Honor Your CEO

Today marks the last day for entries in the USGlass magazine 2008 CEO of the Year contest, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve received information on some great candidates. I can’t tell you how inspiring it is to receive these glowing nominations of employers in our industry.

And while it will already be tough enough to choose the winners to include in our December issue—I would like to use this as reminder as an opportunity to invite any last minute nominations. If it’s impressive enough, it’s worth an extra week’s wait, right? And don’t think that we’re only accepting nominations from the biggest companies out there—we’ll be choosing winners in two categories, large and small companies. CLICK HERE for a nomination form or contact me at mheadley@glass.com if you have any questions.

I’ve got to tell you, these profiles are among my favorite articles to write, because it’s always so interesting to sit down and talk one-on-one with an industry expert and to learn the history behind the company.

I blogged last November about my visit to Owatonna, Minn., to interview Don Pyatt, CEO of Viracon and I have my fingers crossed that I’ll be able to make a similar trip on the months ahead.

You can read both my profile of Don, as well as the profile of John Wheaton, CEO of Wheaton & Sprague Engineering, in the December 2007 USGlass.