Background
Sweet, David Charles was born on May 16, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Charles J. and Esther W. Sweet.
Sweet, David Charles was born on May 16, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Charles J. and Esther W. Sweet.
Bachelor, University Rochester, 1961. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1970.
Program director social/system science section, director economics division Battelle Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1963-1970. Member governor's cabinet, director department economics/community development State of Ohio, 1971-1975. Commissioner Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 1975-1978.
Chair Ohio board regents Urban University Program, 1980—2000. Dean Levin College Urban Affairs, professor urban studies Cleveland State University, 1978—2000. President Youngstown State University, Ohio, since 2000.
Board directors Industrial Information Institute Education Inc., since 2000, Northeast Ohio Council Higher Education, since 2000, Northeastern Ohio Universities College Medicine, since 2000, Northeastern Educational television Ohio, Inc., since 2000, United Community Finance Corporation, since 2004, Ohio Transportation Research Center, 1971-1975, member executive committee, 1974-1975. Board directors N.E.-Midwest Institute, 1983-1990, 94-2000, chair development committee, 1986-1990. Chairman board directors National Regulatory Research Institute, Ohio State University, 1977-1978, CityScape, since 2004.
Board trustees Butler Institute American Art, since 2000. Board directors Youngstown Century, Central Area Community Improvement Corporation, since 2000, Youngstown/Warren Reg. Chamber, since 2000, Wick Neighbors, Inc., since 2003.
Member American Economic Development Council (honorary life, board directors, 1979-1985, vice chairman finance, 1980, chairman, 1983-1984), American Society for Public Administration (Public Administrator of Year in Northeast Ohio 1987).
Married Patricia Mayer. Children: Britton, Melissa, Marc, Kathryn.