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Kartalis (Continued from Page 1) President (Continued from Page 1) How do you spend your time now that On Saturday March 7th, the Alumni Board you are retired? will host the second annual Regional House I spend time travelling, staying involved Corporation (aka Road Show) meeting organizing various charity events such as an in Philadelphia. The event will be held at Annual Red Cross Golf outing and overseeing McKenzie’s Brew Pub in Malvern from 3 pm an Eastern Orthodox youth program for to 5:30 pm. We urge all brothers in the Philly my church on four college campuses in the area to join us. In addition to a Philly Road Cleveland area, and, on the business side I still Show, we plan to expand the Road Show this sit on the Board of the hotel company I helped spring to the Baltimore / DC area, which is found and I stay involved in several other tentatively scheduled for May 2nd. More minor business ventures. details will be released on this event in the coming weeks. What do you enjoy doing for fun? Finally, the bi-annual Sigma Phi Sigma I spend a lot of time enjoying my grandkids, reunion is now scheduled for the weekend of Andy and his wife, Katherine, with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Palmer golf, and lots of reading. June 12-14. All brothers and signifcant others at the opening of the Springhill Suites Hotel in Latrobe, PA. are invited. Details will be sent by email and Ohio, and learned about bank fnancing and this What inspired you and Katherine will also be available on the Brother Portal. Before closing my update, I want to thing called ‘proft’, two things that you know to support the Penn State Learning highlight that we recently completed the nothing about in the government and the Navy. Factory? installation of a new roof on the house this I have always treasured the fact that Penn Why did you decide to go into hotel State was the entity that put me on my future past year. The roof is the frst of what I hope will be many renovations to the house development? path and when I was fnally in a position to targeted at placing it on solid ground for the The business side of the hotel industry express my ‘thank you’ in a meaningful way next century of Sigma Triton brothers. We interested me as much as the development I contacted the Engineering School. I was were able to complete this project through and construction of the hotel did. Having a ‘blown away’ when I was walked through the having consecutive years of high occupancy continuing ownership interest in something Learning Factory because it is a course given at the house, the support of our alumni and that you build and operate was very appealing to Seniors that entails working on projects their contributions made to the Annual Fund, to me, and hotels flled this desire. that are brought to the Engineering School by the efforts of your Alumni Board members, American businesses looking for solutions. and the assistance of two Sigma Triton Which project did you enjoy working The course not only provides an interface architects, Brothers Tom Stephan ’72 and on the most? between the students who are getting ready to Andrew Dobrasz ’98. I cannot thank Tom and Andrew enough for their invaluable Two hotels stand out for me. The frst hotel graduate and industry where many of them will guidance in developing bid specs, reviewing be looking for a job, but the teams that work on that we built as a company was right here in each project are made up of various engineering proposals and assisting us in managing the State College. It was the Hampton Inn in 1987, disciplines. It is a perfect introduction into the contract. We are looking for a few good men which was very successful and we have since industrial world that they will soon be joining. to join us on future projects, especially those sold it. When asked, “Why there for our frst with construction industry experience. hotel”, I used to joke and say it was because Why do you feel it is important to give In the bonds, I needed to have a place to stay on football back to the community? weekends. After I retired, our company did a joint venture with Arnold Palmer to build a That’s easy. Giving time or money to others hotel together in Latrobe, PA. When I heard makes me feel good and gives me satisfaction. William C.. Shannon about it, I un-retired myself to work on this I remember an old adage my father used to say President hotel and to meet the great man himself. He is to me, “For every dollar that you give out, you Sigma Phi Sigma-Theta Delta Chi still everything that we all knew he was when get two back.” Alumni Corporation in his prime – kind, low key and unassuming. Sessa (Continued from Page 2) Why did you decide to volunteer for THON? Ever since I came to the University I’ve always wanted to help people. It was almost impossible not to get involved in THON, as it is such a tremendous cause. I regret not getting involved more my freshman year, and made sure not to make the same mistake twice. I have loved my experience on a THON committee so far and plan on applying to be a captain Nick (R) with fellow TDX Brother Nick next year. Menighan (L) at the fall 2014 formal. Nick at a THON fundraiser in 2014. 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