Corning Rotary Honors Charlie Craig for Service Above Self
In this season of serving others, the Rotary Club of Corning, NY is pleased to honor Mr. Charles Craig as the latest community member to be named a Paul Harris Fellow. The Paul Harris award, Rotary’s highest honor, is presented to outstanding club or community members in recognition of activities that exemplify Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self”.
Mr. Craig epitomizes this motto. The Senior Vice President of Science and Technology, Administration and Operations at Corning Incorporated, he is also active on the Board of Trustees of Alfred State College of Technology, State University of New York; as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at Clarkson University; and as the current Chair of the American Management Association, New York City.
In addition, Mr. Craig leads charitable support to many local organizations that support Corning, NY families with educational and social services, especially families within the technology community. He is an active advocate of cultural, gender, and racial diversity at Sullivan Park, serving as sponsor for several affinity groups over the years. He is also active in local and regional Boy and Girl Scouts organizations with charitable giving.
The Corning Rotary Club greatly appreciates Mr. Craig’s generous long-time support, both financially and through personal participation, with important Club projects including the International Dinner and the District Governors Elect Dinner.
The Corning Rotary Club greatly appreciates Mr. Craig’s generous long-time support, both financially and through personal participation, with important Club projects including the International Dinner and the District Governors Elect Dinner.
Mr. Craig holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry with a minor in Geology from Dickinson College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. He began working for Corning Glass Works in the Manufacturing and Engineering Division in 1974, moved to Corning Incorporated’s Sullivan Park Research and Development Center in 1986, and completed 43 years of service to Corning Incorporated in August 2017. He and his wife Trudy have lived in Painted Post for 36 years, have been married for 51 years, and have two children and three grandchildren.
Mr. Craig looks forward to his active engagement with the Corning Rotary Club when he retires from Corning Incorporated.