Alexander-Mitscherlich-Medal

In remembrance of the hundredth birthday of the founder of the German sulphite pulp industry, this medal was donated in 1936. The association awards this medal for outstanding scientific and technical achievements in the field of chemistry and chemical technology of pulp and paper production.
The front of the medal (11 cm) shows Alexander Mitscherlich's head in the left-hand profile and the writing "Alexander Mitscherlich 1836 to 1918" designed by the sculptor George Morin, Berlin-Steglitz.
The reverse side, surrounded by a narrow oak wreath and the inscription "Verein der Zellstoff- und Papier-Chemiker und -Ingenieure", bears the words: "In Anerkennung hervorragender Verdienste".
Holder of the Alexander-Mitscherlich-Medal
Hans-Clemm-Medal

In 1936, the association donated this medal, which can be awarded for "achievements in the field of paper and cellulose technology or for special merits for the association". This includes: scientific, technical, literary or organizational works that are suitable for promoting the association's nonprofit efforts to promote all aspects of paper and pulp technology in an outstanding manner.
The front of the Medal (11 cm) shows the head of Hans Clemm and the writing "Hans Clemm 1872 to 1927" designed by the sculptor George Morin, Berlin-Steglitz.
The reverse bears the Waldhof emblem and the inscription „ln Anerkennung hervorragender Verdienste – Verein der Zellstoff- und Papier-Chemiker und -Ingenieure“.
Holder of the Hans-Clemm-Medal
- 1936 – Ing. Ernst Unger, damals Köthen
- 1937 – Dr. August Noll, damals Berlin · † 11.1.1950
- 1938 – Dozent Dr. Kurt Schwabe, damals Berlin · † 4.12.1983
- 1940 – Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Haas, damals Berlin · † 3.6.1957
- 1941 – Dr. phil. Franz Schütz, damals Odermünde · † 21.11.1951
- 1942 – Dr. oec. Friedrich Dorn, damals Berlin · † 16.3.1970
- 1953 – Dr. phil. Heinz Hass, Mannheim-Waldhof
- 1955 – Dr. rer. nat. Heinz Corte, Mannheim-Waldhof
- 1955 – Dr.-Ing. Theodor Höpner, Aschaffenburg · † 16.12.1979
- 1964 – Direktor Dipl.-Ing. Eberhard Goebel, Mannheim-Waldhof · † 23.3.1966
- 1964 – Direktor Dr.-Ing. Curt Walter Leupold, Nürnberg · † 11.7.1970
- 1965 – Direktor Dipl.-Ing. Ulrich Fenchel, Biberist (CH) · † 28.8.1991
- 1966 – Direktor Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schweizer, Frohnleiten · † 12.5.1984
- 1967 – Dipl.-Ing. Hans Kotte, Alfeld (Leine) · † 20.12.1987
- 1967 – Direktor Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Trenschel, Aschaffenburg · † 19.7.1980
- 1969 – Dr.-Ing. habil. Hans Klingelhöffer, München · † 19.7.1993
- 1970 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Walter Brecht, Darmstadt · † 27.9.1986
- 1970 – Dr.-Ing. Erich Knopf, Raubling · † 17.6.1988
- 1971 – Direktor Karl Keim, Oberlenningen · † 4.8.1975
- 1972 – Direktor Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Kilpper, Augsburg · † 18.7.1987
- 1973 – Professor Dr. Otto Huber, München · † 14.10.1976
- 1974 – Dr. phil. nat. Hermann F. J. Wenzl, Luzern (CH) · † 25.4.1993
- 1975 – Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Pothmann, Düsseldorf
- 1976 – Professor Dr. Theodor Ploetz, Viersen (post mortem) · † 12.8.1975
- 1980 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Werner Franke, Berlin
- 1981 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karl-Adolf Falter, München
- 1983 – Dipl.-Ing. Sylvia Schmidt, Nürnberg · † 13.2.2018
- 1984 – Dr. rer. nat. Horst Krüger, Darmstadt · † 10.12.2006
- 1985 – Dr. techn. Werner Kunz, Offenburg · † 26.7.1998
- 1986 – Professor Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Krause, Darmstadt · † 11.2.2011
- 1987 – Josef Weigl, München
- 1988 – Dr.-Ing. Walter Schempp, Darmstadt · † 8. September 2017
- 1990 – Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Holik, Ravensburg · † 12. Oktober 2019
- 1991 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jürgen Hoppe, Dörpen · † 29.8.2016
- 1992 – Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kirchner, Biberach · † 4.2.2022
- 1995 – Dr. rer. nat. Christian H. K. Möbius, Augsburg
- 2000 – Dr.-Ing. Bernd Reinhardt, Osnabrück
- 2001 – OStD a.D. Johannes Brügmann, Gaggenau · † 20.5.2021
- 2003 – Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Putz, Darmstadt
- 2006 – Dipl.-Ing. Ekhard Beuleke, Sempach (CH)
- 2011 – Dr. Gérard Galland, Grenoble (F)
- 2013 – Dr.-Ing. habil. Manhart Schlegel, Gelnhausen
- 2014 – Prof. Dr. Stephan Kleemann, München
- 2017 – Dr. Klaus Erhard, Pirna
- 2018 – Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Miletzky, Höhenrain/Berg
- 2022 – Dr.-Ing. Heinz-Joachim Schaffrath, Groß-Zimmern
- 2024 – Dipl.-Ing. Peter Horn, Baienfurt
Dr.-Edmund-Thiele-Medal

At the Annual General Meeting in 1937, the donation of this medal was declared by the J. B. Bemberg Aktiengesellschaft, Wuppertal-Barmen; It took place in appreciative memory of the significant invention of German copper-rayon and the establishment of its industrial production by Dr.-Ing. Edmund Thiele.
The medal is awarded for outstanding scientific and technological achievements in the field of the isolation, modification and characterization of cellulose.
The front of the medal (11 cm) shows Edmund Thiele's head in the half-profile on the right side and the inscription: "Dr. Edmund Thiele, 1867 to 1927 " designed by the sculptor George Morin, Berlin-Steglitz.
The reverse, surrounded by a narrow oak wreath and the inscription "Verein der Zellstoff- und Papier-Chemiker und -Ingenieure", bears the words: "In Anerkennung hervorragender Verdienste" and the Bemberg emblem.
Holder of the Dr.-Edmund-Thiele-Medal
- 1938 – Staatsrat Dr. W. Schieber, damals Schwarza · † 29.6.1960
- 1939 – Direktor Dr. Fritz Gajewski, damals Leipzig · † 2.12.1965
- 1940 – Professor Dr. Dr. Th. Lieser, damals Halle · † 6.8.1973
- 1943 – Dr. Theodor Malkomes, Wuppertal · † 29.5.1976
- 1955 – Dr.-Ing. Richard Bartunek, Randerath · † 28.7.1974
- 1958 – Dr.-phil. Hermann Rathert, Wuppertal-Elberfeld · † 27.11.1965
- 1961 – General-Direktor Dipl.-Ing. Julius C. Funcke, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen · † 5.6.1976
- 1967 – Dr. August Brötz, Schöllkrippen · † 4.7.1976
- 1968 – Dr.-Ing. Walter Frey, Freiburg/Breisgau
- 1969 – Dr. Kurt Götze, Krefeld · † 1979
- 1971 – Dozent Dr. Erich Treiber, Stockholm (S) · † 27. 2.2005
- 1979 – Dozent Dr. Hans Krässig, Lenzing · † 5.9.2004
- 1980 – Professor Dr. phil. Josef Schurz, Graz (A) · † 11.6.2016
- 1988 – Dr. rer. nat. Urs Gasche, Attisholz (CH) · † 23.8.2006
- 1993 – Professor Dr. habil. Klaus Fischer, Tharandt
- 2002 – Privatdozent Dr. habil. Hans-Peter Fink, Golm
- 2004 – Professor Dr. habil. Dieter Klemm, Jena
- 2010 – Dr. Jürgen Puls, Hamburg
- 2012 – Prof. Dr. Thomas Heinze, Jena
Valentin-Hottenroth-Medal

On occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the association of Pulp and Paper Chemists and Engineers in 1955 and the coherented 50th anniversary of the association this medal was donated by the association in accordance with the pulp mill Waldhof. The donation was made in appreciation of the fundamental research on the use of pulp as a raw material for rayon and the determination of analytical methods as standard methods for the analysis of pulps by Dr. Valentin Hottenroth.
The medal was awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of pulp and its processing.
The front of the medal (10 cm) shows the head of Valentin Hottenroth in the left-hand profile and the writing "Dem Andenken Valentin Hottenroths, des verdienstvollen Forschers auf den Gebieten der Zellstoff- und der Kunstfaserindustrie" designed by goldsmith E. Huber, Frankfurt am Main.
The reverse bears the paper maker emblem with the circumscription "Verein der Zellstoff- und Papier-Chemiker und -Ingenieure" and the inscription "Für erfolgreiche Arbeiten auf den Gebieten des Zellstoffs und dessen Weiterverarbeitung".
Holder of the Valentin-Hottenroth-Medal
- 1955 – Direktor Dr. phil. Rudolf Schepp, Redenfelden · † 4.10.1981
- 1958 – Dr. phil. Arthur Zart, Wuppertal-Sonnborn · † 28.10.1963
- 1958 – Direktor Dr.-Ing. Erwin Schmidt, Wiesbaden · † 17.10.1980
- 1961 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Georg Jayme, Darmstadt · † 1.1.1979
- 1965 – Direktor Dr.-Ing. Waldemar Nippe, Ettlingen · † 26.10.1987
- 1970 – Dr. rer. nat. Otmar Töppel, Schwaig † 18.10.2010
- 1982 – Dr. Marianne Marx-Figini, La Plata (RA) † 12.7.2005
Eugen-Lendholt-Medal

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the company and the 40 years affiliation of Director Eugen Lendholt to the Natronzellstoff- und Papierfabriken AG, this medal was donated by the association in accordance with the association Kraftpapiere e.V. in 1957. The donation of this medal was carried out as an enduring honor in recognition of the outstanding merits of Director Eugen Lendholt to the establishment, development and promotion of the German soda and sulphate pulp and kraft paper industry.
The Eugen-Lendholt-Medal is awarded by the association for outstanding technical, scientific or entrepreneurial achievements, particularely promoting the branches of industry that produce, refine or process paper, board and cardboard.
The front of the Medal (11 cm) shows the head of Eugen Lendholt in profile and the words "Eugen Lendholt" designed by the sculptor Karl Altenbernd, Bielefeld. The reverse bears the inscription "In Anerkennung hervorragender Verdienste" and "Verein der Zellstoff- und Papier-Chemiker und -Ingenieure".
Holder of the Eugen-Lendholt-Medal
- 1957 – Direktor Eugen Lendholt, Goslar (Harz) · † 21.4.1961
- 1963 – Direktor Ernst Laubscher, Goslar (Harz) · † 22.12.1995
- 1968 – Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Burgstaller, Krebsöge/Rhld. · † 8.8.1992
- 1973 – Erich P. Petermann, Herzberg (Harz) · † 11.10.1998
- 1991 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Herbert van de Venn, Meldorf · † 2.11.2003
- 1993 – Dr. rer. nat. Renke Wilken, München
- 1995 – Dr. John D. Peel, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire (UK)· † 5.9.2016
- 1996 – Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Siewert, Ravensburg
- 2003 – Paul Olof Meinander, Grankulla (FIN)
- 2004 – Dipl.-Ing. Karl Diedrich, Zülpich
- 2006 – Dipl.-Volksw. Adolf Jass, Fulda · † 3.4.2013
- 2010 – Hans Müller, Zofingen (CH)
- 2011 – Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Evers, Varel · † 3.1.2024
- 2012 – Dr. Christopher Grünewald, Kirchhundem
- 2014 – Dr. Wolfgang Palm, Aalen
- 2016 – Martin Krengel, Arnsberg
- 2023 – Dr. Marietta Jass-Teichmann
- 2024 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Holger Baumgartner, Feldkirchen-Westerham
Walter-Brecht-Medal

On the occasion of the Annual General Meeting 1976, the association donated in honor of Professor Dr.-Ing. Walter Brecht this medal.
The Foundation recognizes the merit that Professor Brecht has given for more than 40 years through his prolific teaching and groundbreaking research and development in the field of paper engineering, in particular wood pulp production, pulp and paper testing, general paper technology but also acquired the water and sanitation.
The Walter-Brecht-Medal is awarded by the association for outstanding technical and scientific achievements, by which the paper industry is particularly promoted.
Holder of the Walter-Brecht-Medal
- 1977 – Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Holzhey sen., Schongau · † 30.5.1987
- 1979 – Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Kilpper, Augsburg · † 18.7.1987
- 1981 – Dr. rer. nat. Günter Windaus, Herzberg · † 29.7.1991
- 1982 – Dr. Douglas Atack, Pointe Claire (CDN) · † 2007
- 1983 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Lothar Göttsching, Darmstadt · † 26.9.2018
- 1985 – Dr.-Ing. Richard Süttinger, Schongau · † 5.8.2013
- 1986 – Dr.-Ing. Hanns-Lutz Dalpke, Alfeld (Leine)
- 1988 – Dr.-Ing. Arno G. Weidhaas, Schongau · † 27.11.2004
- 1991 – Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Wilhelm Kufferath, Trimbach (CH)
- 1992 – Dr.-Ing. Bo Mannström, Grankulla (FIN) (post mortem) · † 29.5.1992
- 1994 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Christian Schiel, Heidenheim · † 30.9.2021
- 1996 – Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Pothmann, Düsseldorf
- 1997 – Dr.-Ing. Antti Arjas, Espoo (FIN)
- 1999 – Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Helmut Stark, Graz (A) · † Dezember 2012
- 2002 – Dr. techn. Erwin Krauthauf, Schongau
- 2005 – Prof. Dr. Dan Eklund, Grankulla (FIN)
- 2007 – Dr. techn. Hartmut Wurster, Friedberg
- 2015 – Dipl.-Ing. Martin Mühlhauser, Frohnleiten (A)
- 2016 – Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Holzhey, Schongau
- 2017 – Dr. Reinhardt Thiel, Meckenheim
- 2021 – Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Stemmer, Möhnese
Georg-Jayme-Medal

The Society of Pulp and Paper Chemists and Engineers has presented this Medal in honor of Professor Dr.-Ing. Georg Jayme donated.
This is to commemorate the outstanding teaching and research activities of Prof. Jayme at the Institute for Cellulose Chemistry at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt. The Georg-Jayme-Medal is awarded for outstanding technical and scientific achievements in the fields of chemistry and chemical technology of pulp and paper, also with regard to environmental protection, analytics or testing technology.
The front of the Medal in silver embossing of 10 cm diameter shows the head of Georg Jayme in half profile and the words "Georg Jayme" after a design by the artist Angelika Schmidt in Hamburg.
The reverse bears the inscription "In Anerkennung hervorragender Verdienste" and the logo of the Association of Pulp and Paper Chemists and Engineers.
Holder of the Georg-Jayme-Medal
- 1989 – Professor Dr. rer. nat. Knut Paul Kringstad, Stockholm (S) · † 17. Feb. 2001
- 1992 – Dr. rer. nat. Werner Bergmann, Viersen · † 7. April 2015
- 1993 – Professor Dr. rer. nat. Dietrich Fengel, München
- 1998 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Werner Auhorn, Ludwigshafen
- 2004 – Dr. Hans Ulrich Süss, Gondsroth
- 2005 – Dipl.-Ing. Ingrid Demel, München
- 2005 – Dr. Udo Hamm, Darmstadt
- 2007 – Prof. Dr. Tom Lindström, Stockholm (S)
- 2013 – Dr. Michael Bradley (CAN)
- 2023 – Prof. Dr. habil. Steffen Fischer, Freital/OT Wurgwitz
Ring of Honor for Paper History

For decades, research into paper history has increasingly become an auxiliary discipline of general writing and book research, and has thus become a scientific term whose meaning is unanimously clear. Scholars of all countries, in quiet research and passionate dedication, seek to shed light on the many unanswered questions that have arisen with the origin of the paper, the way it was produced in each country, and its migration from the Far East through the Islamic cultural empire The Christian countries are connected to America over the course of two millennia and its origin, the watermark. - The tasks are so many that an individual can only pick up and work on subdivisions, areas, as they arise for him, as he has been researched into the field of matter. The editors come from the most varied professions and consequently intervene quite individually in the wheel of research, and in no case the charge may be made against them, they are dilettantes or lovers who would have accepted such tasks only on a whim. On the contrary, the free play of the forces is quite invigorating here. A researcher can throw the balls to the other, so that certain events can be pursued in certain countries or at certain times on the basis of such stimulation, because it is indeed to grasp the whole, which is only due to lengthy research activity in the individual local areas or Subject areas is possible.
The Board of Trustees of the Paper History Research Center decided in 1954 to recognize the activities of outstanding contemporary paper historians and patrons by awarding a golden ring of honor. The Ehrenring, which was created in the workshop of the goldsmith Wortmann in Cologne, bears the old watermark P on its display side as the landmark of the Paper History Research Center. This ring is not a single piece like the famous Gutenberg Ring, which moves from bearer to bearer. He is awarded permanent recognition by the ZELLCHEMING Board on the proposal of the Honorable Member of the Commission.
Holder of the Ring of Honor Paper History
- 1953 – E. J. Labarre, Hilversum (NL) · † 10.6.1965
- 1954 – Dr. Dard Hunter, Appleton (USA) · † 20.2.1966
- 1954 – Professor Dr. Hans H. Bockwitz, Leipzig · † 2.12.1954
- 1955 – Armin Renker, Zerkall · † 14.8.1961
- 1959 – Hans Lenz, San Angel (MEX) · † 19.3.1999
- 1963 – Professor Mehmed Ali Kâgitci, Heybeliada (TR) · † 1.10.1982
- 1964 – Direktor Adolf Benedello, Düsseldorf · † 9.11.1964
- 1964 – Senator Dr. phil. Hellmuth Müller-Clemm, Lindau-Reutin · † 3.2.1982
- 1966 – Dr. Hans Drissler Japanischer Generalkonsul in Frankfurt am Main · † 29.4.1979
- 1971 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Walter Brecht, Darmstadt · † 27.9.1986
- 1975 – Konservator Albert Haemmerle · † 28.1.1976
- 1978 – E. G. Loeber, Hilversum (NL) · † 15.10.1988
- 1980 – Prof. Dr. techn. Guido Dessauer, Düsseldorf) · † 13.1.2012
- 1984 – Dr. phil. Walter F. Tschudin, Basel (CH) · † 6.4.1987
- 1986 – Dr. rer. pol. Wisso Weiß, Erfurt · † 17.11.1991
- 1990 – Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Hoesch, Kreuzau · † 20.7.2003
- 1990 – Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Renker, Düren · † 5.2.2022
- 1994 – Dr. phil. Peter F. Tschudin, Basel (CH)
- 1996 – Dr. rer. oec. Wolfgang Schlieder, Leipzig
- 2000 – Frau Mag. Bozena Schweizer-Makowska, Duszniki Zdrój (PL)
- 2001 – Dr. phil. Helmut Bansa, München
- 2006 – Dr. Frieder Schmidt, Leipzig
- 2009 – Prof. Dr. Gerhard Banik, Wien (A)
- 2016 – Dr. Sabine Schachtner, Bergisch Gladbach
- 2018 – Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Pothmann, Düsseldorf
- 2022 – Dipl.-Archivarin Magdalene Christ, Bergisch Gladbach
Golden Pin of the Association
By decision of the board, this new honor was created in 1970. The pins made of gold and bearing the association's emblem are awarded to those who, over a long period of time, have distinguished themselves in their personal commitment to the organizational structure of the association and have helped to shape the fate and reputation of the association through their outstanding achievements.
The bearers of this award are
- 1970 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Walter Brecht, Darmstadt · † 27.9.1986
- 1970 – Professor Dr.-Ing. Georg Jayme, Darmstadt · † 1.1.1979
- 1971 – Dr.-Ing. Richard Bartunek, Mechenhard · † 28.7.1974
- 1972 – Direktor Fritz Kern, Aschaffenburg · † 22.2.1989
- 1974 – Dr. phil. Rudolf Schepp, Deggendorf-Brannenburg · † 4.10.1981
- 1977 – Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Kilpper, Augsburg · † 18.7.1987
- 1982 – Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Cornel, Albbruck · † 30.1.2010
- 1983 – Dipl.-Ing. Elgar Drewsen, Lachendorf · † 15.6.2013
- 1984 – Dr. rer. nat. Walter Schoch, Linnich · † 15. 2. 2008
- 1985 – Dr. rer. nat. Diethelm Brüning, Langerwehe · † 13.5.2010
- 1986 – Professor Dr. phil. Josef Schurz, Graz (A) · † 11.6.2016
- 1990 – Dipl.-Ing Hermann vom Ende, Gernsbach · † 16.12.2002
- 1991 – Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Grünewald, Kirchhundem · † 20.06.2021
- 1994 – Dr.-Ing. Günter Strittmatter, Augsburg
- 2005 – Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Lothar Göttsching, Darmstadt · † 26.9.2018
- 2008 – Dr. Christian Möbius, Augsburg
- 2022 – Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Gerrit Lund, Bad Tölz
- 2023 – Prof. Dr. Markus Biesalski, Maintal
- 2023 – Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Melchert, Sulzfeld a. M.
- 2024 – Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jürgen Drissler, Bergisch Gladbach