For a midwestern visitor like myself, the sun-bathed palm trees that surround the scenic Orfalea College of Business (OCB) at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, provided a warm September welcome. Besides housing the Industrial Technology (IT) Department, which includes the Packaging Department, the OCB is also the warmer new home for Jay Singh, Ph.D. A graduate of and teacher at Michigan State University, Singh joined Cal Poly in fall ’03 to head up the packaging program.
Singh replaced longtime program director Larry Gay, who retired in spring ’02. Gay, one of the founders of the packaging program, continues to teach at Cal Poly. Filling the legendary Gay’s shoes is daunting, yet Singh inherits a solid program that he believes offers distinct advantages.
