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In
1991, the Department of Marketing established its Marketing
Advisory Council, having recognized the value of bringing
business practitioners from all aspects of the marketing
discipline into frequent contact with both faculty and students.
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JOSEPH
M. CATALANO
Executive Director
Center for Applied Technology
College of Technology
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
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Joe is Executive Director of the
Center for Applied Technology in the BGSU College
of Technology. In this role, Joe coordinates the
corporate outreach initiatives of the College and
strives to support the applied research efforts
of the College faculty. He was President/CEO of
Henry Filters in Bowling Green until 2000. Prior
to that, he was Vice President and General Manager
of Marathon Special Products (MSP), a local manufacturer
of electrical wiring devices. He held that position
for 10 years. Joe has a BS in Mechanical Engineering
from the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore,
MD and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Executive
Program. Joe also attended the Advanced Management
Program at the Harvard Business School.
Joe spent 14 years with Black & Decker
in various manufacturing engineering capacities.
He was with the In-Sink-Erator Division of Emerson
Electric in Racine, WI until 1984 as manufacturing
engineering manager.
He joined Marathon Electric, parent
company to MSP, in 1980, where he was corporate
manager of manufacturing engineering and then director
of strategic planning for the corporation. Joe
came to MSP as manufacturing manager in 1984.
Joe has served as part-time faculty
with the BGSU College of Technology for six years.
He has been active on the Board of Trustees with "The
Children's Resource Center" and also serves on
the Advisory Boards for Wood County Department
of Job and Family Services, Department of Marketing
in the College of Business Administration and the
College of Technology at BGSU.
Joe and his wife, Lynn, reside in
Bowling Green. They have two children who are now
grown and reside elsewhere. They have been foster
parents for approximately 11 years and have been
involved with the Children's' Resource Center and
the Treatment Foster Care Program for about 8 years.
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Over the years, this “tri-alogue” has allowed for idea interchange among the three groups promoting discussion
of new curricula and teaching techniques, as well as the business interview,
hiring, and job expectations of both students and industry.
The
Council meets twice each academic year with faculty and, for many years,
has hosted Student Career Panels, which provide a forum for answering student
questions, offering candid advice, and beginning networking contacts.
Providing
guidance and expertise, the Council benefits both our students and our faculty.
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