Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., chairman, chief executive officer and president of Kohler Co., will be sharing his expertise during the second Glen H. Hiner Distinguished Lecture Series at 11 a.m. today (Sept. 21) in Room 113 of the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus.
Kohlers presentation,Building a CompanyGuiding Principles and Core Values,is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. It is sponsored by the WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
Kohler Co., a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products, engines, power systems and upscale residential interiors, is one of the oldest, largest and fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.
The company is also the developer, owner and operator of two of the worlds leading gold resort destinations.
We are delighted to be able to bring Mr. Kohler to WVU to share his knowledge and experience with students and faculty,said Gene Cilento, the Glen Hiner dean of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
Kohler holds a bachelors degree in industrial administration from Yale University.
During his career, he has received more than 200 design and utility patents, and he was named National Entrepreneur of the Year for Manufacturing in 2002.
In addition to his executive responsibilities with Kohler Co., he is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Choate Rosemary Hall, a leading school in secondary education.
The Glen H. Hiner Distinguished Lecture Series is named in honor of the outstanding alumnus who, in 2005, established an endowment to support the deanship of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU .
Glen Hiner graduated from the WVU Department of Electrical Engineering in 1957, and then embarked on an outstanding 35-year career with General Electric. In 1992, he became chief executive officer of Owens Corning.
Hiner has served on several College of Engineering and Mineral Resources advisory committees and as a visiting professor in the WVU College of Business and Economics. He is also a member of the WVU Foundation Board of Directors.
