Gottscho was chosen for its long-standing support of college-level packaging education and in particular the company’s active interest in and significant financial backing of the packaging program at Rutgers University. Last year, Eva Gottscho (pictured), chairman and president of the privately held firm, pledged $1.5 million toward the construction of a teaching laboratory at Rutgers to be known as the Ira Gottscho Packaging Engineering Laboratory.
“In a region rich in pharmaceutical and other industrial activity, it’s critical that Rutgers contribute significantly to packaging innovation, creativity and production. Eva’s generosity helps make it possible,” says Michael T. Klein, dean of Rutgers, School of Engineering.
