JOEL N. MYERS, ‘61, ‘63G, ‘71G
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JOEL N. MYERS, ‘61, ‘63g, ‘71g Biographical Sketch Position Statement Dr. Joel N. Myers is Founder and President of AccuWeather, Inc. He As an alumnus, you have a choice – is this election only about the is a global champion of Penn State. past, or about our traditions and the future. My candidacy is about Joel is an active member of Penn State’s Board of Trustees and surging ahead with a positive Penn State vision. Our future isn’t found chairs the Committee for Outreach, Development, and Community in the rear view mirror, and it won’t be found by fixating on the past. Relations. As such, he advocates the latest digital media learning In 2011, our University was fighting for survival. As a member of the tools and methods. BOT, our reactions may not have been perfect, but we did something He takes responsibility and makes the hard decisions. that every organization has to do in times like that – we took He is recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the 520 responsibility. I didn't agree with every decision, including the NCAA greatest entrepreneurs in American history, along with people like sanctions which I successfully acted to prevent the Board from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Thomas Edison. Joel built AccuWeather adopting. into the world’s leading weather and media company reaching more Our actions didn't make everyone happy; I understand that. It was a than one billion people worldwide from its Global Headquarters in State matter of tremendous emotion. There was no pathway out of those College, PA. days that would have won universal support. He is a proven leader and is sought as an expert in international But, unfortunately, some people have made this a personal issue – business and digital media. He has frequently appeared on national attacking me relentlessly for my service. It’s clear that this race is a programs such as ABC Nightly News and is quoted in Time, referendum – to either go forward or focus only backward. Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, National Geographic, The I am running as an alternative to the negative approach. I offer a Economist, Forbes, Businessweek, The New York Times and positive choice for caring alumni who, like me, want to build on our thousands of others. traditions and see an even brighter day for Penn State, one that Joel was an editor at the Daily Collegian, Vice President of Sigma already is unfolding. All that is required to achieve our common goal is Gamma Epsilon, and a staff member at WDFM/WPSU. Joel served on for Penn Staters to look into the future, build on our traditions, unite, Penn State’s faculty from 1964 to 1981. Ten of Joel’s brothers, and surge ahead. children, nieces and nephews are Penn Staters. Let’s move PSU into the future together. Joel’s philanthropic efforts include a gift of $2 million to Penn State for the creation of the state-of-the-art weather center teaching facility, as well as many scholarships and landmarks on campus, including the lion weathervane atop Beaver Stadium. Learn more at www.joelmyers.com. .