Clemson Dedicates Building for Sonoco Institute

Tonkin said the goal is to make the institute self-supporting with revenue streams from faculty research, assistantships, intellectual property and industry fees and contributions.

Clemson President James F. Barker said the packaging design and graphics communications programs deliver about 100 highly sought-after graduates to good jobs in the industry every year. “The facility we dedicate today is for and about these students,” he said. “It is about innovation. And it is about the true collaboration that exists among our industry partners, our outstanding faculty and our students.”