YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel is rarely surprised by anything. However, Tressel was brought nearly to tears Thursday when the Youngstown State University Foundation established an endowed faculty or executive administrative position in his honor for his 35 years of leadership at YSU and across the region. The foundation raised $1.6 million for the annual endowed chair. “President Tressel’s influence has transformed the institution by raising its stature, reputation and significance to exceptional levels,” Jocelyne Kollay Linsalata, former chair of the ...