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David McDonald receives PAPTAC’s highest honour (April 01, 2010)
April 1, 2010 By Pulp & Paper Canada

The industry’s top honour, the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal, was presented during the PAPTAC Annual Meeting to J. David McDonald for his long-term contributions to the industry. McDonald was the …
The industry’s top honour, the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal, was presented during the PAPTAC Annual Meeting to J. David McDonald for his long-term contributions to the industry. McDonald was the vice-president, university programs and strategic partnerships, at FPInnovations -Paprican until his retirement at the end of 2009.
At Paprican, he held senior management positions as vice-president, research and education, and manager of the mechanical pulping program. Over his 31-year career at FPInnovations, Paprican, and Abitibi-Price, he has managed or made direct contributions to research in all aspects of papermaking and mechanical pulping.
“This award is especially important to me, having known [John Bates] and knowing what a driving force he was for this industry,” said McDonald.
As vice-president of Paprican, he provided the vision for the Transformative Technologies Initiative (nanotechnology, biorefinery, novel pulp and paper products, and optimizing the fibre value chain), which was a major change in research direction.
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