Paige Rassega selected Beeghly Fellow at Youngstown State University

2014 Oct 13

Paige Rassega, a student in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University, has been selected as a John D. Beeghly Fellow for the 2014 Fall Semester. Rassega is majoring in Human Resources.

The John D. Beeghly Fellows program provides students with up to a $2,500 stipend and the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with clients of the Ohio Small Business Development Center and the International Trade Assistance Center at YSU. Projects include marketing research, preparation of financial statements, export readiness studies, country research, business plan development, cash flow analysis, and sales forecast. Students gain valuable career-related work experience and are able to position themselves to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.

The program is made possible by an endowment established at the YSU Foundation by the wife and children of John David Beeghly, a lifelong resident and businessman in Youngstown and son of area industrialist and philanthropist, Leon A. Beeghly. From 1967 until his death, Beeghly served as vice president and director of Standard Slag Co. and Stancorp, Inc., a holding company for industrial businesses.

"We are extremely grateful to the John D. Beeghly Family for making this generous investment in our business students," said Betty Jo Licata, dean of YSU's Williamson College of Business Administration. "Providing our students with career-related experience contributes to the success of our regional businesses and the professional preparation of our students."