‘Business Report’ publisher among 2012 E. J. Ourso Hall of Distinction class

Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister will be joined by Anthony Ravani, Sue Turner and Joseph Winkler as the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business’ 2012 Hall of Distinction class. This year’s class will be inducted at the Hall of Distinction Banquet on Friday, March 2. Steve Forbes, president and chief executive officer of Forbes Inc., will be the keynote speaker. McCollister is a graduate of LSU. His company, Louisiana Business Inc.—which also publishes 225, inRegister, Daily Report, Louisiana NEXT, Welcome magazine and many other specialty publications—has grown from two full-time employees and sales of $350,000 in 1982 to 65 full-time employees and total revenue of $9 million dollars. Ravani is the principal attorney with Lotus Law Group, which he founded in 2007. Turner is an alumna of LSU and a member of the Louisiana Museum Foundation who has served on the board of directors for the Louisiana State Museum. Winkler is the chairman and chief executive officer of Complete Production Services. Established in 1996, the E. J. Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction recognizes individuals who make significant contributions to the community in the areas of business, academia and/or government. The Hall of Distinction is not strictly limited to LSU alumni, but inductees generally have some connection with the college. For more information click here.