Call for 2025 NIPHLE Annual Nominations
The NIPHLE awards and the Military Packaging Hall of Fame are presented each spring at the annual NIPHLE National Training to persons who have made outstanding contributions to government and industry within the packaging, handling, and logistics disciplines. The 2025 NIPHLE Annual Training will take place in Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, from 06-08 May 2025, and the awards will be presented during the NIPHLE Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn, Rockaway, NJ, on 07 May 2025. Recipients may be from either government or industry.
Nominations must state the field for which the nominee is to be considered (see below) and include the name, address, phone number, email, employer, and the position title of both the nominee and the nominator. Sufficient detailed information about the nominee’s accomplishments must be provided to allow the selection committee to score the nominee without additional research to obtain information about the type and value of their accomplishments.
NIPHLE Awards and Military Packaging Hall of Fame packages must be submitted electronically to Ms. Jennifer Smith, jensmith6363@gmail.com.
The deadline for receipt of package submission is 28 February 2025. The following is the list of NIPHLE awards categories:
Anyone except members of the award committee may submit a nomination. Any individual in the packaging, materials handling, or logistics field may be nominated, whether or not they are a member of NIPHLE. There shall be no time limitation concerning the contribution made by the individual. Selection is based on the nominee’s total contribution to the field rather than a particular project or period. The nomination should be limited to 4 pages of text.
NIPHLE awards categories:
1. Stewart Award: This award recognizes many years of dedicated, sustained superior service above and beyond the call of duty in numerous highly responsible official capacities for NIPHLE.
2. James A. Russell Memorial Award: This award recognizes many years of achievements and dedicated service to NIPHLE and the packaging, handling, and logistics community.
3. Packaging Lifetime Achievement Award: For any individual with exceptional achievement in the Packaging field during their career.
4. Handling Lifetime Achievement Award: For any individual with exceptional career achievement in the Handling field during their career.
5. Logistics Lifetime Achievement Award: For any individual with exceptional achievement in the field of Logistics during their career.
6. Corporate/ Agency of the Year Award: For any Corporate/Agency that has made significant contributions during the year in Packaging, Handling, and/or Logistics.
7. Military Packaging Hall of Fame: Initiated in May of 1990, the Military Packaging Hall of Fame provides recognition to those whose leadership and technical expertise have contributed to the successful development of the industry. Initiates are nominated anonymously and are selected by packaging professionals representing all facets of the military packaging community. Inductees include individuals who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, DLA, GSA, and private sector. Being inducted into this elite group of packaging experts is a great honor. Nominations must be in the format provided.
CANDIDATE NOMINATION
Award Category:
Name:
Address, phone number, and email:
Position Title and Status (Active or Retired):
Summary of Packaging and/or Employment History:
Significance of Contributions:
Educational Achievements:
Awards Received:
Nomination Justification: