Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, close to 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Dick Reese, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.
Dick Reese is currently the President of Dick Reese and Associates, Inc. in Georgia. Prior to forming his own company, he worked for a number of paper and paper related companies including Hammermill, Huyck, Pöyry-BEK, Sirrine and Georgia-Pacific.
He has been a prolific author of technical papers appearing in technical journals and trade publications. In addition, he has presented numerous presentations at technical conferences. His major area of activity has been in the development of paper machine performance guidelines and paper machine performance analysis and reporting techniques that were used to identify paper machine strengths and limitations.
Steve Roush is Vice President, Publisher and Editor and in charge of the International Desk at Paperitalo Publications. Many thanks go to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc., for biographical information on Hall of Fame inductees.