SRU honors former trustees White, Breth
Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees honored two of its own and offered their farewells Thursday at its quarterly business meeting.
The council presented commendations to former trustees Mary Jo White and Thomas Breth, both of whom ended their tenure at the conclusion of 2019.
A former state senator from 1997 to 2002, White served on the council for six years, since 2013.
“I thank the council for the opportunity to have served such a wonderful university,” White said.
White said during her time with the council, she served alongside four presidents, and she saw the completion of many major projects and upgrades to the university's academic programs and infrastructure.
“Being a trustee was a truly gratifying experience,” she said.
Breth served as a university trustee since 2012. He has been with the Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter and Graham law firm since 1995.Breth was unable to attend the virtual meeting Thursday, but passed along his well wishes for the new council members and his intent to continue being involved in the SRU community.As part of the commendation, council Chairman Matt Lautman applauded the pair of former trustees for the time and energy they spent improving the university.“They brought their professional expertise and invaluable input to the table and often asked the insightful and tough questions in order to increase understanding and make sure we were on the right track,” Lautman said. “It was an honor to serve with each of them and they will be missed.”
The council also approved resolutions to name Rooms 201 and 106 of the Strain Safety Building, the Falcon Power Consultants Classroom and Falcon Power Consultants Administrative Suite, respectively, as well as Room 204 of that same building, the New Pig Classroom.In June 2020, Falcon Power Consultants pledged to provide Arc Flash Awareness Training and SRU-specific case studies to the university during the next five years, an in-kind gift totaling $204,950.New Pig Corp. has donated $112,187 in equipment and online training for students in the Hazardous Material & Waste Management class.<i>Robb King is the associate executive director of communication and public affairs for Slippery Rock University.</i>
