Board Vice Chair Edward Bittle named RPN's Executive of Year

Edward L. Bittle, vice chair of The University of Akron’s Board of Trustees, was named 2010 Executive of the Year by Rubber & Plastics News (RPN).

President and owner of Seal Master Corp. and ELBEX Corp. in Kent, Bittle is a UA alumnus and member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Phi Alpha Theta Honorary Society. He has served as president of the Varsity "A" Association.

Bittle began his career as an apprentice draftsman for BF Goodrich. Since those early days, he has lectured to entrepreneurship classes and has served on the University College Advisory Council and the Zips Athletic Club Advisory Board.

His most recent honor is among several others, including the Alumni Honor Award for Excellence in Professional Achievement in 1994 and the "Red" Cochran Award for Meritorious Service in 1999.

Appointed to the Board in 2002, Bittle's term expires this year.

Visit RPN Managing Editor Bruce Meyer’s video-recorded interview with Bittle at RubberNews.com.

Media contact: Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@.uakron.edu.