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March 6, 2006 Gary E. McCullough receives Outstanding Alumni Award from Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business 
Gary E. McCullough, president of the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories and a 1981 Wright State University graduate, is the Outstanding Alumni Award winner from the Raj Soin College of Business.
McCullough oversees a product portfolio exceeding $2 billion in sales for the nutritional needs company which produces brands such as Similac baby formula, Ensure, and the Glucerna diabetic products. McCullough recently added to his company product line with a $320 million acquisition of Experimental Applied Sciences, makers of health and fitness products such as Myoplex and Body for Life. McCullough leads 5,600 employees through 12 department managers who report directly to him. Previously, McCullough was senior vice president–Americas for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of chewing gums. He was responsible for Wrigley operations in the United States and throughout North, Central and South America. McCullough managed a $1.2 billion product portfolio and under his leadership, Wrigley’s market share grew from 47.5 to 58.4 percent in three years. In 2005, Black Enterprise named McCullough one of the 75 most powerful African Americans in Corporate America. Prevent Blindness Ohio named him a People of Vision Award winner. McCullough has served on the boards of the Association of National Advertisers, the Sherwin-Williams Company, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Keep America Beautiful, and the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission.  Click on the photo above to see a high-resolution version suitable for printing.
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