Kathi Cline Elected Clarkson University Trustee
Potsdam, NY (12/10/2019) — Clarkson University alumna Kathi Helmer Cline '85 of Marco Island, Fla., has been elected to the University's board of trustees. She will serve on the Academic Mission and Financial Affairs committees.
Cline is the founder and president of KTC Construction and the founder of Cline and Co., a real estate development and construction company.
She has more than 35 years of experience in construction and real estate development. Cline launched her career at Helmer-Cronin Construction in Stony Point, N.Y., in 1976, marking the third generation of her family to join the company
Her career progressed from working in the field to positions including meeting coordinator, controller, job supervisor and project manager. She also participated in and supervised two productions of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition."
Cline joined her father, William F. Helmer '56, in his devotion to all things Clarkson. She has been a passionate spectator of Golden Knight sporting events for more than 35 years, especially those of her children. Her daughter, Kerrie Cline '13, was captain of the women's lacrosse team and her son, Tyler Cline'15, was captain of the men's golf team.
She has served on the Clarkson Parents Committee and Clarkson Athletics & Recreation Advisory Council. Cline and her husband have hosted multiple freshman send-off events at their home and she is a member of the Annie Clarkson Society.
She resides in Marco Island, Fla., with her husband, Ted Cline '85, whom she met while attending Clarkson.
As a private, national research university, Clarkson is a leader in technological education and sustainable economic development through teaching, scholarship, research and innovation. We ignite personal connections across academic fields and industries to create the entrepreneurial mindset, knowledge and intellectual curiosity needed to innovate world-relevant solutions and cultivate the leaders of tomorrow. With its main campus located in Potsdam, N.Y., and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region, Beacon, N.Y., and New York City, Clarkson educates 4,300 students across 95 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, the arts, education, sciences and health professions. Our alumni earn salaries that are among the top 2.5% in the nation and realize accelerated career growth. One in five already leads as a CEO, senior executive or owner of a company.
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