 NSS also released "Select-A-Pack" in 1974, offering a choice of three different school photo packages rather than one.Erickson was appointed executive vice president in 1976 when Reinecker transitioned to become less active in day-to-day company operations.Paul Harmel, who joined NSS in 1977 as controller, introduced long-range financial plans that moved the company forward, further propelled by Reinecker's decision to reward his employees with an Employee Stock Ownership Trust, "ESOT," in 1977.