Electrical Alumnus Shares Real-World Experience With Students
Thursday, February 26, 2009
A 1978 electrical technology graduate of Penn College's predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College, returned to campus this week to speak with students about his decades-long career in the field. John Eckert, a 30-year employee of Reading Electric in Berks County, spoke Wednesday to electrical majors in two classes including assistant professor Ken C. Kuhns' electrical machinery analysis course. Eckert and co-worker Christopher Bashore provided an overview of the electrical motor-repair business and discussed testing and maintenance of direct-current motors. They also were at Penn College on Tuesday afternoon to discuss internships and other employment opportunities for students at the 52-year-old Pennsylvania company.