Omnova's Triantafillopoulos Receives Award

Fairlawn, OH, Nov. 10, 2008--Nick Triantafillopoulos, director of Omnova Solutions’ Akron, Ohio Technology Center, was presented with the 2008 Distinguished Award of Council by the Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies.

The award is presented annually to honor involvement in civic activities, as well as for technical and managerial achievements.

Triantafillopoulos received this year’s award for his active promotion of education and careers in science and engineering, as well as his fundraising efforts for local schools and universities through his involvement as a trustee of the Omnova Solutions Foundation.

The foundation establishes educational scholarships and grants for students from K-12 to college across all of Omnova's plant and office communities.