At the ninth annual Youngstown State University Penguin Club
Scholarship Ring Dinner, YSU was proud to honor another former
student-athlete who has gone from an outstanding Penguin athletic
career to an outstanding professional business career.
Former baseball standout Steve Bartolin returned to the valley
to be honored as a 1999 co-Penguin of the Year, sharing this honor
with Hall of Fame Coach Dom Rosselli
Steve's highlighted baseball career with the Penguins is
shadowed by his success off the field in the corporate world. Steve
has traded in his title of "starting pitcher" for President and
Chief Executive Officer of The Broadmoor Hotel Inc., a Mobil
Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond destination resort in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. If running one of the finest resorts in the world isn't
enough; he also holds the title of President and CEO of the Manitou
and Pikes Peak Railway Company, Cog Land and Development Company
and The Broadmoor Golf Club, Inc.
With that Midwest work ethic in tact, his demanding and
rewarding schedule also includes Director positions on the
corporate boards of The Oklahoma Publishing Company and Ashworth
Inc. The Oklahoma Publishing Company holds 80 percent of The
Broadmoor, and Ashworth is the leading golf apparel manufacturer in
the world. He also lends his business acumen to 13 boards of
various non-profit organizations.
Holding true to his "hard work pays off" philosophy, Steve took
positions that would teach him first hand how large organizations
runs, giving him the advantage of inside knowledge needed to make
those organizations run more smoothly once he made it to the top.
After graduating from YSU in 1975, Steve took an entry-level
position in the Golf Club bag room at The Greenbrier in White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Working his way to the top included
positions in golf operations, front desk, room reservations and
catering. Five years of hard work paid off as he was offered and
accepted the position of Director of Convention Services at the
Opryland Hotel in 1980.
In 1987 Steve returned to The Greenbrier as the General Manager.
Four years in that position gave him the experience necessary to be
offered the position of President of The Broadmoor. Steve accepted
and has been with The Broadmoor since 1991.
The Broadmoor is a 700 room, 3000-acre destination resort that
is the longest running recipient of the Mobil Five-Star and AAA
Five-Diamond awards. The Broadmoor boasts three championship golf
courses, an award-winning world class Spa, an outstanding tennis
program, 19 restaurants and lounges and over 110,000 square feet of
meeting space. Located at the foot of the Colorado Rockies, The
Broadmoor, dubbed "Grand Dame of the Rockies," is truly one of the
most picturesque places in the United States.
For his continuing dedication to service and first class
treatment, Steve was honored by his peers as the 1997 Resort
Executive of the Year.
The dedication that Steve exudes in the corporate world was no
less during his tenure as a student-athlete at YSU. An outstanding
base- ball player for the Penguins from 1970-72, Steve missed his
senior season after being drafted by the Detroit Tigers. The
left-hander from Hubbard High School played on some of the best
teams in school history.
Steve recalls one of his most memorable games on April 6, 1972,
when the lefty tossed his first career no-hitter at Pemberton Park.
On that chilly and windy afternoon, Steve blanked Case Western
Reserve, 7-0, in the second game of a doubleheader, fanning 12 and
walking six.
Inducted into YSU's Hall of Fame in 1987, Steve's career with
the Penguins speaks for itself. One no-hitter, three one-hitters
and in a 1972, he struck out the first 14 batters faced in a game
and did not allow a ball in play until the firth inning.
His hopes of going to the Show were cut short when a shoulder
injury finished his career in baseball. That did not stop this
determined man. He returned to YSU in 1975 to finish his course
work, receiving a degree in business. That business degree and
determination has led Steve to a prosperous career and one of the
finest business minds in the hotel industry today.
