Youngstown State : A Publications for Alumni & Friends Summer 2002

Abstract

Professor John White takes 18 YSU students to spend six weeks in Costa Rica for an archeological and cultural expedition. YSU officials broke ground in May in the Wick Oval area for the University's Courtyard Apartments, a $22 million complex with 130 units for 408 students. Other campus projects and renovations are given. Officials dedicated the former Phelps Building on Fifth Avenue to Mary B. and Joseph Smith. YSU graduate and FBI agent Stacy Ebert donated items from the World Trade Center debris to YSU. University Scholars is a life changing event with students taking part in programs such as Habitat for Humanity. Former YSU President Leslie H. Cochran returned to YSU for Scholars Day in May to celebrate the induction of the 10th Leslie H. Cochran University Scholars class. The distinguished career of G.L. Mears is given. McCullough Williams Jr. has been selected for the Distinguished Citizen Award. YSU alum, Dave Deibel is featured. Brothers Wayne and Charles Cliffe established a $100,000 endowment at YSU to honor their deceased parents, Earle and Ida Cliffe. William W. and William J. Bresnahan were selected as Friends of the University. New state-of-the-art synthetic grass surface is installed at Beede Field in Stambaugh Stadium. Alumni updates are given. Carmen A. Policy, a 1963 graduate of YSU, has established a national reputation as one of the pre-eminent executives in professional sports.