2009 Printing Industry Hall of Fame: A Forward Thinker

Not Quite as Planned

"My father was more interested in finding me a career than I was, which is why he put me to work in the basement, filling office supply orders and melting old linotype slugs," Hayes says. "My famous line to him: 'I'm only going to work at Omaha Print until I find a better job.' Well, I've been here 37 years, and I've got a pretty good one now."