Business administration Alumni

 
Alumni from our Business Administration Program are well-rounded and educated in all of the disciplines that are important in the business world, including accounting, management, finance, marketing and other areas.

Time and time again, our business administration alumni have proven that they have what it takes to be leaders in business and industry around the globe. 		 

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  Steve Whitman    Robert Baesler   Dawn Minas
  Steve Whitman, '77    Robert Baesler, '72   Dawn Minas, '03
  Whitman is a retired executive vice president and co-founder of Exstream Software, LLC, ranked among the world's fastest growing technology companies and a leading provider of enterprise software that streamlines the creation and delivery of personalized documents and other communications materials. Exstream was purchased by Hewlett-Packard in 2008. At Exstream, Whitman was responsible for the company's distribution and channels and for overseeing worldwide sales. With more than 25 years experience in software sales, Whitman has held senior management, sales management and product marketing positions with a variety of companies, including Xerox, Digital Equipment Corp., and First Data. Some of Exstream's major clients included Bank of America, Fidelity Investments   Robert Baesler, president and owner of Baesler's Market in Terre Haute, was a 2008 recipient of ISU's Distinguished Alumni Award. He has hosted business student groups at his store to share his expertise on what it takes to succeed in the business world. Late in 2008, Baesler was appointed by the ISU Alumni Association to serve a four-year term as an ISU Trustee. His term expires in 2013. Baesler serves on the boards of directors for Wabash Valley Crime Stoppers, Terre Haute Savings Bank, Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Retail Grocers. He has given back to his community by donating food to Harmony Haven and supporting the Spay-Neuter League, Terre Haute Boys/Girls Clubs, and the Boy Scouts of America.  He has shown support for his alma mater as a Sycamore Athletic Booster, a member of the Vigo County Alumni chapter and supporter of Indiana State's Alpha Tau Omega chapter.   Dawn Minas came to Indiana State on a softball scholarship and graduated in 2003 with degrees in business administration and psychology. She later opened the Culver (Ind.) Coffee Company with the help of friends and family and, in 2008, celebrated the company's fifth anniversary. Minas is a member of ISU's Alumni Board of Directors and comes back to the College of Business occasionally as a guest speaker.
           
           
  Scott Cantlon, '73          
  Scott Cantlon joined Cummins, Inc. in 2005 as Executive Director of Information Technology for the Cummins Filtration business unit, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. He was responsible for leading the business processes improvement and systems architecture design, software development, support and maintenance for two units with $1.8 billion in revenue with 26 manufacturing facilities, 17 distribution centers, and 6,000 employees doing business in 160 countries. Most recently, he was selected to be the IT Leader for the Cummins Components Group (Filtration, Emission Solutions, Fuel Systems and Turbo Technologies) which had over $3.2 billion in revenue in 2008. In addition to his bachelor's in business from ISU, Cantlon earned a master's in systems management from the Florida Institute of Technology