Warrendale, Pennsylvania - Printing Industries of America (PIA) now opens nominations for the 2016 Naomi Berber Memorial Award. This award honors outstanding women for their exceptional record of accomplishments in graphic communications, significant contributions toward the development of the industry, and for having furthered the interests of the field.

Eligible candidates must have worked in the graphic communications industry for ten years or more and have an outstanding record of accomplishments that demonstrate her remarkable contribution toward the development of the graphic communications industry; such contributions could be in the form of extraordinary leadership, direction, and/or support of programs or projects that have furthered the interests of the industry. A candidate’s activities must also have extended over a period of time, and her contribution should not be confined to a single project, development, or program.

Previous winners are not eligible for a second award. Candidates do not have to be Printing Industries of America members. To make a submission, fill out the nomination form and return it—along with all supplemental materials—to Kayleigh Smith, [email protected], by June 13. The Berber Award will be presented at Printing Industries of America’s Fall Administrative Meetings on November 18–20 in Kansas City, MO.

For more information on PIA’s Naomi Berber Memorial Award, visit www.printing.org/berberaward.