The INDA Lifetime Service Award is given to individuals who have a long established record of service to INDA, specifically, and the nonwoven industry as a whole – at least 20 years. He or she would maintain an active partnership with INDA, and would have held a key role in planning and executing the long term success of at least one of INDA’s major industry services while being an avid supporter and spokesperson for the industry.
INDA’s Lifetime Technical Achievement Award is given to individuals who have a long established technical career in the nonwovens industry. This professional will have had a long history of technical innovation leading to the development of Intellectual Property resulting in new products and processes. These developments will have added substantial fiscal value to one or more nonwoven companies and/or the industry as a whole. He or she will also have had 20 years in a nonwovens-related position and be, or have been, a participant in INDA.