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Around Campus
Around Campus
YSU President David C. Sweet and Lin Zhengfan, president of Hangzhou
Normal University in Hangzhou, China, take a moment to pose with
colorful dragons during Sweet’s visit to China and Taiwan this spring.
Thomas J. Cavalier
YSU’s Distinguished Citizen
Thomas J. Cavalier, chair, president & CEO of Butler
Wick Corp. and its subsidiary, Butler, Wick & Co., Inc.,
since 1985, has been selected for YSU’s Distinguished
Citizen Award.
“The Distinguished Citizen Award has become a
cherished tradition throughout its 27-year existence,”
said Shannon Tirone, director of the Office of Alumni
Relations.
Cavalier, a 1976 YSU graduate with a bachelor of
science degree in education, was chosen for YSU’s highest
mark of distinction for his exceptional service to the
greater community, for outstanding professional achievement
and personal commitment for helping to enhance the
interdependence between the economic and educational
institutions of society.
He began his career at Butler Wick in 1975. Since he
became president, Butler Wick has formed Butler Wick
Trust Co., Butler Wick Investment Management Group,
Butler Wick Capital Markets Group and Butler Wick Insurance
Group. Butler Wick Corp., through its two subsidiaries,
has 200 employees in 19 offices throughout Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
In addition to his position at Butler Wick Corp.,
he also serves on the board of Butler Wick Trust Co., a
Butler Wick Corp. subsidiary, and on the board of United
Community Financial Corp., a bank holding company.
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The delegation from YSU included Sweet’s
wife, Pat; George McCloud, special assistant to
the president for university advancement, who has
fostered many of the university’s current Far East
exchange programs; and Florence Wang, who has
spearheaded YSU’s relationships with universities
in Taiwan and China.
Travel expenses were financed through private
funding. This was Sweet’s first trip abroad in his
seven-year presidency.
The stops included Beijing Technology and
Business University in Beijing, and Hangzhou
Normal University in Hangzhou and Lunghwa
University in Taipei, Taiwan. While in Taiwan,
the delegation also visited an elementary and high
school, met with the Taipei Chamber of Commerce
and hosted a dinner for YSU alumni.
In 2005, YSU and Lunghwa University signed
a contract of cooperation to exchange students and
faculty members. Four Lunghwa students were enrolled
in undergraduate courses at YSU last spring.
He’s the current chair of the board of the YSU Foundation
and a member of the University Housing Corp.
In 2005, the YSU Board of Trustees nominated
Cavalier as the YSU community member to the board
of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
(NEOUCOM), and he currently serves as vice chair of
that board and chairman of the finance, fiscal policy and
investment committee.
He serves on the board of the Butler Institute of
American Art and is a past
president of that board.
He also serves on the
board of the Tri-County
Regional Board of Make-
A-Wish Foundation.
Cavalier is a member
of the Securities Industry
and Financial Markets
Association (SIFMA)
Regional Firms and a
member of the SIFMA
Group A CEO Roundtable.
Cavalier and his
Thomas J. Cavalier
wife, Christina, reside
in Canfield and have five
children and one grandchild.
From left – Norma Watson, President David C. Sweet and
Frank Watson. The Watsons were selected as 2007 Friends
of the University.
Frank and Norma Watson are the recipients of YSU’s
2007 Friends of the University award.
The award was started in 1997 to recognize alumni,
friends and donors who have had a significant impact on YSU.
The Watsons have supported YSU for more than 30
years. The All Sports Complex campaign, the Watson Sports
Media Center, the Scholarship Loge program and the YSU
Foundation are just a few of the projects that have benefited
from their contributions.
Watson, who has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
from YSU, spent most of his career with Youngstown
Welding and Engineering Co. He served in the Navy in
the Pacific during World War II. Upon his retirement from
Youngstown Welding and Engineering, he was city manager
of Canfield from 1989 to 1991.
He served on the YSU Board of Trustees from 1978
to 1987 and is an original member of the YSU Foundation
Board and continues to serve in that capacity today. He
received an honorary doctor of science degree from YSU in
August 2003, the same year he was selected as the Distinguished
Citizen by the YSU Office of Alumni Relations.
Mrs. Watson has devoted her life to her family and
community, serving as a volunteer for many area organizations,
including the Federated Women’s Club and the Fellows
Riverside Gardens.
The touring exhibit of “Love Makes a Family:
Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
People and their Families” visited YSU in June.
The exhibit came to the university with the help of
YSUnity (YSU’s Gay-Straight Alliance), and the offices
of Equal Opportunity and Diversity and Student Diversity
Programs. The Youngstown Area PFLAG (Parents, Families,
Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapter, and the Pride Center
of Greater Youngstown, in partnership with the Equality Ohio
Education Fund, also helped bring the exhibit to YSU.
Studying Abroad in India
The Williamson College of Business Administration
offered a 10-day study tour to London, England, Dublin,
Ireland, and Bombay, India, in January.
Five faculty members and 22 students spent their
semester break participating in the study tours.
This is the second year YSU students have traveled
abroad to visit businesses. Last year, WCBA students and
faculty went to Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Czech Republic
and Turkey.
“A critical component of our students’ business
education is the opportunity to develop knowledge and
skills beyond the classroom,” WCBA Dean Betty Jo
Licata said.
During the trip to India, three faculty members and
11 YSU students toured Infosys, the leading software
company in Bangalore, India; the World Trade Center
at Bombay; the Bombay Stock Exchange; the Securities
and Exchange of India; the National Stock Exchange;
and the Small Industries Development Bank of India. The
trip was part of the WCBA’s Emerging Market Initiative
Grant, supported by the U.S. Department of Education.
In London, two faculty members accompanied 11
YSU students to the Microsoft EMIA Headquarters in
Ireland, and the BP Corporate Headquarters and IPC
Systems, Inc., also in London.
IPC Systems Inc. is part of the Mountbatten Internship
Programme, which provides a range of practical
training opportunities during a one-year work assignment
in or near London with a British-based sponsor company.
From left – Scott Domes, Victoria Lerman, Courtney
Means, Rosanna Zarzycki-Miller, Lindsay Berger, Dr.
Stanley Guzell, Joel Evans, Dr. Ram Kasuganti, Michael
Perry and Timothy Moyers stand outside the Taj Palace
Hotel in Bombay during a study tour to India, sponsored
by the Williamson College of Business Administration.
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