BUTLER TWP - Butler County Community College has appointed Wade Wright to its board of trustees.

Wright is the general manager of the AK Steel Butler Works, and he replaces Ralph Deabrunzzo, who served on the board for three years before resigning.

Wright began his career with AK Steel in 1979 at the research center in Middletown, Ohio, as an assistant engineer.

He advanced to research engineer in 1984, senior engineer in 1987 and senior staff engineer in 1992. From 1992 to 1997, he was assigned a number of special research related projects at Butler Works.

Wright was named general manager at the Butler Works Dec. 1, 2003.

He is a graduate of Ohio State University, with a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering. He is a member of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology and has served as a member of the board and the finance committee of the Community Development Corporation of Butler County.