unusual contribution toward the development of the graphic communications industry; such contributions could be in the form of extraordinary leadership, direction, and/or support of programs or projects that have furthered the interests of the industry.
- A candidate's activities must have extended over a period of time, and her contribution should not be confined to a single project, development, or program.
More consideration will be given to candidates with significant volunteer work in the graphic communications field or whose accomplishments have been outside of their job description. Previous winners are not eligible for a second award. Candidates do not have to be PRINTING United Alliance members.
How to Nominate Someone
- Using the eligibility requirements as a guideline, provide a detailed description of the candidate's major contributions and/or significant accomplishments. Descriptions should be no longer than three pages.
- Complete the nomination form or provide complete contact information for the candidate and nominator (full name, title, organization, full address, phone, fax, and email address).
- Additional supporting information, such as letters of support, a formal biographical description, or a resume for the candidate are not required but are welcomed.
- Submit all required and supplemental material to:
June Crespo
PRINTING United Alliance
2000 Corporate Drive
Suite 205
Wexford, PA 15090
Email: jcrespo [at] printing.org
Fax: 412-741-2311
History of the Award
Established in 1976 by the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation's Society of Fellows, now Printing Industries of America's Ben Franklin Society, this award honors the distinguished 45-year career of Naomi Berber, GATF's first administrative director (1925-1970).
Naomi Berber (1905-1973) began her career in New York as executive secretary to the president of the Lithographic Technical Foundation, predecessor to GATF. In 1965, when GATF brought its education, research, and administrative offices under one roof in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Berber moved to Pittsburgh to continue her work with the Foundation. Ms. Berber was known by her colleagues as the "First Lady of the Foundation," and was the first woman elected to the Society of Fellows.
Past Recipients of the Berber Award
2019 June Crespo
2018 Jules Van Sant
2017 Janet Green
2016 Julie McFarland
2015 Dr. Twyla Cummings
2014 Laura Lawton-Forsyth
2013 Bonnie Blake
2012 Regina Testa
2011 Cheryl Kahanec
2010 Wilma Grant
2009 Marcia Bonsell
2008 Ara Izquierdo
2007 Daneise Archer
2006 Betty A. Maul
2005 Susan L. Kelly
2004 Barbara Pellow
2003 Jean Bourges
2002 No Award Given
2001 Lynn Harper
2000 Marion Mathison
1999 Laura Gale
1998 Susan Klutnick
1997 Sue Baylin
1996 Helene H. Hahn
1995 Patrice M. Dunn
1994 Diane Romano
1993 Susan Kinney
1992 Melene C. Follert
1991 Flora W. Perskie
1990 Melissa Previdi
1989 Constance U. Greaser
1988 Rose V. Warshauer
1987 Judith Booth
1986 Mary Pat David
1985 Raydean C. Duncan
1984 Sister Paula Cordero
1983 No Award Given
1982 Genevieve Bolger
1981 Shirlee I. Scoma
1980 R. Joyce Kline
1979 Betty Jane Hart
1978 Margaret Earle
1977 Jacqueline Fetsko
1976 Madeline M. Kaufman
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