2004 HALL OF FAME George Stephenson -- Savior to His Company

Born and raised about three blocks from the White House, Stephenson spent some of his childhood years helping his father, an electrician who worked on radios. He found part-time work with a small print shop as a teenager and operated a small-format Multigraphics 1420 press—an experience that whetted his appetite for the industry. In junior high and high school, Stephenson took printing courses and came to the conclusion that he loved the vocation, even to the point where he left school a year early to pursue commercial printing.