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A Publication of The Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation
George A. Beck, H.B. ‘43 VA Omega Alpha Funds Two New Educational Foundation Scholarships The Trustees of the Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation are pleased to announce two new scholarships, which have been funded by Brother George A. Beck, H.B., ‘43 VA Omega Alpha, University of Virginia. Since his initiation, and through the many years he served as Executive Secretary, Executive Director, and Executive Vice President of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, and now as a Trustee of the Educational Foundation, George has generously donated his time, money and efforts towards helping both our Fraternity and Educational Foundation reach its many goals. George, through his personal donations to the George Beck and Dorothy Beck Educational Fund, will fund these two new scholarships, with the hope of helping yet another Pi Lam reach his own personal aspirations. The Dorothy Beck VA Omega Alpha Scholarship will be awarded, annually, to one exceptionally qualified brother of the VA Omega Alpha chapter. The $2,500 scholarship award is restricted to brothers of this chapter who are actively attending the University of Virginia. Award monies will be applied to the recipient’s outstanding academic expenses at the University. The first of these scholarships has been awarded for the spring 2007 semester (see page 3 for article on 2007 Scholarship Recipients). Annually, beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year, The George A. Beck, H.B. Scholarship, will be made available to brothers of all chapters of our Fraternity who are actively studying at a college or university. Each year, one $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding student, who exceeds the personal and academic qualifications required as an applicant. The Board of Trustees of the Educational Foundation, as well as the International Executive Council of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, extends sincere thanks to George for his continuous service. Brother George again exemplifies:
Not Four Years, But a Lifetime!
Winter 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1
At the 2006 111th Annual Pi Lambda Phi Convention at the University of Cincinnati, Honorary Guest Speaker and Olympic Gold Medalist, Harrison Dillard, ‘49 OH Beta Tau, Baldwin-Wallace, shares a special photo op with undergraduate Brother Jason Vuu, ‘09 MA Theta, MIT. For more on this past year’s convention, see page 7.
Educational Foundation Elects Three New Members to Board of Trustees In 2006, the Trustees of the Educational Foundation elected three new members to its Board of Trustees. There are now eight members overseeing the educational, training and scholarship programs instituted on behalf of our undergraduate brothers. These brothers volunteer their time on behalf of the Foundation, and they offer a wealth of professional and personal experience needed to organize and maintain current programs and to help direct the efforts of the Foundation towards reaching its future goals.
Bill Chorba ‘92 OH Beta Tau Baldwin-Wallace College
Bill joins the Foundation as the first of the newly elected Trustees. A graduate of BaldwinWallace College with a BA in Business Administration/Accounting, he is now a CPA and Chief Financial Officer for CPI, an employee benefits, payroll, and human resource firm, in Ohio. Bill has held positions at other major financial and risk management giants such as Marsh & McLennan. He is a member of the Accountancy Board of Ohio, the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accounts. Additionally, Bill is affiliated with the Cleveland Cleveland Bridge Builders, an Alumnus of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership
Society, and a cabinet member of GeneratioNext (United Way). Besides volunteering his efforts toward the work of the Educational Foundation, Bill participates in events for Junior Achievement, United Way, the Leukemia Society, and the American Cancer Society. In his spare time, Bill enjoys weightlifting, motorcycles, home remodeling and anything automotive. Along with his wife, Belinda, and stepsons, Jared and Jason, Bill resides in Elyria, Ohio
Ronald M. Grossman, M.D., C.K ‘61 PA Omega Kappa Washington & Jefferson College Past President, IEC
Ron was elected a Trustee of the Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation in 2006, having served as President, Treasurer, and Vice Present of the Fraternity’s International Executive Council. Ron began his career in Pi Lambda Phi in 1958, when he was initiated into the PA Omega Kappa Chapter at Washington & Jefferson College. He was elected Rex of his chapter in 1960, and became the first Pi Lam on campus to hold the position of President of the Inter-Fraternity Council. (continued on page 11)