Sewickley, PA, September 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Raymond White, Chief Executive Officer of The Watson Institute and a leading programs administrator serving children and youth with special needs, was featured in Cambridge Publishing's Top 101 Industry Experts book. The Top Industry Experts reveals the objectives and triumphs prominent Cambridge Who's Who members have achieved to gain success. Selected from more than 400,000 executives, professionals and entrepreneurs, these exemplary leaders stay at the top of their fields by possessing unique experience and wisdom, all the while exhibiting innovation in their work.

Raymond White has been with The Watson Institute since 1994, the year he became a D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Hospital board member. When the business sold the hospital in 1999, Mr. White was instrumental in transitioning the organization, expanding the special education program, adding diagnostic capabilities and broadening the age range of those served. Located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, The Watson Institute provides assistance to youth ages 3 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders, neurological impairments or serious emotional challenges. For more than 89 years, the organization has provided diagnostic, educational and therapeutic support. Additionally, they provide peripheral support to the childrens' families in the form of education, counseling, wraparound, outpatient services and respite programs. The Watson Institute is highly regarded for providing technical training to educators, psychologists, therapists and other professionals working in the special needs arena. The Watson Institute helps schools implement the positive behavior support (PBS) model to attain the goal of creating safe, caring and inclusive school environments. In the future, Mr. White hopes to provide distance training applications anywhere on the planet.

Mr. White is a 1965 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in finance, the College of Insurance in New York City "with highest honors" and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business Marketing Management Program.
His community involvement had included service as president of the following boards: Craig House (now Friendship Academy), Pittsburgh Philharmonic, West Virginia University Alumni (Pittsburgh Chapter) and Allegheny Country Club. He has also served as board member of Ursuline Center, the Pittsburgh Boys Club, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Boyd Community Center and Library. Mr. White served as Chair of the Dean's Visiting Committee of West Virginia University College of Business and Economics and currently chairs their Strategic Planning Committee. He is an adjunct faculty member at WVU. Mr. White serves as Senior Warden on the Vestry of Calvary Episcopal Church in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh where he has been a member since 1984.

For more information, please visit http://www.thewatsoninstitute.org

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