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Corporate Partners Events

Corporate Partners Networking for Students

Graham Fellows Program Candidates who have successfully completed the Business Etiquette session may attend the Corporate Partners Networking for Students. This event is an opportunity for students to engage with the Graham Fellows Program Corporate Partners, put their elevator pitch to practice, and meet potential internship providers and employers. The Corporate Partners can see what students are in the pipeline and who might be able to fill employment needs in the future.

2019

Steve Groff, owner of Wyndridge Farm, shared his journey and his act two in life. He now leads Wyndridge Farm, along with his wife, Julie, and son, Taylor, after leading a successful surgical practice. Celebrate Life is not just a tag line, but a daily reminder for a man whose life could have been much worse, and for one who realizes that life is fragile and that every moment needs to be savored. The Graham Center was able to celebrate life and partnerships with our corporate partners.

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Steve Groff talking to a large group of people at Wyndridge Farm.

Steve Groff, owner of Wyndridge Farm, speaks to the group during the 2019 Graham Corporate Partners Dinner.

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Graham Center Candidates and interim director at Wyndridge Farm

Graham Center Candidates (GCC), Graham Center Fellows (GCF) (L to R – Marina Mekheal (GCC), Emily Chen (GCC), Luke Marsiglia (GCF), Michael Dietrich (GCF), Ben McWilliams (GCC), Amy Harmon Krtanjek – Interim Director, and Koven Leatherman (GCC))

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2018

Graham Center Candidates are provided personal business cards upon successful completion of the Business Etiquette training session. Along with the skills they acquired, they were prepared to network with our Corporate Partners.

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Bill Scott, left and Paul Rudy, The Graham Companies, get to know Graham Center Candidate Tim Perez.

Bill Scott, left and Paul Rudy, The Graham Companies, get to know Graham Center Candidate Tim Perez.

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Corporate Partners Suzanne McConkey, Glatfelter Insurance (center) and Sully Pinos, York County Economic Alliance (right)

Corporate Partners Suzanne McConkey, Glatfelter Insurance (center) and Sully Pinos, York County Economic Alliance (right) network with Graham Center Candidate Nicole Guise.

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Corporate Partners Dinner

The Graham Center’s Corporate Partners Dinner provides students and campus leadership an opportunity to express gratitude to our Corporate Partners. It is an evening of introductions, interaction, and appreciation.

2017

Ret. Brigadier General Becky Halstead provided levity and resolve in 2017 in her stories of military leadership and her post-military retirement. Halstead was the first female graduate of West Point to become a general officer. She culminated her career as the 34th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. After her retirement Halstead joined the Praevius Group, a Virginia-based consulting firm, as Executive Director for Leader Development. She later founded her own consulting firm, Steadfast Leadership.

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Becky Halstead with students

Becky Halstead, retired Brigadier General, United States Army, second from left, shared her experiences and leadership tips with Penn State York students who are part of The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies (The Graham Center) during the Corporate Partners Dinner. Left to right are Emily Chen, Becky Halstead, Barbara Senno, Carson McCaffrey, Lorraine Peters, and Valerie Carrington.

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2016

The 2016 keynote speaker was Edward W. Marx, Executive Vice President of the Advisory Board (Clinovations), on loan to New York City Health and Hospital and Chairman of the Texas Health Services Authority who shared his 14 rules he lives by every day He found that integrating these rules into his daily life resulted in even more of these amazing experiences.

Whitney Brown and Ed Marx.

Whitney Brown, a Graham Fellow, left, talks with Ed Marx, during the 2016 Corporate Partners Dinner.

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2015

The 2015 event featured Dr. Luke Tilley, chief economist for Wilmington Trust, who provided his economic forecast for 2016.

Photo of Michael Allen and Luke Tilley at the 2015 Corporate Partners Dinner

Luke Tilley, right, with Michael Allen, executive-in-residence of The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies.

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Contact

Allan S. Lehman
Director of the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration
asl167@psu.edu
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Beth Brennan
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