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Rick And Joni Blase Gift $100,000 to the Tressel Institute

Mar 1, 2022

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

Dec 20, 2021

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

Aug 31, 2021

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...

Kohli Family donates $5 million to the YSU We See Tomorrow Campaign

Aug 24, 2021

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Thomas Sisters $500k Gift Creates Scholarship for Women in STEM at YSU

Aug 16, 2021

Eleanor Watanakunakorn receives YSU’s Friend of the University award

Jul 26, 2021

Eleanor Watanakunakorn, a longstanding philanthropic leader across the Mahoning Valley and beyond, received Youngstown State University’s prestigious Friend of the University award at an invitation-only dinner Saturday at the Pollock House on campus. “Eleanor’s...