The Flexo in Education Program brings together the support of the flexographic industry, the Foundation of FTA and schools.
The Flexo in Education Program was established in 1993 with the pilot high school located in Charlotte, NC. Originally called the Flexo in High School Program (FIHS), the program has grown to include post-secondary schools, as well as high schools. The program was the vision of Harper Corporation of America‘s Ron and Katherine Harper, and aimed to form a partnership between education and the flexographic industry to fill the need for trained workers.
In order to participate in the Flexo in Education Program, schools must have an existing printing program and a desire to expand their curriculum to include flexography. The benefits to students and the industry are numerous. Students learn marketable skills so they may enter the workforce upon graduating from school, while the industry benefits through the establishment of trained and skilled individuals with a basic understanding of flexo technology.
Schedule an Exam
Sign up to have your students and/or industry professionals take FTA’s FIRST Press Operator Certification Level I or Level II exams. Please submit your request at least two weeks before your requested exam date.
Schedule an Exam →
Learn More About the Flexo in Education Program
Contact FTA Manager of Educational Services Shelley Rubin.
FTA Educational Members
Anderson Career & Technology Center
Anderson Dist. 1 & 2
702 Belton Highway
Williamston, SC 29697-9520
Tel: 864-847-4121
Fax: 864-847-3539
Joellyn Hayden
Appalachian State University
Art Department
Katherine Harper Hall
Boone, NC 28608-0002
Tel: 828-262-2000
Fax: 828-265-8696
Thomas Reeves
Applied Technology Center
2399 West Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29732-8909
Tel: 803-981-1100
Fax: 803-981-1125
Michelle Soto
Arizona State University
Graphic Information Technology
Technology Center 102
Polytechnic School
Mesa, AZ 85212
Tel: 480-727-1685
Fax: 480-727-1684
Thomas Schildgen
Asheville High School
Graphic Arts Dept.
419 McDowell St
Asheville, NC 28803-2690
Tel: 828-350-2500
Fax: 828-255-5316
Nathan Tripp
Blythewood High School
10901 Wilson Blvd
Blythewood, SC 29016-9241
Tel: 803-691-4090
Syzelle Newton
Bowling Green State University
College of Technology – Dept. of Visual Communications
260 Technology Bldg
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Tel: 419-372-2437
Charles Spontelli
Bridge Valley CTC
619 Second Avenue
Montgomery, WV 25136-2248
Tel: 304-734-6626
Fax: 304-734-6629
Michael Ditchen
Brobygrafiska Education
Svetsarevagen 3
Sunne, Varmland 68633
Sweden
Tel: 46-565-17900
Fax: 46-565-17901
Roland Vikberg
California Polytechnic State University
Graphic Communication Dept.
1 Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0381
Tel: 805-756-2500
Fax: 805-756-7118
Colleen Twomey
California University of Pennsylvania
Graphic Comm. & Multimedia Technology
250 University Ave
California, PA 15419-1341
Tel: 724-938-4085
Fax: 724-938-4572
Joseph G. Schickel
Careerline Technical Center
13663 Port Sheldon Rd
Holland, MI 49424-9244
Tel: 616-796-1930
Fax: 616-738-8956
James Larsen
CEGEP Beauce-Appalaches
1055 Rue 116E
Saint-Georges, QC
G5Y 3G1 Canada
Tel: 418-228-8896
Fax: 418-228-0562
Jean Philippe Aube
Central Connecticut State University
Computer Electronics/Graphics Tech. Dept.
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050-2439
Tel: 860-832-1830
Fax: 860-832-1806
Naik H. Dharavath
Central Piedmont Community College
Harper Campus
315 W Hebron St
Charlotte, NC 28273
Tel: 704-330-4400
Fax: 704-330-4444
Zachery Blackburn
Chester County Career Center
1324 J.A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC 29706
Tel: 803-377-1991
Sherry Adams
Chowan University
Communication Arts Department
1 University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855-1855
Tel: 252-398-6500
Fax: 252-398-1237
Michelle L. Surerus Ph.D.
Chulalongkorn University
Dept. of Imaging and Printing Technology
Faculty of Science
254 Phyathai Road, Patumwan
Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
Tel: 011-662-218-5587
Fax: 011-66-2-255-3021
Suda Kiatkamjornwong
Cincinnati State University
Graphic Imaging Technology
3520 Central Parkway
Main Room 304
Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690
Tel: 513-569-5751
Fax: 513-569-4689
Gary Walton
Clemson University
Graphic Communication Department
G-01 Tillman Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0720
Tel: 864-656-3447
Fax: 864-656-4808
Chip Tonkin
Conselleria De Educacion
Xunta De Galaici
Camino Do Curro No. 7
Raxo – Poi0
36992 Pontevedra
Spain
Tel: 011-626-651-705
Fax: 011-986-866-857
Eulogio Rosales Galinanes
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
8001 Brecksville Rd
Brecksville, OH 44141
Tel: 440-526-5200
Patrick Ruebensaal
Dunwoody College of Technology
Graphic Arts/Printing Department
818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN
Tel: 612-381-8205
Fax: 612-374-4128
Pete Rivard
Eastern Illinois University
1014 Klehm Hall
600 Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Tel: 217-581-3226
Fax: 217-581-6607
Gabriel J. Grant
Eastern Kentucky University
Applied Engineering Technology
307 Whalin Technology Complex
521 Lancaster Ave
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Tel: 859-622-1190
Fax: 859-622-2357
Dr. David W. Dailey
Enka High School
475 Enka Lake Road
Candler, NC 28715-7125
Tel: 828-670-5000
Fax: 828-670-5007
Joan Hoffman
Fairfield Career Technology Center
790 US Hwy 321 Bypass S
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Tel: 803-635-5610
Fax: 803-635-5506
Marvin Miller
Flexo Tech
600 Hoover St
Ste 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413-2903
Tel: 612-706-3779
Fax: 612-706-3757
Shawn Oetjen
Fort Mill High School
Graphic Communications
215 North Highway 321 North
Fort Mill SC 29715
Tel: 803-548-1900
Fax: 803-548-1911
Jerry Howell
Fox Valley Technical College
D.J. Bordini Center
5 Systems Drive
PO Box 2277
Appleton, WI 54912-2277
Tel: 920-831-5600
Fax: 920-735-2481
Mark Keller
Fullerton College
Printing Technologies
321 East Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832-2095
Tel: 714-992-7587
Fax: 714-992-9935
Dennis Howey
Georgia Southern University
Graphic Communications Mgmt.
PO Box 8032
Statesboro, GA 30460-1000
Tel: 912-478-5167
Fax: 912-478-5104
Hans Mortensen
Graphic Arts & Printing Academy
3623 Zirconium Ln
Johannesburg, Gauteng 1666
South Africa
Tel: 912-478-5167
Fax: 912-478-5104
Samson Chanetsa
Graphic Arts Technology & Education
B-33 Abhishek
Plot 12 Cross Road 2
Lokhandwala Complex, Andher W
Mumbai 400053, India
Tel: 022-669-9743
Kiran P. Prayagi
Harper College
1200 W Algonquin Rd
Building Y
Palatine, IL 60067-7373
Tel: 847-925-6092
Kelly Taylor
Hellenic Union of Graphic Arts & Media Technology Engineers
Lefka
PO Box 6562
Greece, 19015
Oropos
Tel: 011-302-105-385-473
Fax: 011-30-229-503-9352
Dr. Anastasios Politis
Illinois Central College
Graphic Communications Department
1 College Drive
Peoria, IL 61635-0001
Tel: 309-694-5141
Fax: 309-694-5799
John Baggett
Illinois State University
Dept of Technology
Campus Box 5100
Normal, IL 61790-5100
Tel: 309-438-7708
Fax: 309-438-8626
Adam Burke
Innventia AB
Drottning Kristinas Vag 61
Box 5604
SE-114 86 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: 011-46-8-676-70-00
Fax: 01-46-8-411-55-18
Dr. Anita Teleman
Institut Des Communications
Graphiques et de L’Imprimabilite (ICI)
999 AV Emile-Journault E
Montreal, QC H2M 2E2
Canada
Tel: 514-389-5061
Fax: 514-389-5840
Manon Heroux
Istituto Salesiano
Scuola Grafica Cartaria
Via Minzoni, 50
37138 Verona VW
Italy
Tel: 011-039-0458
Fax: 011-390-4580
Scott Porter
Johnson High School
3305 Poplar Springs Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507
Tel: 770-536-2394
Fax: 770-531-3046
Salzani Mirko
Kaunas University of Technology
Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering
Studentu Str. 56 – 316
LT-51424 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel: 011-370-685-96-684
Edmundas Kibirkstis
Knox Community School Corporation
Graphic Arts Department
1 Redskin Trail
Knox, IN 46534-2238
Tel: 574-772-1670
Fax: 574-772-1681
Jeff Sullivan
Liberty College and Career Academy
245 Dorsey Road
Hinesville, GA 31313
Tel: 912-223-2984
Chanelle Sheets
Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology
Graphic and Print Technician Program
7 Fultz Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Canada
Tel: 204-989-6500
Fax: 204-488-4152
Jan Hamilton
McDowell High School
600 McDowell High Dr
Marion, NC 28752-9131
Tel: 828-652-7920
Fax: 828-652-1101
Myra Morgan
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
11611 Pine Lake Rd
Plainwell, MI 49080-9225
Tel: 269-664-4461
Fax: 269-664-5850
Adam Reynolds
Millersville University
Applied Engineering & Technology Mgmt.
Osburn Hall
PO Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Tel: 717-872-3316
Fax: 717-872-3318
Dr. Mark Snyder
Newport High School
900 East 6th St
Newport, KY 41071
Tel: 859-292-3028
Tracy Collins
Okeechobee High School
2800 Hwy 441 N
Okeechobee, FL 34972-1847
Tel: 863-462-5025
Fax: 863-462-5037
Carey Pung
Oshkosh North High School
1100 W. Smith Ave
Oshkosh WI 54904
Tel: 920-424-4020
Fax: 920-424-4054
Jerry Johnson
Philadelphia University
School of Design and Engineering
4201 Henry Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Tel: 215-951-2682
Hitoshi Ujiie
Pittsburg State University
Graphic and Imaging Technologies
1701 S Broadway St
Pittsburg, KS 66762-7576
Tel: 620-231-7000
Fax: 620-235-4413
Douglas Younger, Ed.D
Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of
Engineering and Technology
S. No. 44, Vidyanagari
Parvati Darshan
Pune 411009
India
Gainesville, GA 30507
Tel: 011-91-20-24228258
Fax: 011-91-20-24226858
Dr. Yogesh P. Nerkar
Queensland School Printing & Graphic Arts
Southbank Inst. of Technology
Southbank Campus
66 Ernest St.
Brisbane QLD 4101
Australia
Tel: 011-61-7-07-3244649
Duncan Marsden
R.W. Johnson High School
3305 Poplar Spring Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507
Tel: 770-536-2394
Fax: 770-531-3046
Scott Porter
Rochester Institute of Technology
School of Media Sciences
69 Lomb Memorial Dr
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Tel: 585-475-6268
Fax: 585-475-5336
Gregory S. D’Amico
Ryerson University
Graphic Communications Mgt.
350 Victoria St
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Canada
Tel: 416-979-5050
Fax: 416-979-5090
Ian Baitz
Sandy Creek High School
360 Jenkins Rd
Tyrone, GA 30290-1614
Tel: 770-969-2840
Fax: 770-969-2838
Jeff Dykes
Slinger High School
209 Polk St.
Slinger, WI 53086-9237
Tel: 262-644-5261
Fax: 262-644-0479
Joshua Budish
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
Graphic Communications
1901 Lynch Road
Evansville, IN 47711
Tel: 812-435-8348
Fax: 812-435-8853
Jeanine Minor
Stewart W. Cramer High School
101 Lakewood Road
Belmont, NC 28012
Tel: 704-866-5700
Fax: 704-825-8950
Andrew Bradley
Texas A&M University
Dept of Eng Technology & Ind Distribution
466 Ross St.
College Station, TX 77843-3123
Tel: 979-845-4951
Fax: 979-862-2418
Jyhwen Wang
University of Houston Sugar Land
14000 University Blvd
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Tel: 832-842-2900
Fax: 713-743-4032
Dr. Jerry Waite
University of Wisconsin – Stout
Graphic Communications
161 Communication Tech Bldg
Menomonie, WI 54751-2526
Tel: 715-232-5617
Shaun Dudek
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Department of Printing Machines
28 Dr. J. Basanavicius St.
LT-03224 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel: 011-370-5274 ext. 47
Fax: 011-30-5274
Dr. Jonas Sidaravicius
Watertown High School
825 Endeavour Dr
Watertown, WI 53098-1727
Tel: 920-262-7500
Fax: 920-262-7545
Mark Phillips
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main St
Graphics Building
Pewaukee, WI 53072-4696
Tel: 262-695-3401
Fax: 262-695-3450
Mark Rzeznik
Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating
Engineering East
Swansea University Bay Campus
Crymlyn Burrow
Swansea SA1 8EN
United Kingdom
Tel: 011-44-1792-295634
Tim Claypole
Western Illinois University
Department of Engineering Technology
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
Tel: 309-298-1091
Fax: 309-298-1091
Joyce Runquist
Western Michigan University
Printing Pilot Plant
4601 Campus Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Tel: 269-387-1000
Fax: 269-276-3533
Lois Lemon, MA
Woodhaven High School
24787 Van Horn Rd
Brownstone, MI 48134-9593
Tel: 734-783-3333
Fax: 734-783-3342
Victor Green
