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www.lycoming.eduT H E CO L L E G E
Alumnus and CEO
D. MARK FULTZ ’80 PRESENTS
‘Manufacturing Success’
“A Global Perspective:
Predicting the Path
Ahead”
“Manufacturing
Success”
“Making the Most
of Your Liberal Arts
Education”
“An Inside Look
at Puebla, Mexico”
“Lycoming College
Innovators and
Entrepreneurs”
“From Lycoming to Wall
Street, to Main Street”
“Value Added Investing
in Troubled Times”
“Ford – Putting the
World on Wheels”
“Building the American
Dream”
T
he Lycoming
College Institute for
Management Studies
welcomed alumnus
D. Mark Fultz ’80,
president, CEO and
owner of Abtex
Corporation, as a
part of its James W.
Harding Executive
Speaker Series.
His presentation,
“Manufacturing
Success,” was held
in November on the
Lycoming College
campus.
Fultz joined Abtext Corporation in 1993 as vice president
of sales and marketing. Abtext Corporation is a deburring
technology company located in the Finger Lakes community of
Dresden, N.Y. Abtex manufactures abrasive filament deburring
brushes and application-specific deburring systems.
In 2003, Fultz became president, CEO and owner of the
company. During his highly successful presidency, Abtex has
grown substantially and greatly expanded and diversified its
product offerings.
“I was honored to have been asked back to campus to
share my story. Lycoming made a big impact on my life
during my four years, so I enjoyed the opportunity to give
a little back,” said Fultz. “When considering career choices,
manufacturing is typically not high on students’ lists. There
are many misconceptions regarding manufacturing today in
the United States. The goal of my presentation was to provide
facts, and to discuss many of the exciting technical advances in
manufacturing, such as 3D printing and robotics. Successful
manufacturing firms are embracing these technologies. There
are high paying, challenging and fulfilling opportunities
available in manufacturing for young people today.”
“I was really unsure what the students’ level of interest
would be, given their liberal arts focus. As it turned out, I
was pleasantly surprised. There were more questions than I
expected and all demonstrated genuine interest in the topic. I
was flattered to have been invited back for this event and really
enjoyed myself!”
Prior to joining Abtext Corporation, Fultz served as a Second
Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force. He then joined Air Products
& Chemicals, Inc. as a sales representative in the Rochester, N.Y.
branch. In 1988, he was promoted to Milwaukee, WI., branch
sales manager.
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The James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series gives
students in the Institute for Management Studies the
opportunity to meet and socialize with top business
executives. The majority of the speakers are alumni.
Each speaker that comes to campus carves time out of
their schedule to share their expertise and insights with
students and the college community. This encourages
honest, informal discussions with some of America’s top
business leaders.
Past speakers have included a vice president of
an international automaker company, governor
of a Mexican state, president of a multinational
pharmaceutical company, global tax leader, and the
Comptroller General of the United States.
The James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series is
made possible through grant from the James S. Kemper
Foundation in Long Grove, Illinois. It is named for
James W. Harding, a 1938 graduate of Lycoming and
native of Montoursville, Pa. Harding was an executive
with Kemper Insurance.
J. Richard Stamm ’76
Vice Chairman, Global Tax Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
D. Mark Fultz ’80
President, CEO,
and Owner, Abtex Corporation
Barbara Heim ’83
Vice President, Human Resources,
BG Group plc
Governor Rafael Moreno-Valle ’91
Jay W. Cleveland ’88
Ron “Buddy” Knoebel ’65
Michael Warehime ’64
Michael J. Hayes ’63
Retired CEO of Fred’s
Donald Hughes ’72
Managing Member & CFO
at Camden Partners
David Schoch ’73
CFO of the Americas
at Ford Motor Company
Paul John ’85
President and
CEO Ritz-Craft Corporation
JAMES W. HARDING
EXECUTIVE
SPEAKER SERIES
SOME OF OUR RECENT ALUMNI SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010