{"id":42082,"date":"2018-11-09T15:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=42082"},"modified":"2018-11-09T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:34:45","slug":"decorated-alum-returns-to-fort-hays-state-for-2018-entrepreneur-direct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=42082","title":{"rendered":"Decorated alum returns to Fort Hays State for 2018 Entrepreneur Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Diane Gasper-O\u2019Brien <\/strong>
\nUniversity Relations and Marketing <\/em>
\nIt\u2019s not every day someone after whom a college is named visits that university.<\/p>\n

Fort Hays State University had the pleasure of hosting Peter J. Werth this week.<\/p>\n

Werth \u2013 of the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics \u2013 was on campus as the featured speaker at Entrepreneur Direct, a speaker series conducted by Fort Hays State\u2019s Center for Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Werth, a Hays native, and his wife, Pamela, pledged $6 million to Fort Hays State\u2019s College of Science, Technology and Mathematics. The Kansas Board of Regents approved naming the college after Werth, an FHSU graduate.<\/p>\n

Also returning to Hays for this year\u2019s Entrepreneur Direct was Dr. Mark Bannister, who started the event back in 2012. Bannister, then dean of the College of Business and Leadership \u2013 which was later named after W.R. Robbins \u2013 has been a part of Entrepreneur Direct all seven years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to bring successful entrepreneurs to campus for students to learn from and to be inspired by and to help spark their own entrepreneurial spirits,\u201d Bannister said.<\/p>\n

This year, Bannister had further to travel than across campus to the Robbins Center from his office in McCartney Hall.<\/p>\n

After 26 years at FHSU, Bannister accepted the position of interim dean of the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University in Idaho.<\/p>\n

He served as the facilitator for Thursday\u2019s session, saying he was pleased that Werth could be part of this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter Werth embodies the Tiger spirit of western Kansas,\u201d Bannister said.<\/p>\n

Werth founded ChemWerth Inc., a privately held, Connecticut-based corporation in 1982. It is a full-service generic drug development and supply company providing high quality active pharmaceutical ingredients to regulated markets worldwide.<\/p>\n

He graduated from Fort Hays State with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and received the Alumni Achievement Award in 2013.<\/p>\n

Other panelists Thursday were Dr. Melissa Hunsicker Wilburn, interim dean of the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Dr. Arvin Cruz, chair of the Department of Chemistry; and Dr. David Snow, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Before answering questions about his successful business ventures, Werth highlighted numerous points for success, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 If it sounds too good to be true, don\u2019t do it.
\n\u2022 Work smarter, not harder.
\n\u2022 Remember your organization will take on your personality.
\n\u2022 Say what you do, and do what you say.
\n\u2022 Have a life goal other than business.<\/p>\n

One of Werth\u2019s most noteworthy philosophies is inscribed on a conference room wall in the Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall: \u00a0\u201cDo good. Make a difference. Change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to take chances,\u201d Werth told the audience Thursday. \u201cYou learn from your mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Werth also stressed to \u201cnever stop learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

He ended his talk like he said he often does.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers come and go, but good friends are forever,\u201d he said. \u201cI consider you all my friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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