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Ward Beecher Science Hall Greenhouse Renamed in Memory of Sandy Simon
Pictured from left to right: Kim Simon, Jeff Simon, Wendy Weiss, Charlie Masters, and YSU President Jim Tressel. The Ward Beecher Science Hall Greenhouse is being named the Sandy Simon Greenhouse, in recognition of a $450,000 gift to renovate the facility. The Sandy...
YSU Foundation Announces New Trustees for 2022-2024 Term
The Youngstown State University Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of four new trustees to its Board of Trustees, with two-year terms that began on May 23rd, 2022. Germaine Bennett, Capri Cafaro, Dr. Chander Kohli, and Dr. Kathleen Padgitt are those...
Handel’s President/Chairman of the Board Donates $100K to YSU’s McDonough Museum
Mr. Fisher (forth from the right) with his family on the Leonard J. Fisher Family Balcony in the McDonough Museum of Art. Leonard Fisher, president and chairman of the board of Handel’s Ice Cream, will be honored at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Youngstown State...
Rick And Joni Blase Gift $100,000 to the Tressel Institute
Rick and Joni Blase, the owners of Boot Factory Outlet, have made a $100,000 gift to the James P. Tressel Institute for Leadership and Teamwork. Rick Blase is a member of the YSU Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Blase Family established the Blase Scholarship in...
Dr. Amy Weaver Receives The Patricia McGovern Sweeney Professorship In Nursing
Pictured from left to right: President Jim Tressel, Alexa Sweeney Blackann, Douglas Sweeney, Patricia McGovern Sweeney, and Dr. Amy Weaver. Dr. Amy Weaver, an associate professor at the Centofanti School of Nursing, was designated with the Patricia McGovern Sweeney...
Renee, Gail, and Pamela Monakee Establish Scholarship in memory of their sister, Mary Jo
In honor of their beloved younger sister, Mary Jo, a scholarship has been established by her sisters, Renee, Gail, and Pamela Monakee, on behalf of the family. “There was no better tribute to Mary Jo than to have something in her name that will invest in someone’s...
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