Sewickley, PA, January 10, 2008— Ken Field Sr., president and chief executive officer of Continental Web Press, Inc., has been named the recipient of the Web Offset Association’s (WOA) tenth annual Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award…for leadership, achievement, and visionary excellence in web offset printing.
The Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award is conferred to a web offset industry executive who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement in the industry. WOA created the award to highlight the spirit of industry pioneers, whose hard work and determination create a vibrant, growing, and changing industry.
In 1973, Mr. Field founded Continental Web Press of Illinois, a high-quality printing company, employing over 200 people.
Mr. Field has not achieved his great success alone. Diane, his wife of 40 years, has been with him every step of the way and manages finances and day-to-day business operations while serving as executive vice president and treasurer.
In addition to running an $80MM printing company, Mr. Field has found time to give back to the industry that he loves so much. Among other things, he has been:
Member, Board of Directors, Printing Industries of America Web Offset Section
Member, NAPL
Member, GCA
Elected to the “1993 Printers Hall of Fame”
Director, Printing Industry of America
President, Web Offset Association
Director, Special Industry Group Committee of Printing Industries of America
Director, Printing Industries of Illinois/Indiana Association
Committee Member, Finance and Administration, Printing Industries of America
Committee Member, Environmental Subcommittee, Printing Industries of America
Graphic Arts "Good Scout Award" Greater New York Councils Boy Scouts of America
2005 Luminaire Award Recipient
The Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award will be presented to Mr. Field on Sunday, April 27 at the Renaissance Hotel, in Schaumburg, Illinois, as part of the WOA’s 56th Annual Management and Technical Conference, now entitled Offset & Beyond.
For more information about the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award or the Offset & Beyond Annual Management and Technical Conference, please contact Laurie Reynolds at (412)259-1802 or via email at [email protected].