Magazine names local CEO of the year
USGlass Magazine, a magazine for glass industry leaders, recognized Hudson resident John L. Wheaton, CEO of Wheaton and Sprague Engineering in Cuyahoga Falls, as its first USGlass CEO of the year in its small company category. Wheaton was featured on the cover of the December 2007 issue of USGlass Magazine.
Criteria for the nomination included an evaluation of CEOs' communication skills, examples of commitment to their organization and employees, their vision for future growth and the ability to see outside of the box.
Wheaton was nominated for the award by Dan Adams, president of Advanced Industrial Marketing and a member of Wheaton and Sprague Engineering's board of directors.
"It's humbling to be nominated and to receive this award," Wheaton said. "It gives me pause to reflect on how grateful I am for the people who surround me and have brought our firm this far. It also challenges me as we move toward 2008 and beyond to never rest on the past, but to continually work to improve upon my leadership abilities."