IN BRIEF
GIBSONIA — Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's Attorney General, will be one of six leaders speaking at the 23rd annual St. Barnabas CEO Leadership Conference Sept. 21 at the Kean Theatre in The Washington Place at St. Barnabas.
Also speaking on the conference theme, "How to Succeed in Business … In Troubled Times," will be:
• James A. Fici, senior vice president, Westinghouse Electric,
• Troy Gregory, president and CEO, System One Holdings,
• Jessica Trybus, founder and CEO, Etcetera Edutainment,
• William "Red" Whittaker, chairman and chief technical officer, astrobotic technology; professor of robotics, Carnegie Mellon University.
The event begins with registration and a light breakfast at 7 a.m.
The half-day conference featuring the six speakers will convene at 8 a.m. and conclude with the presentation of Smart Business Pittsburgh's 2009 Pacesetters awards, which recognize business leaders in three categories. A luncheon will follow in the The Washington Place's Mount Vernon Restaurant.
St. Barnabas hosts its annual leadership conference as a way to bring together leaders in business and government for education, insight and discussion. Each year, the conference is attended by nearly 300 business leaders
The conference is open by invitation to area CEOs and their seconds-in-command. For more information, call 724-443-0700, Ext. 5258, or visit www.stbarnabashealthsystem.com.
Conference attendees and others have the option of participating in a related event in the afternoon, the fifth annual Leading the Links Golf Open at Butler Country Club in Penn Township.
Proceeds will benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund, which in 2008 provided more than $4.3 million to poor and low-income patients at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas.
Leading the Links will include participation by Andy Russell, a former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and two-time Super Bowl champion.
For more information about Leading the Links, contact Debbie Panei at 724-444-5521 or dpanei@stbarnabashealthsystem.com.
Engineer selected to serve WestinghouseCRANBERRY TWP — Dean Cottle was appointed to the position of supply chain program manager for reactor coolant pumps and AP1000 modules at Westinghouse Electric.Cottle previously served as supply chain manager, AP1000 modules and UK supplier development at Westinghouse.In his new role, Cottle will be responsible for both sourcing and supplier product engineering.Before joining Westinghouse, Cottle served as a supplier master black belt for Delta Air Lines, where he lead numerous component reliability and cost reduction projects as well as supply chain reorganization during a bankruptcy period. He served with the U.S. Navy as a submarine naval officer in both engineering and tactical operations roles and as an engineering duty officer before retiring from active duty as a lieutenant commander.Cottle earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Academy and is a qualified naval nuclear engineer. He also earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School and a post master's degree of mechanical engineer.Cottle was awarded an honorary master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Naval Architecture Department for his work on a feasibility study and preliminary design for a new destroyer concept, "A Regional Deterrence Ship for 2010."He later graduated with distinction and honors from Emory University's Goizueta School of Business with an executive master's degree in business administration.
Butler Memorial Hospital's Heart and Vascular Center recently received the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease Gold Performance Achievement Award.The award recognized the standard of care implemented in the treatment of patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease.
PITTSBURGH — Construction contracts showed a sharp early summer decline in the Pittsburgh area.McGraw-Hill Construction reports the value of nonresidential construction contracts issued in the Pittsburgh region during June plummeted to $62 million, a 76 percent drop from the $262 million worth issued in June 2008.Pittsburgh-area residential construction contracts issued in June were valued at $47.1 million, a 15-percent decline.From staff and wire reports
<B>Margaret Beall</B>, a registered nurse with the Moniteau School District, completed her four-year term as a member of the National Association of School Nurses' board of directors.
