By: Lesley Waldsmith

January 17, 2006

Springfield , OH -- The Wittenberg University Department of Management has selected fourteen students for distinguished honors for their Management Senior Portfolio. Each year the Management faculty selects the most outstanding portfolios from the portfolios present ed work the formal senior assessment process. This year 59 management majors presented portfolios. Students whose portfolios represent the highest caliber of work are given the title of Distinguished.

Portfolios serve as a compilation of seniors' management knowledge and experiences, and exceptional evidence of their ability to apply management concepts and theory. Students also find the portfolio a useful tool to use in job interviews and admission to graduate or professional programs.

This year's distinguished seniors are: George Andress from Mansfield, Ohio, Hannah Auxter from Clyde, Ohio, Danielle Ginn from Pataskala, Ohio, Brian McCoach from New Concord, Ohio, Daniel McGuire from Elyria, Ohio, Rajeevee Panditharatna from Columbia, Sri Lanka, Clint Pergram from Columbus, Ohio, Chris Petrik from Highland Heights, Ohio, Elizabeth Pike from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Patricia Recalde from Quito, Equador, Ashley Reed from Upper Arlington, Ohio, Lesley Waldsmith from Westerville, Ohio, Chelsea Williams from New Concord, Ohio, and Benjamin Woerth from Worthington, Ohio. A student who is given the title of distinguished portfolio possesses qualities and has amassed experiences that make them stand out.

The Wittenberg Management Portfolio has two parts: a physical portfolio, drawn from the student's experiences since becoming a management major, and an oral presentation on a topic of the student's choice, followed by questions from the student's team of faculty evaluators. The portfolio must contain at least three elements demonstrating the student's management knowledge and experience.