RR Donnelley President Given Soderstrom Award

Stephen L. Johnson, president of RR Donnelley-State, Columbia, S.C., has been named the 50th Walter E. Soderstrom Award recipient by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL).

Johnson, a former NAPL chairman, will be honored at NAPL's annual Soderstrom Society Dinner on Oct. 2, at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Chicago, prior to the opening of Graph Expo 2010 the following day.

"We are very pleased to present this award to someone who has given so much of his time and energy to advancing our industry and the educational aims of NAPL. Steve has exemplified the leadership ideals of the Soderstrom Society throughout his career, both in his business activities and his passionate dedication to industry education, and he is truly deserving of this industry-wide recognition," said NAPL President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph P. Truncale. "On behalf of the NAPL Board of Directors, our members, staff, and all the members of the Soderstrom Society, I congratulate him on this significant honor."

Johnson began his industry career working in operations at RR Donnelley & Sons in Mattoon, Ill., while attending Eastern Illinois University, where he received a degree in Education. He earned a Master's Degree in Printing and Industrial Management from Clemson University. An active Clemson alumnus, he serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Clemson Graphic Communications Program and a member of the Senior Advisory Board for the Clemson College of Business and Behavioral Science.

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