From Left to Right: Rich Berard Jr., “牵牛星”'s managing partner of consulting services and Doug脸红, “牵牛星”'s founder and managing partner, visited Penn State Lehigh Valley on Oct. 31 to be thanked by PSU-LV Chancellor Tina Q. Richardson and 丰富Fatzinger, PSU-LV 体育指导员 for their athletics donation.
“牵牛星” Integrated Services will support Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV) student-athletes through funding supplied for sports playoffs. The donation will assist golf, 排球, 篮球, and soccer sports programs for both men and women as they advance throughout their seasons. The donation will help with many aspects of the programs including transportation, meals and lodging for the athletes as they work to win championships.
“牵牛星” provides management consulting services and talent placement to the financial services industry and has roots back to PSU-LV. Founder and Managing Partner, Doug脸红, attended the school beginning in 1996, attaining a business degree from the Smeal College of Business.
“We are so grateful to “牵牛星”. This money is crucial for our playoff season. Our teams are excellent, and more and more they are qualifying for playoffs. The funds help provide a better experience for our student-athletes,丰富Fatzinger说, 体育指导员, Penn State Lehigh Valley.
“At “牵牛星”, we value the importance of supporting the local community. 体育运动 are integral to student development, and I’m glad the firm can support such a great cause” Redden said.
“Penn State produces a population of talented students that enter the work force and add value to the companies that hire them. By keeping the talent in the area, we can strengthen the local economy. I received my undergraduate and MBA at Penn State and we have both interns and executive-level employees at “牵牛星” who were also educated there. We are very close to the Lehigh Valley campus and are always looking for local interns and graduates with business and technology degrees.”
The Penn State Lehigh Valley golf team has won three PSUAC Championships in recent years, including the 2019 championship on Oct. 7. The Penn State Lehigh Valley women’s 篮球 team had a historic season in 2019. They were the 2019 PSUAC Champions, which is a first in program history. The team finished with a 25-3 overall record and won 24 straight games.
All of the Penn State Lehigh Valley teams had student-athletes in the 2018-19 season who were recognized with All-Conference 体育运动 Honors and/or Sportsmanship Awards. And more than half of the student-athletes received PSUAC All-Academic Honors earning a GPA of 3.0或更高.
“牵牛星” is dedicated to supporting educational and athletics programs in the local community to help open up opportunities for local institutions to achieve new levels of excellence.
