The Ben Franklin Honor Society of PIA Inducts Seven Exemplary Industry Leaders

Wanzie Collins—Wanzie Collins, CEO, PanaPrint, Inc. has an impressive career that began in 1961 at Southern Press, where he worked in ad layout and composition. Southern Press grew to acquire the assets of the Burke Co., one of Georgia’s leading printers. Edward Burke, nephew of the founder of Burke Co., requested Collins as his full-time assistant. This proved to be quite an opportunity for Collins, as the accounts he assumed provided the foundation for him to become a business owner. In 1973, Collins purchased OmniPress, a small, four-man printing company, and in 1979 he purchased Southern Press, later evolving the name to Panaprint, Inc.