08/28/2026
💖 Twelve amazing candidates for Team Member of the Year were honored at last week's JBM Packaging annual awards dinner. 💖
Each and every one of these team members had already been recognized for going above and beyond as Core Value Role Model of the Month. They had all been living examples of JBM values:
💪 Grit
🗣️ Ownership
🤝 Collaboration
🌱 Growth Mindset
💡 Innovation
🌎 Passion for a better world
Their coworkers faced the difficult task of choosing just one candidate to vote for.
And when all the votes were counted, Emily Caton came out on top.
Emily was recognized as Team Member of the Year for her phenomenal leadership on second shift. Her nomination reads, in part:
“Emily has created an atmosphere of teamwork on her shift through motivating and supporting each team member so they can perform their best. Emily leads by example, so you will often find her running a machine to maximize output or inspecting product so that others can focus on production. Emily is a role model for JBM of someone who takes full ownership of her position, shift, and responsibilities, and who has the grit to work through difficult challenges on second shift when support resources are not readily available.”
Congratulations to Emily and the rest of the nominees for their amazing examples of values in action!
The awards dinner also recognized members of the 💎 Emerald Oak Club 💎, an honor designated for JBM Packaging team members who have been with the company for 20 years or more. This year, the club welcomed four new members:
💎 John Sholly
💎 Tim Aregood
💎 Jessica Black
💎 Kenny Meyerhoefer, Jr.
Congratulations to everyone who was recognized! Your contributions make JBM the organization it is.