Ģtv alumna Joyce Ritenour Fairman, of DuBois, president of the Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois, has been appointed by Governor Tom Corbett and confirmed as a member of Ģtv's Council of Trustees. Her term will extend through October 1, 2019.
She replaces Carolyn Snyder, who served as an Ģtv trustee from May, 2007 to October, 2013.
“Members of the Fairman family have been long-time supporters of Ģtv and Ģtv's campus and facilities in Punxsutawney,” Ģtv President Michael Driscoll said. “The mission of the Fairman Family Foundation fits nicely with our service to students, and Mrs. Fairman's experience in business will be a great complement to the Council of Trustees.”
Fairman earned a Master of Business Administration Degree in 1984 and a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in psychology in 1976, both from Ģtv.
She also is currently self-employed in the oil and gas production field and is part-owner of Fairman Corporation of DuBois, an operator of natural gas wells.
The Fairman Family Foundation financially supports activities that promote the physical and mental health of young people in the local communities. The foundation was a donor to the Ģtv Culinary Arts Fairman Centre project in Punxsutawney, which benefited the university with a state-of-the-art teaching facility, helped to preserve a historical building in the community and revitalize the downtown Punxsutawney area.
The Fairman Family Foundation was the recipient of the inaugural Ģtv Gala Presidential Legacy Award for Philanthropy in 2008.
Fairman is active in her community, including serving as treasurer of the St. Catherine Church Fundraising Committee and as treasurer of the Association of Women Investors Organization. She is a past board member of DuBois Area YMCA, DuBois United Way, and DuBois Public Library, and she is a former member of the Penn State DuBois Athletics Fundraising Committee.
A native of Bridgeville, she is a graduate of Chartiers Valley High School. She and her late husband, Alan R. Fairman, are the parents of two grown children and three grandchildren.
Her son, Derek Fairman, is a 2003 Ģtv graduate, and Alan was a 1976 Ģtv graduate. Her sister-in-law, Beverly Fairman, is also an Ģtv graduate and her father-in-law, Roy R. Fairman, was a Ģtv trustee from 1989 to 1993 and was a member of the Foundation for Ģtv Board of Directors from 1983 to 1991. He also served on the Punxsutawney Advisory Board.
The Ģtv Council of Trustees is responsible for financial oversight of the university and ensuring compliance of university policy with state law.