RPTA SCHOLARSHIP
The Recycled Paperboard Technical Association has established (2) $5,000 scholarship to recognize outstanding students who are interested in the recycled paperboard industry.
To qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
- Earn a 3.25 GPA
- Declare a Paper Engineering or Science major
- Served (or intend to serve) as a cooperative student or intern at a recycled paperboard mill
- Comply with applicable requirements for maintaining paper foundation scholarships of your school
- Comply with applicable scholarship policies of your school
Click here to access the 2023 Scholarship Application form.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY March 15, 2023.
For further information please contact: Jackie Howe at (202) 347-9069 or jhowe@rpta.org.
2022 RPTA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The 2022 recipients of the RPTA Scholarship were:
- Sheridan Wood, Western Michigan University — Paper Engineering
- Wallace Layman, North Carolina State University — Chemical Engineering and Paper Science and Engineering
The RPTA is excited about the opportunity to support college students pursuing degrees in paper science majors. Each year it's challenging to select just two recipients out of a group of very deserving applicants. All of the applicants are high academic achievers and have a great many hours working as interns in the pulp and paper industry.
These scholarships, by supporting their college studies, help prepare the students for careers in the pulp and paper industry. In the future, when they join our industry as leaders, they will certainly be focused on the industry's efforts to continuously improve the products our members make while conserving the natural resources used in our mills.
This year's recipients, Sheridan and Wallace, are excellent students and very accomplished individuals. We look forward to when they will become full-time members of our industry. Applications for the 2023 scholarship program will be available early next year.
LATEST NEWS
RPTA Scholarship
The Recycled Paperboard Technical Association has established (2) $5,000 scholarship to recognize outstanding students who are interested in the recycled paperboard industry.
To qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
- Earn a 3.25 GPA
- Declare a Paper Engineering or Science major
- Served (or intend to serve) as a cooperative student or intern at a recycled paperboard mill
- Comply with applicable requirements for maintaining paper foundation scholarships of your school
- Comply with applicable scholarship policies of your school
Click here to access the 2023 Scholarship Application form.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY March 15, 2023.
For further information please contact: Jackie Howe at (202) 347-9069 or jhowe@rpta.org.
2022 Industry Profile Study
Registration is complete, with 69 paper machines at 48 mills registered. Samples must be received by April 7, 2023, to be included in study.
Members can access reports from prior years at this member-only page.
2022 RPTA Fall Roundtable
On October 19th, we held an in-person seminar on Paper Machine Clothing Design, covering the impact of forming, press and dryer fabrics on paper machine operations. Roundtable presentation slides are available at this member-only page.
Winter Webinar
On January 25, 2023, we held a virtual webinar on Felt Cleaning and Conditioning, covering the mechanical and chemical processes to keep felts operating effectively with optimum felt life. The webinar recording and presentation slides are available at this member-only page.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2023 P-T Seminar (April)
The 2023 Production-Technical Seminar will be held in Atlanta on April 24 and 25, co-located with TAPPICon.
- Safer Operations
- Fiber Recovery Optimization
- Process Data Best Practices
- Wet End Operations
Click here for full RPTA Seminar agenda.
Register @ www.TAPPICon.org
- Register for the P-T Seminar alone or TAPPICon which includes the Seminar.
- Early bird rate ends March 24.
- There are significant mill/company group registration discounts.
- See "Hotel/Travel" on TAPPI page to plan your trip.
YOU ARE INVITED to two free, RPTA member-only special events, not included with registration.
- Member Lunch on April 24
- Roundtable Breakfast on April 25
Click here to attend one or both special events. Deadline to sign up is April 17th.