SCC Foundation Announces Second Topic in Summer Speaker Series

Published: 07/01/2009

Todd Korte, president and CEO of the Korte Company, will be the second speaker in the series.  Korte will discuss “Succeeding in Challenging Times” at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 16, in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building on the college campus in Cottleville.
 
Korte’s father founded the family-owned general contracting company 50 years ago.  Korte began his journey with the company in the warehouse when he was still in high school. After that, he earned a bachelor’s degree in construction science at Kansas State and a Master’s of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.  
 
At The Korte Co., Korte has served as a project engineer, project manager, estimator, and vice president.  He became the company president and CEO in January 2001. Currently, The Korte Co. is working on a $60 million research center in Las Vegas and $4 million in renovations at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill.
 
Registration for the event will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by continental breakfast and networking at 7:45 a.m.  Korte will be available after he speaks for a question and answer session.  There is no charge for the event.
 
To R.S.V.P. for the event, contact Jessica O’Laughlin at 636-922-8437 or jolaughlin@stchas.edu by Tuesday, July 14.
 
The speaker series will continue with Ben Blanton of Blanton Construction Company on Thursday, Aug. 20.  
 
“This series will be filled with great information about innovation in challenging times,” said Edie Kirk, associate vice president for Foundation and alumni relations at SCC.
 
For more information about the speaker series or the SCC Foundation, contact Kirk at 636-922-8473.

The vision of the St. Charles Community College Foundation is to transform lives and strengthen communities. The independent, 501(c)3, not-for-profit corporation was formed to solicit, receive, and administer gifts, grants, bequests, and donations to support the educational purposes of the college. For more information, visit the Foundation Web site at www.stchas.edu/foundation.