Our mission is to provide accessible and applicable online education to a global audience by training the leaders of tomorrow in the art and science of packaging.

OUR TEAM

R. Andrew Hurley, PhD

Founder

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Drew Felty

Co-Founder

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Julie Rice Suggs, PhD

Academic Director

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Bianca Hurley

Automotive Packaging Specialist

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Alli Keigley

Production Coordinator

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Ginger Roth

Executive Assistant

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Diana Kline Whitaker

Strategic Projects Lead

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Nick Riedl

Video Content Developer

Ami Frierson

Project Manager

Jamie Christian

Web Director

Caroline Murphy

Business Development Representative

Elizabeth Gray

Business Development Representative

Anna Ogletree

Packaging Curriculum Specialist

Lars Nikolaus

Graphic Designer

OUR STORY

2015
2015

Packaging School Founded

2016
2016

Clemson University Research Foundation

Packaging School finalized our exclusive licensee of a professional packaging curriculum developed at Clemson University
2017
2017

SC Commission on Higher Education

Packaging School becomes a licensed postsecondary institution
(License #5400, renewed 2018-2021)
2017
2017

Certificate of Packaging Science

Twelve courses licensed through Clemson University were fully produced and published into a professional curriculum
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2017
2017

Beverage Academy

Partnered with Beverage Institute by ISBT® to help them adapt to the educational needs of modern professionals—to take beverage training online.
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2017
2017

Automotive Packaging Summit

300+ professionals across automotive come together to learn and connect
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2017
2017

Clemson University Center for Corporate Learning

Packaging School initiates a professional education agreement for a cohort based online learning program, two additional courses and the Package Development Plan are created for the pending program.
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2018
2018

Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management

Dr. Julie Suggs comes onboard as the Educational Director and leads the first cohort for The Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management, an official program offered by Clemson University
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2019
2019

Automotive Packaging Certificate

APC development is commissioned and debuted at AutoPackSummit.com 2019
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2020
2020

HAZMAT Packaging Certificates

Specialized training in land, sea, air transport modes
2020
2020

Award Winning

Dr. Andrew Hurley is co-winner of 2020 Ralph D. Elliott Award

WE MEET THE STANDARDS

Packaging School Licensed by South Carolina CHE

The Packaging School is a licensed postsecondary institution.

This means that through the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (License #5400), we have undergone an abundance of steps to provide our students with educational security.

The overall purpose of this process is to prove that we are a well-founded company that is authorized to effectively educate our students.

As a student you’re investing your time and money, so it’s very important to make sure that the certificate program you choose is licensed. Gaining a certificate through a licensed school not only makes your certificate more valuable, but much more reputable as well.

OUR VISION: The Packaging School bridges the gap between academia and industry by partnering with companies, subject matter experts and associations to create a shared learning management system. Our expanded catalog will enable knowledge-seekers to connect with knowledge-providers in all facets of packaging and processing.

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