Ben Franklin Honor Society Inducts 12 New Members

Pittsburgh, Pa.— The Ben Franklin Honor Society of the Printing Industries of America inducted 12 new members at its annual black-tie dinner and awards ceremony on Friday, November 14 in Las Vegas, Nev., during the Printing Industries of America fall board meeting.

The newly honored members were nominated by veterans of the society and selected by vote of the Ben Franklin Society officers.

The Class of 2008
Daneise H. Archer is president of Arco Ideas & Design, Inc., in Cartersville, Ga., a printing company she started in 1979 and manages with her husband, Russell. The 2007 Naomi Berber Award recipient, Archer was the chairman of the board of Printing Industry Association of Georgia in 1998 and was named PIAG's 2005 Ben Franklin Award recipient for her tireless involvement and service to her business, the printing industry, and her community.

Dennis Balas co-chaired the research, development, editing, and publishing of the printing industry's consummate resources BRIDG'S and GRACoL 1-6, which brought process controls and proper upstream image preparation to the printing industry. These primer booklets and later editions served as an introduction to all aspects of printing. Balas served on the SWOP board of directors for over twenty years and spearheaded much of the original groundbreaking studies on web printing. He retired as customer service manager from QuadGraphics in Sussex, Wis.