The Metro New York Printing Ink Association (MNYPIA) honored Dan Shevkun, formerly of Superior Printing Ink, as its 21st recipient of the club’s Anthony Mauriello Award. Dan started in the ink industry in 1974 in the laboratory of Lewis Roberts in Newark, NJ.

In 1982 he was hired by Superior Printing Ink. He started out in manufacturing and moved into data and quality control, where he was key to the company’s earning ISO 9001 certification. Soon after, Shevkun was brought into Superior Printing Ink’s Safety and Environmental Team, eventually leading the department, and became a leading industry figure to NAPIM’s environmental, health and safety committees.

His tireless work for the industry culminated with him receiving a NAPIM Printing Ink Pioneer Award in 2017. In addition, Shevkun is a founding member of the Metro New York Printing Ink Association and also served as the golf chair and eventually president.