Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Edward P. Fitts — 2001
A 1961 graduate in industrial engineering, this distinguished alumnus began his career with Sunoco Products Company, where he remained for 18 years, eventually becoming vice president of paperboard packaging.
In 1979 he led a management team that purchased a paperboard packaging operation from Sunoco and renamed the company Dopaco.
During his 23-year tenure as chairman and CEO, Dopaco grew from a company of 115 employees to a company of 1,500 employees across nine plants with sales of more than $300 million annually. Dopaco is well known in the industry for its strong commitment to environmentally friendly packaging and processes, earning the company the prestigious McDonald's Earth Effort Award and awards from numerous other companies for its contributions throughout the years.
An active supporter of the Department of Industrial Engineering, he endowed the Edward P. Fitts Scholarship, one of the department's largest.
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