University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics

    Carl R. Sax, Pitt-Johnstown Advisory Board member and lifelong resident of Johnstown, Pa., was a member of the men’s basketball team when the University was a two-year school. Mr. Sax, along with Ed Sherlock, led the men’s basketball team to the 1958 Pennsylvania Junior College League State Championship. Mr. Sax studied engineering when he attended Pitt-Johnstown.
    Professionally, he held duties of vice president and general manager of General Kinetics, Incorporated, until 1993 when he became the executive vice president and general manager of Kuchera Defense Systems. Under his leadership, Kuchera Defense Systems has earned many prestigious honors and awards, including the 2005 National Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Award, presented to the top small business subcontractor of the more than 13,000 in the United States that are nominated for the award. In addition, Kuchera Defense Systems has won the last three Region 3 Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Awards, as well as the 1999 NUNN/PERRY Mentor Protégé Company of the Year Award for Quality, Delivery and Financial Performance (Mentor---Raytheon; Protégé---Kuchera Defense Systems). In 2001, Kuchera Defense System was selected as the Employer of the Year for the State of Pennsylvania.
    Mr. Sax holds board memberships in the following: JARI Defense, AmeriServe, Mercy Hospital (emeritus) and Penns Woods Council Boys Scouts of America (emeritus).
    Mr. Sax and his wife Carol of 51 years have three grown children and eight grandchildren. “When I got the call, I was shocked, humbled and surprised,” Mr. Sax said of his induction. To be selected to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Hall of fame is very gratifying, but to be selected as one of the first inductees is very personal to me. I am truly honored.”