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| Speaker Chairman Paul Blevins on the left welcomes KSU's Dr. Stephen Nameth |
Kent State Univ. - Columbiana County Campuses Dean Stephen
Nameth, Ph.D., addressed the members of the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce
this past week at the September luncheon.
The luncheon was held at the
Riverside Roadhouse September 27. He was
introduced by Chamber Speaker Chairman Paul Blevins who noted that Dr. Nameth is
a relative and friend of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Willy Nameth.
Dr. Nameth is a native of Rochester, PA. and moved to
California with his family before finishing high school. He attended Cerritos Jr. College, UCLA and
Cal State. He worked at Ohio State Univ.
for 27 years and up until recently was
Dean of the Agricultural School at OSU-Wooster.
He took over the reins of the Columbiana County Campuses in August and
is now a resident of East Liverpool.
Dr. Nameth spoke on the mission and goals of the two
regional campuses. He noted that the
East Liverpool and Salem campuses have over 3,000 students enrolled. It is second only to the Stark County campus
in numbers in Ohio. In the Kent State
system 40% of the total number of students is attending regional campuses. Saying the academic needs for regional campuses
is different than that of the main campus it is important to be attuned to the
needs of the community. Many of the
programs of the regional campuses award a two year Associate Degree that
prepares the student to go on to earn their Bachelor’s degree. One of his goals is to establish partnerships
with industry in the communities to allow for a relative education for their students. The Kent State regional campuses also offer
some four year degree programs. In Salem
there is a program for the insurance industry that teaches all aspects of the
business. Students graduate with a
Bachelor’s degree and it is the only Kent regional campus that offers the
program. Also in Salem is the four year
degree program in horticultural studies which Dr. Nameth is quite excited
about.
Dr. Nameth told the Chamber members that he is a great
admirer of Ohio State Dean Gordon Gee and adopted his wearing bow ties years
ago for that reason. He said Mrs. Nameth
would not permit him to wear a bigger tie than Dr. Gee’s when they were both
attending the same event!
In other Chamber news the nominations for Man, Woman and
Business of the Year were announced. Nominees
are Greg Thrasher, Joe Amaismeier, Tom Brophey, Jr., Debbie Koffel, Lisa
Ferguson and Sheryl Gibson. Business
nominees are CF Bank, Nick’s Pizza and Sell’s Auction. The annual dinner will be held at the
Wellsville Alumni Center October 18. Reservations
are $30 per person and can be made by calling either Connie Bauer at
330-843-2999 or Randy Allmon at 330-843-3475.
Those wishing to attend are encouraged to make their reservations as
soon as possible. There are only 200
seats available. The keynote speaker
will be former Pittsburgh Steeler Dwayne Woodruff. Woodruff is an Allegheny County Common Pleas
judge and one of the founding members of Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo,
LLC. He and his wife Joy chair the Do
the Write Thing program for youth in Pittsburgh.
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| From the right is Chamber member Sheryl Gibson, Diane Woods-Lenkey, Chamber President Randy Allmon and Ellen Clark-McCoy |
New members introduced were Ellen Clark-McCoy of the Western
Southern Financial Group and Diane Woods-Lenkey. Details for the sale of Christmas tree
memorial bulbs, Light Up Night and the annual Christmas parade will be
announced at a later date. The next
luncheon will be held at Tonda’s Place at noon October 25.
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