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Tobias W. Buck, president and CEO of Paragon Medical Inc., will be the featured speaker of the fourth Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy graduation ceremony at Center Lake Pavilion on May 7.
Buck presides over a local manufacturing company headquartered in Pierceton, with a division in Pendleton. The company specializes in surgical instruments for the healthcare industry.
Buck has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Purdue University and is completing his master's degree in finance from Notre Dame University. He also is a graduate of the Harvard Executive Development Program.
His background covers the aerospace, automotive and healthcare markets, and he frequently speaks to groups on personnel motivation and development.
He serves locally on various boards, is a church council member at Redeemer Lutheran Church, is active in Big Brothers/Big Sisters and United Way, and is president of Pheasants Forever in this region of Indiana.
KYLA, in its fourth year, was developed by community leaders as a result of a Kosciusko Leadership Academy white paper project. Twenty-five students representing five county high schools were chosen among numerous applicants to participate in this year's class, bringing the total to 100 academy graduates.
