TRSA’s Executive Management Institute (EMI) recently held its 58th yearly commencement with 14 rising industry leaders graduating after completing the final segment of a four-year educational program for members of the linen, uniform and facility services industry. The dinner program also included remarks from students, faculty and TRSA leaders, plus a witty and well-executed skit performed by Year III students.

EMI began in 1965, mainly as a way for the scions of family-owned industrial laundries—many of whom began working full-time after high school—to gain university-level skills in areas such as marketing and finance. Today’s EMI, held annually at the University ...