Three Wright State College of Business graduates have been selected for this year’s Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under Forty awards. 
These are Jill M. Barber, Chief Financial Officer, CYMI, Inc., B.S.B.  1994, Accounting and Finance; Jonathan E Gauder, Owner, Volo Technologies LLC, B.S.B 2004 Marketing;  and Robert R. Little Russ, Web Systems Manager, Sinclair Community College, B.S.B 2010, MIS.

The awards dinner will be held on May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Dayton Convention Center. For details visit the Dayton Business Journal at http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/event/56471.

Michelle Torres-Winburn, M.D and Roshawn Winburn B.S. Financial Services(1997); MBA (2009)

Angela Yake is one of 65 fellows selected for the inaugural class of the Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship. Yake received a $30,000 stipend to complete a special intensive master’s program at the University of Cincinnati. Every fellow makes a commitment to teach for at least three years in a high-need urban or rural school in the state of Ohio.

Day Air Credit Union has hired Scott Rife as a mortgage loan originator. Rife is responsible for helping those seeking home mortgages as well as those looking to refinance. He has a bachelor's degree from Wright State University.

Engineering Inc. has hired Jerry DePoy as an account manager and sales engineer. DePoy has many years experience as a sale engineer, account manager and applications engineer. He has a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering from Miami University and a MBA from Wright State University.

Scott Miller named as the new general manager of City Utilities of Springfield

Scott Miller has been the Associate General Manager for Electric Supply at City Utilities of Springfield (CU) and has been with the Utility since 2002. His current responsibilities include the safe, reliable and efficient operations of the electric generating system, electric dispatch/market interface, transmission planning, generation planning and fuel procurement for the generating assets. Scott also is a member of the CU Executive Committee and is involved with the overall management of the Utility through involvement on the key oversight committees of Project Steering (budget), Compensation (Human Resource/employee performance), Information Technology Steering (Chair), Natural Gas Options (customer risk management) and Compliance. Key accomplishments include:

- Successful management and completion of the $555M Southwest 2 Project

- Management of The Energy Authority (Board and Settlement Committee)

- Smoky Hills 50 MW wind generation contract in 2009

- Completion of the Noble Hill Landfill Renewable Energy Center in 2006

- McCartney Peaking Station in 2002

- Chair of the Board and Executive Committee for Missouri Public Utility Alliance

- Responsible for 211 personnel with an annual budget of $190M

Prior to City Utilities, Scott was the Director of Steam Generation for The Dayton Power and Light Company where he served on the Executive Committee. Responsibilities included the management of a 3,000 MW generating asset fleet and coordination of another 1,250 MW of generation across three states with asset partners. Key accomplishments included:

- Successful completion of a system-wide environmental capital program of $190M

- Management of 460 employees with annual operating budgets of $70M

Scott's educational and background experiences are extensive and supportive of his career in the utility business.

- MBA, Finance, Wright State University

- Professional Engineers License

- Executive “Mini” MBA, University of Michigan

- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

- U.S. Air Force, Honorable Discharge

Throughout Scott's career, he has been an active member of each community he has worked.

Steve Brady and Dennis Nagle are co-authors of How to Save a Failing Project: Chaos to Control

Nicole Cottrell, was promoted to a principal at Clark Shaefer Hackett, one of teh largest Ohio based public accounting firms. Prior to joining the firm in the 2000. Cottrell spent three years with the State of Ohio Auditor's office, where she was responsible for supervising and performing audits on all types of local governments.

Robert Dils is a supervisor at Delphi Inc. He also has two grandchildren.

Julie (Mills) Edmonson just celebrated her 10th anniversary with LexisNexis in Dayton. During those years she has worked in Royalty Accounting, Public Records Business Management, Content Services Information Analysis and Technology Business Management. For the past two years, Edmonson has served as a senior financial analyst in Shared Services Accounting. Since her oldest child was born in 2000, she has worked part time. Edmonson's younger brother, Joe Mills (M.I.S., '00), also works for LexisNexis. Joe, who has Muscular Dystrophy, works from home using his voice-activated computer. After Edmonson's graduation from WSU, she obtained a masters degree in business administration from the University in Dayton, with a concentration in MIS. She married another WSU alumnus, Chuck Edmonson (B.S., '94), and the couple is expecting their third child in January.

Shawn Michael Haas (B.S.B.) and his wife, Sara, own and operate Evergreen Farm, a 15-acre horse boarding facility in Cincinnati. Haas is vice president for International Theme Park Services, Inc. (ITPS). With ITPS, he has been invovled in opening numerous parks and attractions worldwide, including the Newport Aquarium and the Purple People Bridge Climb.

Steve Brady and Dennis Nagle are co-authors of How to Save a Failing Project: Chaos to Control

Steven J. Heitbrink has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering & Business Development for Pentaflex, Inc., a Springfield-based contract manufacturer of metal stampings and assemblies, primarily for the Class 8 truck and trailer industry. Steven has been with Pentaflex for nine years and has over 25 years of manufacturing industry experience.

James Lance was named Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of BonTon, effective November 2003.  Lance now reports to James H. Baireuther, Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer.  Prior to joining BonTon, Lance was Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. of Dayton, Ohio. He was with Elder-Beerman for 33 years, beginning his career in systems development, and serving in a number of development and management roles before being named Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, in 1987. Lance is a graduate of Wright State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.  He was recently appointed as a founding member of Wright State’s Information Systems Advisory Board.

Jeff Lightnerhas become a principal of the Brower Insurance Agency LLC. Lightner joined Brower as a property and casualty insurance agent in 2004 and has 15 years experience in the industry. A graduate of Wright State University, Lightner sits on the Wright State University Foundation Board, is a member of the Professional Insurance Agents Association, Society of Certified Insurance Counselors and the Dayton Rotary Club.

Billy Ray Osborn was recently promoted to controller at Stolle Machinery. He and his wife, Dawn Osborn (’95 B.F.A.), reside in Dayton.

Kathryn A. Pothier just celebrated her first anniversary as a senior vice president of commercial banking at Citizen’s Bank in Oakland County, Michigan. At Citizen’s Bank, Pothier is part of the leadership team for Southeast Michigan, an area in which the bank is experiencing rapid growth, recently opening two offices hubs and 14 new branches. Prior to her move to Citizen’s Bank, Pothier worked in commercial banking at Bank One for 13 years. Her community activities include serving as the chair of the board of directors for the Children’s Leukemia Foundation, and as a mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. In 2002, Pothier was named a distinguished nominee for Executive Woman of the Year.

James Purvis is chief operating officer for guggenheim Life and Annuity.

Kevin Rettig and his wife, Anjeanette, left their jobs, sold their house and cars, and embarked on a one-year adventure around the world starting June 2002. The San Diego Union Tribune did a story on the trip, and published a monthly column, entitled “Roamin’ Holiday”, written by the Rettigs. Additional photos, journal entries, and information can be found at www.anjeanette.com.

Carolyn Rice Elected to Montgomery County Treasurer; Shares Insights and Programs to Address the Home Foreclosure Crisis in the Region. After being appointed to complete the term for the Montgomery County Treasurer in February 2007, Carolyn Rice was elected to a four year term this past November.  Prior to her role in government, Carolyn had 17 years experience in the private sector working for a variety of organizations including Reynolds & Reynolds, LexisNexis, Dames & Moore, and Wright State University.  Read more about Carolyn’s vision for the Montgomery County Treasurer's office and how the County Treasurer’s office is addressing the foreclosure crisis in the region.

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