Plastics Hall of Fame Member Since 2003

• The editor of the March 2005 issue of The Indicator -- the Stevens Institute of Technology Alumni magazine wrote, "Michael Gigliotti" could not stop smiling.  The boy from Hoboken who became a pioneer in the plastics industry marveled at his standing ovation as he received the Stevens Honors Award 2004.

Among his many other awards are:

• The 1939 Wendell Prize in Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology

• The John Henry Cardinal Newman Honors Award from the Newman Club Federation in 1941

• The Lifetime Directors Award from the American Society for Engineering Education

• Riester Davis Award from the Institute of Food Technologists 1990

• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Blow Molding Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2003

• Induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame by the Plastics Academy 2003

"I told a news reporter once that what has always driven me is the desire to accomplish things, to finish things, important things.  I was fortunate in my career because I had the opportunity to become involved in many cutting edge projects and was always able to accomplish them working with great people and great organizations."

                                                                                                  - Michael Gigliotti