A scholarship fund for students in any major has been established at Pennsylvania College of Technology by the volunteer faculty, staff and students who coordinate the Scholarship Ride, an annual event open to all motorcycle enthusiasts. The Penn College Motorcycle Ride Scholarship Fund is the net result of the $4,266 raised in this year's ride to establish an endowed account.
Tioga County residents attending Pennsylvania College of Technology will be eligible to receive one of 20 $1,000 scholarships to be awarded in the 2000-01 academic year from the Horace B. Packer Foundation Scholarship fund.
Under updates taking effect this fall, students in two aviation programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology will enjoy a curriculum that meets industry needs, added course-selection flexibility and the option to enter a comprehensive bachelor's-degree program in their freshman year.
OSRAM Sylvania's Wellsboro plant will fund a $1,500 scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology for the 2000-01 academic year. The OSRAM Sylvania-Wellsboro Plant Scholarship may be awarded annually, pending continued support from the company.
The Tutoring Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently received the International Tutor Certification from the College Reading and Learning Association. CRLA certification establishes professional standards for tutor-training curricula, training and tutor evaluation, said Dr. Mary A. Sullivan, director of Academic Support Services at Penn College.
The first students to graduate as a group from a Distance Learning degree-completion program at Pennsylvania College of Technology were awarded their bachelor's degrees in Dental Hygiene recently in ceremonies held in Bryn Mawr.
All 23 Class of 1999 graduates in the Occupational Therapy Assistant major at Pennsylvania College of Technology who took the national certification exam in March have passed, marking the 11th consecutive time that students in the associate's-degree program registered a 100-percent pass rate.
The association representing alumni of Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessors − the Williamsport Area Community College and the Williamsport Technical Institute − has established an endowed fund to award annual scholarships for children and grandchildren of the graduates of those institutions.
Paul Gable & Sons Electric of Kylertown recently donated electrical equipment valued at $29,337 to Pennsylvania College of Technology. The equipment, which will be used for instructional purposes, includes a plug-in busway, hangers, end caps, tap boxes and motors, said Joseph M. Younes, instructor of electrical technology/occupations at the College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology presented awards to the following students in commencement ceremonies conducted recently: PRESIDENT'S AWARD for leadership and service to the College: Richard K. English, Milton. BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AWARD for achievement under exceptional conditions: Bonnie L. Sherwood, Cogan Station; and Joseph C. Laudermilch, Harrisburg.
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