’66 grad donates $200K for YSU building

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Don Constantini, chief executive officer and founder of Falcon Transport and Comprehensive Logistics, has made a $200,000 gift for the construction of the new Williamson College of Business Administration building at Youngstown State University.

Constantini, a 1966 business-administration graduate of Youngstown University, said the new building comes with many benefits.

“First, it benefits the university, making YSU more competitive among peer institutions,” he said. “Second, the building provides students a state-of-the-art academic environment. And third, the new building will help support our local business community through increased partnerships and opportunities.”

Constantini has maintained a lifetime relationship with his alma mater. In his senior year, he was recognized as “Fraternity Man of the Year,” and he is a staunch supporter of YSU Penguin athletics.

His previous leadership gifts to YSU include $150,000 to the YSU Foundation to endow an athletic scholarship and a gift of $150,000 toward the construction of the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center. In 2005, he was recognized as the “Outstanding Business Alumnus” by the Williamson College of Business Administration.

The new building for the Williamson College of Business Administration is a $34.3 million, 106,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility now under construction between Rayen Avenue and Wood Street on the south side of the YSU campus. It is scheduled to open this fall.