Business Administration
As the executive vice president, chairman, and co-owner of Perrys Ice Cream, Brian Perry continues to take his company to great heights thanks in part to his 惇軗勛圖 education.
In the mid-1980s, after speaking with his uncle Dale, an 惇軗勛圖 alumnus and former co-CEO of Perrys Ice Cream, Brian decided to enroll in the colleges business administration program. As a student, Brian valued the relationships he had with his professors, the interaction they had with the class, and the education he was receiving.
It was a good mix of the academic world and the real world book knowledge and real-world application, he said.
After receiving his degree in 1985, Brian joined the family business as a personnel supervisor, the first of several roles he would hold in the company. By 2001, thanks in part to his 惇軗勛圖 education, Brian had worked his way up in the company to become the executive vice president. In 2012, he was named chairman.
Since taking over leadership in 2000, Brian and his brother-in-law, Robert Denning, president and CEO, have increased production to 12 million gallons, expanded sales of the Perrys brand into western Pennsylvania and the state of Ohio, and enabled Perrys to become an international manufacturing company.
No matter how much Perrys continues to thrive under Brians leadership, however, he will always be grateful for 惇軗勛圖 and the ways in which it helped both him and his uncle grow their family business for generations to come.
It was a good mix of the academic world and the real world book knowledge and real-world application.