Governor Appoints Two Student Trustees to University Board
Allison Dumski and David Pendleton will join as non-voting members effective August 1
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 — CLEVELAND – Ohio Governor John Kasich has two students to the Board of Trustees of ϰϲʿ¼ with terms beginning August 1. Allison J. Dumski of Cleveland was appointed for a term concluding May 1, 2015, and David I. Pendleton of Shaker Heights was appointed for a term concluding May 1, 2016.
Ms. Dumski is a senior majoring in Marketing in the Monte Ahuja College of Business. Since June 2012 she has served in leadership roles for the ϰϲʿ¼ Student Government Association and was named President in January. She also serves as a Presidential Student Ambassador and is a member of the 50th Anniversary Steering Committee. She is currently a summer intern in marketing communications at Avery Dennison in Mentor.
Mr. Pendleton is a senior in the Electrical Engineering Honors Program at the Washkewicz College of Engineering. He is currently an intern at GE Lighting in East Cleveland. He is President of the ϰϲʿ¼ Student Alumni Association, a secretarial cabinet member of the ϰϲʿ¼ chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and past president of the ϰϲʿ¼ Presidential Ambassadors.
“Allison and David are exceptional and engaged students and the board will benefit from their valuable input,” said Robert H. Rawson, Jr., Chairman of the ϰϲʿ¼ Board of Trustees.
ϰϲʿ¼ is a part of the University System of Ohio, and each institution has a board of trustees comprised of 9-15 voting members along with non-voting student and faculty representatives. Each board is charged by the Ohio Legislature with the responsibility of governing their respective institutions. The bylaws of the ϰϲʿ¼ Board of Trustees call for two students to be appointed by the governor for two-year terms as non-voting members of the board. Shorter appointments can be made to fill the unexpired term of a graduated student.