Mike Doner ’82 didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur. His career was shaped by recognizing opportunities, solving problems, working hard and taking calculated risks. A graduate of Shippensburg University’s Communications, Media and Journalism (CJM) BS program, Doner has carried those lessons through a career that ultimately led him to build Flagger Force, a professional…
Alumni Fred Potthoff, 1970 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and Ann Reddig Potthoff, 1972 Bachelor of Science in Education, have built a life fueled by entrepreneurship, philanthropy and teamwork. From Fred’s start in pharmaceutical sales to the couple’s co-founding of Kroff Chemical Company, Inc, they’ve worked together to build a successful business enterprise. Today,…
Alumna Sherri Blum, featured this Women’s History Month in Shippensburg’s “America the Entrepreneurial” campaign, pursued a diverse career path, starting as a high school social studies teacher in Baltimore County, to becoming a celebrity interior designer and then founding the lifestyle Brand,Bourbon Cowgirl. Blum represents that the route to entrepreneurship can take on many different…
Shippensburg University is proud to announce Lance Hines-Butts as the second alumnus featured in the American the Entrepreneurial campaign, highlighting alumni who have gone on to build successful careers as entrepreneurs. Hines-Butts graduated from the John L. Grove College of Business with a bachelor’s in Entrepreneurship in 2022, and today, he owns LHB Clean Team,…
Rob Lieblein, founder and chief development officer of Alera Group, and a distinguished alumnus of Shippensburg University, has been recognized as one of the top alumni featured in the America the Entrepreneurial campaign. This initiative celebrates entrepreneurs and their contributions to economic growth and social change across the United States. Launched in conjunction with the nation’s 250th Anniversary, Shippensburg is…
Chandler Garrett, a senior majoring in entrepreneurship at Shippensburg University, spent part of his summer in Porto, Portugal, gaining global business experience while exploring the culture of one of Europe’s oldest cities. “My work involved a three-week program to design and build a business plan,” Garrett said. “This was an extremely insightful course because it…
Ship Tank, one of the Diller Center’s longest-running and most beloved programs, returned on April 10 to continue its tradition of empowering student entrepreneurs at Shippensburg University. Hosted by the Charles H. Diller Jr. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation, Ship Tank provides SU students with the opportunity to turn bold ideas into real-world ventures-…