Points of Pride

Alumni Success

2023-2024:
2021-2022-2023 Alumni Success Stories
2018-2019-2020 Alumni Success Stories

Service to the University:

  • John Dedinsky: Scholarship in partnership with Dr. Oya Tukel
  • Todd Canter: Gift to support research and the Paul J. Everson Real Estate Center
  • Drew AndersonForbes 30 Under 30, CEO and Co-Founder of Cleveland Kraut, Homecoming 2018 Panelist
  • Radhika Reddy: Co-founder, Ariel Ventures LLC, former CSU Board of Trustees, CSU Fascinating Alumni (2018), Homecoming 2018 Panelist

Career Success:

  • Tyler Musser, MBA Alum speaks with Association for Information Systems students
  • Dennis Shulman: In His Own Words - The IS Co-op Program
  • Samantha Mansour: In Her Own Words - The IS Co-op Program
  • Todd Polikoff, Executive MBA Alum and CEO, Jewish Community Board of Akron
  • Craig Chaikin, Promoted to Executive Vice President at Texas Bank and Trust Co.
  • Bianca Butts: Manager of Climate Resiliency and Sustainability at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
  • Dorcia Bolton: Recent Doctoral student, now Assistant Professor at Auburn University

Fall 2018 Distinguished Alumni: 

2017-2018 Alumni Success Stories

Giving Back:

Fall 2017 Distinguished Alumni: Janet Kramer

Accounting Alumna of the Year: Kelli Bernstein, CPA

Career News:

Young Alumni:

  • Matthew Kretschmer: Takes over family business, credits classroom learning, CSU SBDC and other resources at CSU.
  • Claude Zoghzogi: Wall Street Intern with passion for startups speaks at StartupScaleup 2017 and SMIF class.

 

2016-2017 Alumni Success Stories

Giving Back:

Fall 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient: Dave Fornari

Career Success:

  • Dean Benedetto, Dean's Diversity Council 2016-2017
  • Lou Tisler, Joins National Community Reinvestment Coalition 
  • Paul Weisinger, Named to Board of Cleveland Arts Prize
  • Richard Klingshirn, Crain's Cleveland Business CFO of the Year
  • Edward Crouse and Dalithia Smith, Two MBA Alumni Promoted at Lincoln Electric
  • Nancy Tinsely, Health Care MBA Alumnus Named President of Rochester General Hospital
  • Kirk Jones, MBA Alumnus Promoted to Chief Finanical Officer of Benchmark Hospitality International
  • James Firestone, BBA Finance Alumnus Promoted to Strategic Accounts Vice President and Branch Manager of the Los Angeles office of Robert Half
2015-2016 Alumni Success Stories

Giving Back:

Public Honors:

Fall 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients:

Young Alumni:

Career Success:

 
2014-2015 Alumni Success Stories

Giving Back:

Career Success:

Fall 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients:

Business Hall of Fame:
Profiles - pre 2014: