MURFREESBORO — MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business recently honored four
business people with awards in recognition their contribution to business and
industry.
•
MTSU alumnus Scott Brisson, an
executive with financial services firm UBS, received the Young Professional of
the Year Award, which recognizes those who have become role models through high
achievement at a relatively young age and shows potential for even greater
accomplishments.
The
Hendersonville resident has a bachelor’s degree in management and an M.B.A.
from the Jones College of Business at MTSU. He started his career at JC
Bradford before landing at UBS through various industry acquisitions. Brisson
serves as head of Service Delivery for Group Operations, whose more than 400
employees support UBS’s Wealth Management and Investment Bank business.
• MTSU
alumnus Randy Knight, vice president
of manufacturing at Nissan’s Smyrna vehicle assembly plant, received the
Jennings A. Jones Champion of Free Enterprise Award, which is presented to an
individual whose achievements reflect the traditions of free enterprise and who
are role models for others.
In
his current position since 2013, Knight is responsible for the plant’s
operation including safety, quality, operations, productivity and environmental
compliance. He joined Nissan in 1983 as a production technician in the Smyrna
paint plant and has risen through the ranks since. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in business administration from MTSU, is an alumnus of Leadership Rutherford
and serves on the Leadership Rutherford Council.
•
Janet Miller, head of real estate
services firm Colliers International in Nashville, received the Joe M. Rodgers
Spirit of America Award, which is given to someone “who has demonstrated the
highest ideals in keeping with the American spirit of innovation,
entrepreneurship and commitment to others.”
A key
player in Nashville’s commercial real estate community for over 30 years, Miller
joined Colliers in 2014 as CEO and market leader — responsible for talent
development, business and brand development, and all operations — following 21
years as chief economic development officer of the Nashville Area Chamber of
Commerce. Miller led the 10-county region’s top agency for recruiting companies
and working with existing companies on retention and expansion projects. She
led a team that three times was named a top-10 economic development group in
America and worked with over 400 corporations on major job-creation projects.
• David Tincher, plant
manager of the General Mills plant in Murfreesboro, received the Jones College
of Business Exemplar Award, which is presented to a Jones College alumnus whose
personal and professional accomplishments demonstrate that future MTSU
graduates can also achieve at a high level.
With degrees in electronic engineering and industrial management from
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Tincher served over 14 years
as a C130 flight engineer and maintenance officer in the West Virginia Air
National Guard. He joined General Mills in 1998 as maintenance manager in
Murfreesboro and has held positions of increasing responsibility. As plant
manager, he led an expansion to make the plant one of the world’s largest
producing refrigerated dough and yogurt.
The Jones College of
Business is made up of the departments of Accounting, Computer
Information Systems, Economics and Finance, Management,
and Marketing. For more information, visit www.mtsu.edu/business.
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