Monday, October 13, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University business students Dominic Jackett, Timothy Cheslik, Corey J. Patrick, Joseph Czekaj, Paige Rassega and Sterling Morris II have been selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2014 fall semester.
The program is funded through an endowment established at the YSU Foundation by the wife and children of John David Beeghly, a lifelong resident and businessman in Youngstown and son of area industrialist and philanthropist Leon A. Beeghly. From 1967 until his death, Beeghly served as vice president and director of Standard Slag Co. and Stancorp Inc., a holding company for industrial businesses.
Under the program, students receive a stipend of up to $2,500 and the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with clients of the Ohio Small Business Development Center and the International Trade Assistance Center at YSU. Projects include marketing research, preparation of financial statements, export readiness studies, country research, business plan development, cash flow analysis, and sales forecasts.
Through the program, students gain valuable career-related work experience and are able to position themselves to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
“We are extremely grateful to the John D. Beeghly Family for making this generous investment in our business students,” said Betty Jo Licata, dean of YSU’s Williamson College of Business Administration. “Providing our students with career-related experience contributes to the success of our regional businesses and the professional preparation of our students.”
Pictured: front row (from left), Paige Rassega, Sterling Morris and Timothy Cheslik; back row (from left), Joseph Czekaj, Corey Patrick and Dominic Jackett.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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