Steve Goodman Passes Away
The in-plant industry has lost one of its most ardent supporters. Steve Goodman, director of Campus Services at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS), has died at the age of 58.
Mr. Goodman took the UIS position in April 2001 after spending 15 years as manager of print and mail services at California State University in Fresno.
When asked, in a 2001 interview, why he chose to stay in the in-plant industry rather than move to the commercial sector, he remarked, “The in-plant allows you to actively work with an organization and help an organization grow.” And that’s exactly what he strived to do. Under his direction, the UIS in-plant purchased a four-color Hamada B-452, a Mitsubishi DPX platesetter and a Standard collator/saddle stitcher. He fought to move the Mail Center into the same building as the print shop. He also created a billing reports/chargeback system, which reduced the manual input of monthly charges.
“He pushed innovative thoughts and processes while stressing we do them from a frugal financial position,” recalled Larz Gaydos, printing production coordinator at UIS. “Work smarter, see ways to do things and provide services that clients need—but keep the costs in check.”
An outgoing man with a booming Bronx accent, Mr. Goodman had a deep desire to help his fellow managers, and was always quick to share his industry knowledge. He frequently attended the ACUP conference where his contributions to sessions often stirred discussion.
“I garnered from our long and frequent lunches that those of us who saw ourselves as simply printers would fall by the wayside, and that we should think of what we do as communicators and utilize all the myriad tools at our disposal for that intent,” says Gaydos.
IPG joins all of Steve Goodman’s friends in mourning his loss.
