Students Hear International Paper Speaker

HCC PULP & PAPER STUDENTS HEAR GUEST LECTURER FROM INTERNATIONAL PAPER

Halifax Community College Pulp & Paper Technology students heard a guest lecturer from International Paper Company last week. Ben White, (fourth from left, standing rear) spoke to the college students on the role of electrical power and power generation in pulp and paper mill operations. Dr. Dhasmana is pictured – standing (second from right.)

Ben White, power manager at International Paper Company in Roanoke Rapids, visited a Halifax Community College Pulp and Paper Technology class last month to discuss power generation and its use in pulp and paper mill operations.

The HCC Pulp & Paper program is the first and only program of its kind in the North Carolina Community College System. International Paper's outstanding cooperation since the inception of the college's Pulp & Paper Tech curriculum has been key to the program's success. The Roanoke Rapids mill has offered equipment, resources, and technical assistance on a regular basis to help provide a statewide educational model for excellence in the field of pulp and paper technology.

According to William J. (Jim) Cooper, Jr., Roanoke Rapids, vice president and operations manager, International Paper is proud to have been directly involved in designing and developing the Pulp and Paper Technology Program at HCC in answer to the industry's need for trained employees.