{"id":596,"date":"2020-06-09T21:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T21:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?p=596"},"modified":"2020-07-01T20:25:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:25:38","slug":"business-alumnus-constructs-support-for-ust-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2020\/alumni\/business-alumnus-constructs-support-for-ust-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Alumnus Constructs Support for UST Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"removeImgDropShadow\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2020\/alumni\/business-alumnus-constructs-support-for-ust-scholarships\/attachment\/scheurich_600x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scheurich_600x300\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Scheurich_600x300-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Hosting the Performing and Fine Arts Society Membership Tea at his home along with his wife, Kaitlyn, is just one of the many ways Michael G. Scheurich, MBA \u201999, supports the University of St. Thomas. Scheurich is a business alumnus and CEO of Arch-Con Corporation. He founded the company in 2000 after fine-tuning his business plan in the UST MBA program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose UST for my MBA because of the great reputation that the business school has, along with its Catholic foundation,\u201d Scheurich said.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Arch-Con Corporation handles volume of more than $500 million annually. That success led Houston Business Journal to recognize Scheurich as one of Houston\u2019s \u201cmost-admired CEOs\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Scheurich stays involved with the University in meaningful ways, including in the business school as a member of the CSB Alumni Board, co-chair of UST\u2019s Golf Tournament, supporter of the Mardi Gras Gala and member of UST\u2019s Buildings and Grounds Committee. In 2019 the business school honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award.<\/p>\n<p>Having grown up in a large Catholic family \u2014 his father is a deacon \u2014 Scheurich makes faith, family and friends cornerstones of his life and business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction is hard, and I believe that I have been successful through my business journey because I have kept God at the forefront of my decisions,\u201d he said. \u201cIt allows me to have a business based on service to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosting the Performing and Fine Arts Society Membership Tea at his home along with his wife, Kaitlyn, is just one of the many ways Michael G. Scheurich, MBA \u201999, supports the University of St. Thomas. The Scheurich\u2019s generosity helped raise scholarship money. 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