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All graduates of Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport Area Community College, and Williamsport Technical Institute are members of the Penn College Alumni Association. Your FREE alumni association membership is your lifelong link to Penn College!

Our goal is to engage alumni in activities, events, and reunions to keep them connected to Penn College and fellow alumni. Did you know there are over 45,000 members living in all 50 states and 11 different countries? Your alumni benefits include:

• Alumni Online Community
• Alumni Referral Program
• Bi-Monthly Alumni E-News Letter
• Career Services
• Library Membership
• One College Avenue Subscription
• Penn College Endowed Alumni Scholarship

Alumni also have the opportunity to interact with current students at such events as Homecoming and Career Expo. For more information, feel free to contact us at alumni@pct.edu.

Alumni Association News

Alumnus/Former Administrator to Lead South Carolina College

August 2008

Thomas C. Leitzel

A college alumnus and former administrator has been chosen as president of the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort, S.C. Thomas C. Leitzel earned an associate degree in business management at Williamsport Area Community College (a Penn College forerunner) in 1976. He was the evening and weekend coordinator in the college's Business and Computer Science Division from 1981-83 and assistant director for business and computer technologies from 1983-85. Leitzel holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Lycoming College, a master's in education from Temple University and a doctorate in community and junior college education from Virginia Tech. A Harrisburg native, he most recently served as vice president of graduate enrollment at Pfeiffer University's Charlotte, S.C., campus. More about his selection as president is available online.

College Presents Mentorship Awards

August 2008

Penn College has presented Mentorship Awards to two Baltimore-based companies and their representatives: Karl Quinn/Alban Tractor Co. Inc. and David A. Potts/ The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. The Mentorship Award recognizes alumni and/or businesses that have made significant or ongoing contributions to the education and development of students. The awards were presented during Saturday's Summer Commencement ceremony at the Community Arts Center.

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Penn College Grads, Students Among SkillsUSA Medalists

July 2008

Two new Penn College alumni, a returning student and a recent high school graduate who simultaneously enrolled in college courses last year were among medalists at the 44th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 23-28 in Kansas City, Mo.

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W.T.I. Alumni Gather for Eighth Annual Reunion

June 2008

About 180 people – including 110 Williamsport Technical Institute alumni – visited campus Friday during the eighth annual reunion for graduates of Penn College's earliest predecessor. Besides reuniting with friends and former classmates, W.T.I. alumni toured the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood and heard about the college's Stage X building program from Barry R. Stiger, vice president of institutional advancement.

‘Transition Bridge’ Craftsman’s Latest Contribution to Penn College

June 2008

A Tioga County mason and Penn College graduate whose dry-stone loop impressively marks the gateway to the Schneebeli Earth Science Center has joined with students to craft another rustic addition to the Allenwood-area campus. James A. Asbury, owner-operator of Mountaineer Stone  in Mansfield, worked with nearly 50 horticulture and masonry students and faculty to build “Transition Bridge” over the course of several lab periods during the spring semester. Like all of Asbury’s work – including his circular “ Tribute to Knowledge ” near the campus’s entrance – the bridge uses stone culled from the immediate vicinity of the worksite and absolutely no mortar.

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