Four inductees have been announced for the E. J. Ourso College of Business’ 2012 Hall of Distinction class.
The honored alumni include Rolfe McCollister, Anthony Ravani, Sue Turner and Joseph Winkler, who will be inducted at the Hall of Distinction Banquet next month.
McCollister, a University graduate, is the publisher and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and the president and founder of Louisiana Business Inc., which publishes the Business Report, 225 Magazine, inRegister magazine and Baton Rouge Region Guide.
Ravani is the principal attorney with Lotus Law Group, which he founded in 2007. He earned his master’s degree from the University.
Ravani has built three start-up companies, directly worked with Microsoft’s former CEO Bill Gates and established a worldwide licensing and operating organization with more than 200 software engineers working in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
He also worked as the chief information officer for the Exxon Offshore Division.
Turner, a University alumna, is a member of the Louisiana Museum Foundation and has served on the board of directors for the Louisiana State Museum. Turner is also a board of trustees member and adviser on the National Trust, a member of the board of directors for the BREC Foundation and a founding member of the Louisiana Association of Museums.
She is a trustee emeritus for the LSU Museum of Art.
Winkler, who has a bachelor’s degree from the E. J. Ourso College of Business, is the chairman and CEO of Complete Production Services.
Prior to Complete, Winkler was executive vice president and COO of National Oilwell Varco, Inc..
He also held the position of CFO of D.O.S. Ltd., a privately-held provider of solids control equipment and services and coil tubing equipment to the oil and gas industry.
 
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