ABB

Abington Memorial Hospital

AccuWeather

AeroFab

AgChoice

Air Products and Chemicals

American Cancer Society

American Council of Engineering Companies

American Infrastructure

American Red Cross

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Asher’s Chocolates

AT&T

Bayer Corporation

Bedford Reinforced Plastics

Blair Corporation

Boeing

Breakers

Brookline Home Care

Buckeye Pipeline

Caterpillar

Central Bank

Chester County

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

Corvette America

Creative Pultrusions

Dannon Company, Inc.

Defense Distribution Center

DuBois Regional Medical Center

Duquesne Light

Eat ’n Park Hospitality Group

Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance

Minitab

Mount Nittany Medical Center

MWR Academy Training Center

National Association of Oil Heat Service Managers

Nabisco Foods

National Association of Oil Heat Service Managers

Osram Sylvania, Inc.

Overhead Door Corp.

Owens-Corning Fiberglas

PA CareerLink

Parente Randolph

Paris Companies

Pennsylvania Credit Union League

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Pennsylvania State Police

PNC Bank

PPG Industries, Inc.

Pyramid Healthcare

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

Raytheon/E-Systems

Sacred Heart Hospital

Schindler Elevator Company

SKF Bearing Industries

Social Security Administration

Truck-Lite, Inc.

Success Stories

American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania

“We’ve been absolutely thrilled with the program. It gives ACEC/PA members an opportunity to talk with one another, find out that they share similar concerns, and gain a different perspective on the issues.”
—Andrew J. Hilt, executive vice president

ACEC/PA partnered with Penn State Management Development to create an educational program to provide rising industry professionals with the concepts and critical thinking necessary to prog¬ress in their careers—and lead to greater productivity and profitability for their employers.

Furmano Foods

“The goal was to foster unity and work on strengths and weaknesses. They did a SWOT analysis and looked at the competition and worked on projecting where they wanted to be in five years. It was very helpful.”
—Frank Furman, vice president of quality assurance

When the third generation family-owned and -operated Furmano Foods began to hand over the reins to a fourth generation of management, they asked Penn State Management Development to put together a continuous process improvement (CPI) program to fit the company’s specific needs.

Kennametal, Inc.

“Now, more than 50 percent of our sales are coming from outside the U.S. Our people are dealing with different cultures, people who think differently and have different values. We wanted to partner with someone who could bring the academic side of training—an outside view.”
—Jeff Holst, director of organizational effectiveness

Headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Kennametal is a global company with locations in more than sixty countries and approximately 14,000 employees. Kennametal called on Penn State to help managers develop a strong internal network within its large corporate structure.

Lancaster Bar Association

“The training is working very nicely for us. It really helps keep our organization on track; we review what we did, how successful we were, and decide where we want to go as a group. These workshops present a way for the group to come together, and it’s a way to develop as a team.”
—Evelyn Sullivan, executive director

Maintaining organizational continuity through frequent leadership changes was a challenge facing the Lancaster Bar Association, whose members are installed in leadership positions on a revolving basis. Penn State Management Development developed a training plan to help the board craft the future direction of the association.

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network

“The Leadership and Supervisory Skills Development program gives managers and supervisors who have the required technical expertise, but not necessarily the management training, the opportunity to enhance specific skills and prepare them for their role transition into leadership.”
—Gwendolyn D. Rosser, organizational development consultant

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN) chose Penn State Management Development to create a customized training program for first-line managers, patient care coordinators, nurse supervisors, directors, and other staff. So far, the program has prepared more than 500 LVHHN employees for leadership roles.

Truck-Lite

“Penn State has always been a great partner with training, obtaining grants, and general advice. They’ve been very resourceful. We think Penn State is great!”
—Laura Glatfelter

Headquartered in Falconer, New York, with plants around the world, Truck-Lite employs more than 1,000 people to produce lighting products and accessories for the transportation industry. When the company searched for instruction in continuous process improvement, it chose Penn State Management Development as its training partner. The results of the training have saved the company thousands of dollars.