Martin Edwards Enriching a Tradition

"Any printer-publisher relationship has to be based on trust, and that's what I got from Marty," he adds. "His company also showed a knack for adjusting and adapting. As our products evolved, Marty was there to offer us anything we required."

Jed Lyons, president of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group in Lanham, MD, has known Edwards for more than 25 years and calls the printing veteran "one of the most exceptional human beings I've ever met—a true gentleman. I've always thought he was a midwestern Connecticut Yankee—hard nosed, tough minded, an unassuming, self-effacing man with a heart of gold. He's loyal to his friends and customers. He has all those old-fashioned values, along with a good sense of humor."