On November 8, 2010, David Storch ’75, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AAR CORP., will be on campus to deliver the Distinguished Alumni Lecture in the School of Business. The lecture will take place at 6:00 p.m. in Room 111 of the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise. The topic of David’s talk is “Leading Through the Economic Cycles.” The Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series is sponsored by Tompkins Trust Company.
AAR is a leading provider of a diverse range of products and services to the worldwide aerospace/aviation industry and has been lauded for its outstanding management practices. In 2010 the company was named as one of Forbes Magazine’s “Most Trustworthy Companies” for 2010. AAR prides itself on a close-to-the-customer business model and a dedication to maintaining the highest levels of quality, safety, and service. The company has been serving aviation customers since 1951 and today has revenues of $1.4 billion with 6,000 employees in 13 countries.
David joined AAR in 1979, started serving as the Company’s chief operating officer in 1989 and was named chief executive officer in 1996, before assuming his current role as chairman and chief executive officer. He is credited with successfully leading the company through several economic cycles, including the difficulties of the post-9/11 economy.
David served as a member of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees and is a current member of the President’s Roundtable, a group of leading advisors to President Tom Rochon. In 1986 he established the David P. Storch Endowed Scholarship Fund, which is awarded annually to worthy students in the School of Business. In recognition of his generous support of the business school building project, the David P. Storch Moot Boardroom has been named in his honor and will be dedicated at 4:00 p.m. on November 8.
Please plan on joining us in welcoming distinguished alumnus David Storch back to campus.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations may contact Maria Fiorille, assistant to the dean of the School of Business, at mfiorille@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
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