The Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award is designed to provide recognition to Appita members who have made substantial non-technical contributions, in a voluntary capacity, to Appita over a number of years. The nominee should have been an active financial member for at least ten years.
Oertel Nadebaum Award recognises outstanding service to Appita.
The prize is funded directly by Appita. It takes the form of a bronze sculpture of about 120 mm diameter, mounted on polished wood, with a cast bronze plate bearing the winners name.
Nomination form for Oertel Nadebaum Award can be downloaded here
Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award 2024
Mr Andrew D. McKenzie - Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award (2024).
The 2024 Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award was presented to Andrew McKenzie at the 2024 Appita International Fibre Packaging Symposium, on 5th December in New Zealand.
The Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award honours the late Oertel Nadebaum, who gave outstanding service to Appita over more than two decades.
It is designed to provide recognition to Appita members who have made substantial non-technical contributions to Appita over a period of years. A member under consideration for the award should have been active in Appita for at least 10 years. The award is in the form of a plaque.
Past Winners of the Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award:
1985
F H Phillips
1986
A W McKenzie
1987
D J R Mitchelmore
1988
J M Uprichard
1989
B C Hannah
1990
N R Moller
1991
R G Ellis
1992
R C Klye
1993
I D Dench
1994
P W Sligh
1995
A J Michell
1996
R J Dawson
1997
J Trafford
1998
D R McKenzie
1999
P R Kohn
2000
A A C Jensen
2001
J Colley
2002
K R Stack
2003
R W Bain
2004
J T Scott
2005
D J Shore
2006
K R Price
2007
A P Johnson
2008
N Vanderhoek
2009
J Richardson
2010
I D Suckling
2011
L McLean
2012
G Covey
2014*
R E Johnston
2015*
G Bigaran
T A Clark
D E Richardson
The prize is funded directly by Appita. It takes the form of a bronze sculpture of about 120 mm diameter, mounted on polished wood, with a cast bronze plate bearing the winners name.
*Due to the Conference taking place later in the year it was decided to award the prize in the current year rather than the preceding year