Industry veteran Howard B. Vreeland passes away at 87

Professionally, Vreeland was actively involved in the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) since its inception in 1959, as well as other graphic arts associations. He served as Vice Chairman of the Solicitation Committee of the FTA, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, was a workshop head for two years and received FTA’s President’s Award in 2002. He was a former Director of the Graphic Preparatory Association (GPA), an association that awarded him its President’s Award in 1972. Vreeland also received the Marking Devices Association’s President’s Award and was a member of TAPPI.