Dianne Gregory

Besides declining print volumes, shrinking budgets and the many other demands facing today's in-plants, University of Minnesota Printing Services faces a special challenge: the in-plant operates in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the largest metropolitan area in a state where printing is manufacturing's second-largest sector.

Employing students part-time has allowed many college and university in-plants to prosper, helping them achieve Top 50 status in the process By Erik Cagle Not all in-plants are created equal. If they were, then we wouldn't have the IPG Top 50. One look at that list, though, reveals that college and university in-plants have a special advantage: their ability to cull a large number of part-time employees from their student populations. Many of them owe their lofty status on the Top 50 to employing students; frankly, some in-plants would not have cracked the list without them. Students are cheap labor; they're intelligent and bring

Although most in-plants are still run by men, these managers are helping to pave the way for women to find opportunities in printing. By Mike Llewellyn AT ONE time, the copy center at University of Minnesota Printing Services was underutilized, while the offset presses got all the attention. Then along came digital technology, says Director Dianne Gregory. As digital printing became increasingly cost-effective, it just so happened that the copy center had the required expertise to make it successful. Gregory, who oversaw the copy center at the time, was in the right place to advance along with it. "When I first

Here are the winners, by category. Note that not every category recieved enough entries for judges to award a prize. 1 Stationery, Small Shop First Place: Sunkist Growers Sherman Oaks, CA Tim Criswell ______________________ 3 Flyers, Small Shop First Place: Pierce County Library System Tacoma, WA Carol L Sheehan ______________________ 4 Stationery First Place: Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Glenn H. Strause Second Place: Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX Robert Mettee ______________________ 5 Labels, Tags First Place: Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX Robert Mettee Second Place: Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Thomas