By Lynann Hagerman
This past January, the College added four alumni to the Board of Trustees. Jay M. Linard, Harry L. Lusky, Karl A. Lehman and Richard L. Brezovec were chosen to help represent the College after the election process.
Each trustee was selected based on their backgrounds in business and ties with the College. The Board of Trustees play an integral role in the functions of the College, helping to make decisions in a wide variety of issues, such as finance and student life.
Linard, a graduate of the College in 1967, now resides in Orwigsburg, Pa. with his wife Sharon and two sons, Brad and Jayson. Jayson graduated from the College in 2000. Linard is currently the president of JML Investments, Inc., a company he formed in 1998. Linard was formerly the senior vice president of Alumax and the president and chief executive officer of Cressona Aluminum.
Lusky graduated from the College in 1964 and now lives in Powell, Ohio with his wife Linda, also a 1964 graduate. They have three adult children. Lusky is currently the executive vice president of Rapidigm, a company based in Pittsburgh that specializes in full service e-business solutions and applications.
Lehman, a 1974 graduate, is a partner with the accounting firm Rager, Lehman and Houck in Hanover. “Initially, my plan was to be educated more about the College and the Master Plan,” Lehman said. “The College is a competitive, exciting place for students to come and learn,” Lehman added. Lehman has also served as a board chairman and treasurer of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce.
Lehman is a deacon at the Black Rock Church of the Brethren in Brodbecks, Pa., and chairman of the Brethren Home Foundation Board of Directors. Lehman and his firm have also helped to support students from the Hanover area through the Business Associate Scholars program for the past two years. He lives in Glenville with his wife, Sharon, and their daughter Amber, who currently is a senior here at the College.
Brezovec, representing the class of 1970, resides in Westport, Conn. with his wife Carol, who also graduated from the College in 1973. Together they have two sons. He is presently the national director of financial services industries for Ernst & Young in New York City.
While attending the College, Brezovec played basketball and has returned to the College on many occasions for reunions and other campus activities.
The Board of Trustees consists of 31 full trustees. The maximum number on the board at one time is 36. While serving the College as a trustee, each member has to fulfill a membership in one or several committees, including Student Affairs, Finance, Information Technology, Building and Grounds, Academic Affairs, Executive Committee, Trusteeship and Development.
Lehman is serving on the Student Affairs Committee, which deals with student life on campus. Brezovec serves on the Finance Committee which reviews the budget submitted by the President and have general supervision of the fiscal affairs of the College.
Linards is a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee. Supervising the maintenance of buildings, grounds and equipment, as well as any building of new facilities, Linard will be taking part in the final plans for the Master Plan. Lusky is serving on the Information Technology Committee, which includes taking care of computers and technology on campus.
Committees meet individually throughout the year, and when the board has their tri-annual meetings the committees are required to submit a report to the entire Board.
Lois A. Herr, director of marketing and public affairs and also a former member to the Board of Trustees stated that all of the people who were chosen this past year are “major contributors to the college.”