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2003: a year in review
U.S. Representative Tim Ryan presenting President Sweet and Dean Hirtzel with a check for $500,000
  • U.S. Representative Tim Ryan secures $500,000 in federal funding to help YSU redevelop its materials engineering program and take a leading role in framing the future of steel making. He is pictured with President David C. Sweet and Engineering Dean Cynthia Hirtzel.
  • YSU signs agreements with Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. and Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio to develop graduate educational partnerships.
  • Hanahan Strollo/Ellerbe Becket named architects for Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Ellerbe Becket, founded in 1909, is one of the top 10 architecture/engineering firms in the United States, designing sports stadiums to medical facilities. Hanahan Strollo, founded in 1956, has designed more than 2,500 separate commissions valued at nearly $1.5 billion.
F.W. “Bill” Knecht
  • F.W. “Bill” Knecht was named Penguin of the Year by the YSU Penguin Club. Mr. Knecht, who served on the YSU Board of Trustees, passed away January 2004. He was chairman and CEO of Wendell August Forge.

 


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