Ed Church

Personal Information: 

· Name when in high school yearbook:   Edward Allen Church

· High school nickname:   Clyde

· Legal name today (if different):  

· What do people call you now? :   Ed

· Address (please provide at least a city and state):   6200 W. Golfridge Drive. East Lansing, MI 48823

· Email contact:    eachurch@aol.com

· Phone number (if you want):   517-332-0518

Current life situation (retired, working, volunteering, etc.):  

Currently own an Association Management company and serve as President of ISTA (International Safe Transit Association in East Lansing. Gradually am cutting back over the next three years in a phase out plan until my final retirement at the end of 2015. Serve on the Packaging Advisory Boards at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York and Cal-Poly University in California, the Board of Directors of IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes), and Steering Committee for the Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Interest Group (PCCIG) in the Parental Drug Association.

Family history (wife, children, dogs, etc.) :  

Married to wife Barbara with two sons, two step-sons and seven wonderful grandchildren (3 boys and 4 girls).

Current hobbies and interests:   

Mostly working, but enjoy boating on Lake Charlevoix, golf and snow skiing. 

Claims to fame (books, awards, etc):   

· President and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Packaging Professionals

· IoPP 1998 Member of the Year.

· IoPP College of Fellows

· MSU Packaging Hall of Fame

· National Packaging Hall of Fame

· MSU College of Agriculture Outstanding Alumni Service Award.

Anything else you want to share:  

Education, Military Service or Training  After ELHS:     

· Graduate of the Michigan State University School of Packaging with both a Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Packaging

· Just barely escaped serving in the military during the Viet Nam war

· Life Time Certified Packaging Professional

Work History (dates, company name, location, title/job function):   

· 1972-1995 One of the founders of Lansmont Corporation, Monterey, California a distribution testing equipment manufacture served in many capacities ending up as President. Worked in East Lansing and Monterey, California

· 1995-Present President of Management International Inc. East Lansing , Michigan