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IoPP Unveils 2025 Packaging Education Scholarship Recipients

The Institute of Packaging Professionals awards scholarships to promising students pursuing careers in the packaging industry while providing a talent pool for potential employers.

Top row (from left): Clayton Gons, Madalyn Klaja, Olivia Northrup Bottom row: Marta Ghigo, Emily Neale, Dalena Nguyen
Top row (from left): Clayton Gons, Madalyn Klaja, Olivia Northrup
Bottom row: Marta Ghigo, Emily Neale, Dalena Nguyen

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IoPP is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Packaging Education Scholarship Fund.

These scholarships are given to exceptional students headed for careers in the packaging field. In addition to helping students pay for their educations, IoPP shares the talent identified through this program as a recruiting tool for other organizations.

The 2025 recipients:

$5,000 PepsiCo R&D: Clayton Gons, Rutgers University

$2,500 IoPP Technical Committee of the Year, CPC: Marta Ghigo, Virginia Tech

$2,500 IoPP: Olivia Northrup, Michigan Stats University

$1,000 IoPP Tejas Chapter: Madalyn Klaja, University of Wisconsin - Stout

$1,000 IoPP Central Ohio Chapter: Dalena Nguyen, University of Florida

$500 New England Chapter: Emily Neale, Clemson University

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