Joyce R. Ritenour Fairman of DuBois, is self-employed in the oil and gas production field and is part-owner of Fairman Corporation, an operator of natural gas wells. She previously worked for 20 years as the Accounting and Systems Manager for Atlas Pressed Metals, a local powdered metal manufacturer, retiring in 2011. Ms. Fairman earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree in 1984 and a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in psychology in 1976, both from IUP. While in college, she served as Vice President of Sigma Kappa Sorority, ran for Homecoming Queen and was honored to be chosen as the Student speaker at Sociology/Anthropology Graduation ceremony.
Fairman is the President of the Board of Directors of the Fairman Family Foundation. The foundation, established by her late husband, Alan Fairman, financially supports activities that promote the physical and mental health of young people in the local communities.She also serves as a member of the Council of Trustees for Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The council is responsible for financial oversight of the university and ensuring compliance of university policy with state law.
Fairman is active in her community, including serving as treasurer of the St. Catherine Church Fundraising Committee and as treasurer of the Association of Women Investors Organization. She is a past board member of DuBois Area YMCA, DuBois United Way, DuBois Public Library and is a former member of the Penn State DuBois Athletics Fundraising Committee.
A native of Bridgeville PA, she is a graduate of Chartiers Valley High School. She is the proud mother of two grown children- Derek R. Fairman, a graduate of IUP, who is married to Lindsay V. Fairman, and Lisa Fairman Pfingstler, a graduate of Gannon University and the Penn State College of Medicine, who is married to Jude Pfingstler. Fairman also boasts four grandchildren - Tyler, Reed, Avery and Zachary.
Fairman Family Foundation contributions to PSU DuBois:
- Founding contributor to create the Anita D. McDonald Endowment for the Support of Children and Youth at Penn State DuBois.
- Substantial supporter of the first BEST Robotics Competition at Penn State.
- DuBois Naming contributor for the renovations to the Higgins House, now known as the Alan R. Fairman House, showcasing the Honors Program.