When an organization creates a new award, there is literally no limit on who can be chosen. Invariably, the man or woman selected as that first honoree will have made tremendous contributions to the organization. When the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute announced that it was initiating its first Supplier of the Year Award during its fall converter meeting, there were many deserving people who could have been selected for the honor. That Mike Buystedt, director of market development at Akz...