Ernest Scheller Jr., president of the Silberline Manufacturing Company, Lansford, has been elected to the Young Presidents’ Organization, an educational association with an international membership of 2,200 young, successful executives who have become presidents of sizable companies before the age of 40.

YPO was founded in 1950 to help young presidents become better presidents through education and idea exchange.

Members represent more than 30 countries. Chapters are located throughout the free world in Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico and the Caribbean, with 35 in the United States.