Joe and Pam Finney are deeply invested in Slippery Rock University. Not in a transactional or business sense where they are expecting a return. To them, they are fulfilling a personal commitment. They are ensuring what they received through their SRU education is shared with others through their time, knowledge, funding of scholarships and understanding of how The Rock culture equips students for the future.
“Yes, there’s a financial investment, but it’s all about giving back to support something very special to us,” Joe Finney said. “I’ve been fortunate to go on and do some amazing things. I’ve worked overseas. I’ve run big businesses. At one point I had responsibility for the success of 14,000 people. And when I went to Slippery Rock, I never envisioned the education I was receiving was laying the foundation to do anything like that.”
Both 1986 SRU graduates with degrees in business administration, Joe and Pam Finney met when Pam pledged the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and requested to have Joe as her “big brother,” which was common for existing members to mentor new participants. They have been together ever since.
Joe was already sharing his knowledge and…
