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YSU alumnus, entrepreneur and CEO Mitchell Joseph is shown with a rendering of the Chill-Can Beverage Complex and Technology Center his company will build on Youngstown’s East Side. MS Consultants, engineers and architects, is designing the project. Some changes have been added since this preliminary drawing was made.
YSU President
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YSU Board of Trustees Chair Vice Chair Secretary Student Trustees
James P. Tressel Carole S. Weimer, ’89 Leonard Schiavone Charles R. Bush, ’71 Delores Crawford, ’68 David C. Deibel, ’75 Samuel W. Grooms, ‘81 Anita Hackstedde, ’90 John R. Jakubek, ’79 James Roberts, ’70 Franklin S. Bennett Jr. Samantha Anderson Allan Metz
ssociate Vice President, A Shannon Tirone, ’94 University Relations Director, Office of Catherine Cala Alumni Engagement
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Sports Contributor
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Ron Cole Cynthia Vinarsky Hixenbaugh Joel Lewis, ’82, ’92 Trevor Parks Mary Ann Bodnark, ’80 Renée Cannon, ’90 Rachell Joy Renée Vivacqua, ’98 Maureen Wilson, ’00
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Big on Penguin Pride!
YSU's Ethics Bowl Team and the Penguin Football Team both made the national spotlight this winter. For the second year in a row, the Ethics Bowl team placed second in the nation at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Finals in Dallas. Team members pictured at right, from left: Rachael Jenkins, Jacob Schriner-Briggs, Tyler Miller-Gordon and Lindsay Heldreth. Meanwhile, in photo above, YSU football fans packed Youngstown's Covelli Centre on Jan. 7 to celebrate the Penguins' success and to cheer them on as they played James Madison University for the National Championship trophy in Frisco, Texas. For more photos, check out our special Sports News and Alumni News sections in this issue, starting on Page 4.
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