Thursday on KPCW, Corrie Forsling, a candidate for Summit County Treasurer, mentioned she was the only candidate for the position who had a college degree. \u00a0We thought we may have misunderstood her, so we checked. \u00a0It appears that she is correct. \u00a0Her opponent, Amy Yost, has a high school degree, while Ms. Forsling has both a college degree and a Masters in Business.<\/p>\n
So, how important is a college education for this position? First, what does a County Treasurer do? \u00a0According to the Summit County website, “The Summit County Treasurer collects property taxes,\u00a0receipts and accounts for all county funds, reconciles cash balances, and invests available cash.” So, effectively they collect most of the money the county receives, tracks how much money we have and how it was spent, and invests\u00a0money.<\/p>\n
While we at the Park Rag are big proponents of experience and self-education,\u00a0these are important responsibilities impacting lots of money and thousands of people. Therefore, we don’t want to be cavalier about it. \u00a0We look at it this way… does having a generic college degree matter? A college degree demonstrates some ability to complete a task that took many years, that likely contained some adversity. It also shows some worldliness as whether you go to Brown, Miami of Ohio, or the U you are thrown into a situation with a diverse people, many whom are probably as smart or smarter than you. You could possibly gain that without going to college. \u00a0You’d likely need to search it out, but you could find it.<\/p>\n
However, let’s take the thought exercise a step further. If you were looking for someone to manage your money, be it an investment advisor, private banker, or the person who manages your organization’s pension fund what educational background would you want? \u00a0You’d likely want someone with a business degree, or better yet some sort of masters degree related to finance. You’d want them to have both practical experience and the academic knowledge to backup decisions.<\/p>\n
So, our opinion is\u00a0that something like an Art History degree wouldn’t do much for our Treasurer. \u00a0Just having a random college degree isn’t enough. In\u00a0a county like ours with so much money and so much going on, we should demand\u00a0the best and brightest person available. \u00a0That person probably should have some sort of\u00a0business degree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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