Michael Kuremsky of Cincinnati, Ohio., to be honored by Grove City College

GROVE CITY, PA (09/15/2011)(readMedia)-- The 2011 Grove City College Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards will be presented during Homecoming weekend at a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Carnegie Alumni Center. The College will recognize four recipients, including Michael D. Kuremsky '86 of Cincinnati, Ohio.

The achievement awards were established in 1964 by the Grove City College Alumni Association to recognize alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields and to society. The awards were later named in honor and memory of longtime Accounting Professor, Alumni Secretary and Placement Officer Jack Kennedy '37. The program has recognized 170 alumni.

Kuremsky is vice president and global brand leader of Olay Skin Care, a $2.5 billion business and the world leader in facial moisturizers and treatments. He has had a 20-year career in brand marketing and management with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he has led the growth of the brand in top markets including the U.S., U.K. and China, while launching Olay into many new countries, such as India, Mexico, Brazil and Russia.

In 2001, Kuremsky was recognized by "Advertising Age" as one of the "Top 100 Marketers," an honor he shares with his sister, Kelly (Kuremsky '89) Stitt, in her work at Heinz. He is deeply involved in Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and serves as the school's board president. He is also the president of the Fine Arts Board, directing and producing numerous stage productions and musical revues.

Kuremsky earned his MBA from Duke University and has served on the Grove City College Alumni Council. He resides in Cincinnati with his wife Wendy (Knight '86) and two children.

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Founded in 1876, Grove City College stands on its founding ideals of faith and freedom, made possible by an unwavering commitment to Christian principles and rigorous academics at a price within the reach of families with modest means. The College, located 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pa., has an enrollment of 2,500 students and teaches the liberal arts, sciences and engineering. It is an advocate of the free market economic system and accepts no federal funding. Tuition is about half the national average for private colleges. Grove City College has been named the Top Value in Private Liberal-Arts Schools by Consumers Digest Magazine. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has named the College one of 50 All-American Colleges, ranking it high for increasing students' civic literacy. Grove City College has been named a Best Value and one of the best colleges in America by Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. The Young America's Foundation calls Grove City College one of the Top Conservative Schools in the country.

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