Stevens appoints three new trustees to its board

HOBOKEN , N.J. — The Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology have elected three new members, Ralph W. Selitto, John Schepisi and Ronald P. LeBright, to its Board of Trustees.

“I look forward to working alongside our new trustees as Stevens continues to focus on enhancing its national reputation, research capabilities, and undergraduate and graduate programs,” said Harold J. Raveche, president of Stevens. “The active involvement of these new members, all of them alumni, in the important work of the Stevens board will be a great asset in advancing toward our shared goals. As alumni, they understand Stevens’ longstanding commitment to excellence in research and education. At the same time, they each bring unique work experiences and professional expertise to the table.”

Selitto, Stevens Class of 1971 (JD Catholic University), was appointed to a two-year term as an Alumni Trustee. He is a resident of Edison , N.J. and a partner at the law firm of McCarter & English in its Newark , N.J. headquarters. He is an intellectual property attorney who focuses on the global procurement, maintenance and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Selitto is a member of the Stevens Patent Committee and has worked with Stevens’ Office of Institute Technology Initiatives on various licensing and procurement projects designed to promote the growth and commercialization of the Institute’s intellectual property portfolio.

This past year, Selitto led attorney-wide fund-raising efforts for the Edwin A. Stevens Society. He is the current fund-raising captain for the Class of ’71.

Schepisi, Stevens Class of 1965 (JD St. John’s University), will serve as a Charter Trustee for a three-year term. He resides in Bergen County , N.J. and is the president of Schepisi & McLaughlin, P.A. in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. His firm’s general practice areas include real estate development, complex litigation, construction, municipal and higher education law.

He presently serves on the board of directors of Interchange Financial Services Corporation, Interchange Bank, the Board of Governors of Hackensack University Medical Center and is chairman of the Mullet Bay Apartments Association. Schepisi is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as well as the American, New Jersey State and Bergen County (past president 1983-84) Bar Associations. He has represented Bergen Community College since 1988. He has previously served as the Edgewater Planning Board Attorney, Fort Lee Borough Attorney, Demarest Borough Attorney and as a Trustee of Englewood Hospital. He was active in his class’ fund-raising effort for its 40th reunion.

LeBright, Stevens Class of 1955, was also appointed a Charter Trustee for a three-year term. He lives in Sea Bright, N.J. Before retiring, he was senior vice president at ABB Lummus Crest (now ABB Lummus Global, Inc.). Prior to that, he served as president, chief executive officer and Treasurer at H.R. International, Edison; president, chief executive officer at Procon International, Des Plaines , Ill. , (1981-83); and managing director of Alesa Alusuisse Engineering, Zurich , Switzerland (1979-81). Earlier, he was general manager of the Houston Division of C.E. Lummus, a project manager at M.W. Kellogg in New York City and began his career as a production engineer at Baker and Co., Inc.

LeBright was active in his class’ 50th reunion, held this past June.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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