The Rotary Club of Cleveland and Cleveland State University celebrate 12th Annual Business Leadership Awards
MAGNET and World Trade Center Cleveland designate two of the honorees
Cleveland—Since 1997, CSU's Nance College of Business and the Rotary Club of Cleveland have recognized the region's outstanding leadership individuals in five areas: training and employee development, quality service, entrepreneurship, global business, and community service. This year's honorees gathered on May 15 at Windows on the River to be recognized for their contributions to the vitality of the region's economy.
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Front row, left to right:
- Deborah R. Pickens, Director SCM Functional Excellence, Eaton Corp., recipient of Supply Chain Functional Excellence Award;
- Ryan Mifsud, General Manager, Aero-Instruments, recipient of Quality Service Leadership Award;
- Jeanne Bluffstone, Founder and President, Bluffstone Public Relations, recipient Entrepreneurial Leadership Award;
- William J. Centa, President, Mayfran Holdings, recipient of Global Business Leadership Award;
- Gary R. Fix, President, CEO and Managing Officer, First Federal of Lakewood, recipient of Community Service Leadership Award.
Back row, left to right:
- Dr. Robert F. Scherer, Dean, Nance College of Business;
- Donna D. Rhodes, President, Greater Cleveland Chapter, American Society for Training and Development;
- Nancy Delac, Manager Supply Chain, Eaton Corp.;
- Alan Lupus, Senior Account Manager, MAGNET;
- Steve Millard, Executive Director, Council of Smaller Enterprises;
- Randy Nemetz, Director of Global Development, MAGNET;
- Gerald P. Jarzabek, Vice President, Rotary Club of Cleveland;
- Les Jacobs, Vice President, Administration, Mayfran International;
- Dr. Edward G. Thomas, Professor of Marketing, Nance College of Business.
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MAGNET and its World Trade Center Cleveland division are charged with selecting the honorees in the categories of quality service and global business, respectively.
"Our winning companies demonstrate a wide range of skills, but they all have one thing in common," said Gerald P. Jarzabek, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Cleveland, who officiated at the event. “Each firm has a commitment to excellence that is reflected not only by management, but also by the other employees within the company.”
"The firms honored in the 12th Annual Business Leadership Awards Program not only have excellent top-level management and supporting personnel, but have also developed corporate cultures that foster excellence in the categories on which the program focuses," said Dr. Robert F. Scherer, Dean of the Nance College of Business at Cleveland State University, who served as master of ceremonies. |
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Randy Nemetz, Director of MAGNET's World Trade Center Cleveland division, presents the Global Business Leadership Award to William J. Centa, President, Mayfran International, Inc., a global provider of industrial automation products and systems. [From left to right: Dr. Robert F. Scherer, Dean, Nance College of Business; Gerald P. Jarzabek, Vice President, Rotary Club of Cleveland; Nemetz; Centa; Les Jacobs, Vice President, Administration, Mayfran, International. Seated: Donna D. Rhodes, President, Greater Cleveland Chapter, American Society for Training and Development.]
Founded in Cleveland in 1933, the company's end markets include aerospace, automotive, consumer products, heavy-duty truck, medical device, power generation, steel processing and other industries.
Mayfran employs more than 900 individuals at facilities in Cleveland, the Netherlands, France, the U.K., Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, China, Korea and India. In 2007, than two-thirds of Mayfran's sales were outside the U.S. |
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Alan Lupus of MAGNET, presents the Quality Service Leadership Award to Ryan Mifsud, GM of Aero-Instruments. [Left to right: Gerald P. Jarzabek, Vice President, Rotary Club of Cleveland; Lupus; Mifsud. Seated: Donna D. Rhodes, President, Greater Cleveland Chapter, American Society for Training and Development.]
Founded in 1925, Aero-Instruments remains at the forefront of aerospace and aviation technology, developing the components that determine air-speed and altitude on nearly every type of aircraft in existence today. In the 1940s, Aero-Instruments was influential in developing the government standards used by the Federal Aviation Administration today.
The company has executed a Six-Sigma program throughout its entire organization. It's in-house design, manufacturing and testing meets the highest certification standards. The company counts some of the world's leading aerospace manufacturers and airlines among its customers. |
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Founded in 1905, Rotary International is an association of more than 1.2 million business and professional leaders in more than 154 countries who provide humanitarian service, promote high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
The Rotary Club of Cleveland, founded in 1910, was the 18th chapter established in the Rotary movement which now counts more than 30,000 clubs worldwide. For more information, email clevrotary@aol.com. |
With more than 3,000 current students and 18,000 alumni, the Nance College of Business Administration at Cleveland State University ranks among the largest in Ohio. Its mission is to prepare the region's workforce for the global marketplace, and to offer value-added educational programs for business and nonprofit organizations.
More than 85 percent of CSU graduates continue to live and work in the Northeast Ohio area after graduation, forming the backbone of the region's workforce.
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