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Feature Alum: Mike Adams

1970 B.S.B.
CEO and Founder, Adams-Robinson Enterprises, Dayton, Ohio

"Keeping our rivers clean is what we do."

As a youth, Mike Adams spent many hours enjoying the Mad and Stillwater Rivers. "I've always loved the water," says Adams, who keeps a 550-gallon marine tank in his office.

As founder and CEO of Adams-Robinson Enterprises, he's working to keep our rivers and waterways clean for future generations. Adams-Robinson builds water and wastewater treatment plants and has been rated among Dayton's Top 100 privately held companies for the past seven years.

"I attribute much of my success to the management training I received at Wright State," says Adams, who also serves as chair of Wright State's Board of Trustees. "It was a solid education that prepared me to compete in the real world. It is one of Wright State's assets that continues to this day."

Best Advice: From my father... "Always give more than what is expected from you."

Favorite Quote: "Vision without action is a dream, action without vision is simply passing the time. However, vision with action can change the world." Joel Barker

Last Book Read: The Story of the Bahamas, Paul Albury