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The Rochester Chapter of Financial Executives International and the Rochester Business Journal recently named Alfred State Controller Joseph Greenthal as the honoree in the “Rising Star” category in their eighth annual 2016 Financial Executive of the Year Awards.
The Rochester Chapter of Financial Executives International and the Rochester Business Journal recently named Alfred State Controller Joseph Greenthal as the honoree in the “Rising Star” category in their eighth annual 2016 Financial Executive of the Year Awards.
Greenthal was honored during a ceremony held Thursday, May 19 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center in Rochester. The awards recognize financial executives who have made outstanding contributions to their organizations and to the Greater Rochester community during the past year.
Other award categories included Small For Profit, Medium For Profit, Large For Profit, Small Non-Profit, Large Non-Profit, and Lifetime Achievement Award. Roughly 500 people were expected to attend the awards ceremony. Each finalist and honoree was profiled in a special in-paper section in the May 13 issue of the Rochester Business Journal.
Greenthal has been with Alfred State since 2010, previously serving as the payment services assistant and interim controller, until he took on the latter position full time in May 2013. He is a graduate of Alfred State, having received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in financial planning and an associate degree in business administration.
Prior to joining the college as an employee, Greenthal worked as a financial planning analyst at Nixon Peabody Financial Advisors LLC, and Seneca Financial Advisors LLC. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom from his service in the US Army.
Dr. Skip Sullivan, president, said, “I congratulate Joe on receiving this honor. It is well deserved, and I thank him for all of his hard work, his dedication, and his service to our college, to our students, and to our country.”