The Pennsylvania Rural Development Council as selected Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus as its Northcentral Pennsylvania host site for quarterly meetings to be held during 1997-98. Quarterly Council meetings are held in the videoconferencing ("PicTel") facility at the North Campus.
The Board of Directors of Pennsylvania College of Technology met Thursday, Nov. 13, and discussed the process for selecting a new College president to replace Dr. Robert L. Breuder, who announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31. The Board approved a motion to hire a search firm to assist in the process.
The welding department at Pennsylvania College of Technology is now accredited by the American Welding Society as a National Testing Facility for welders. The department has met all of the society's requirements for Accreditation of Test Facilities for a Certified Welder Program. "The tests, of course, are a necessary qualification for almost anyone seeking employment," explained Dr.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Act 101 program has received $132,672 in grant funding through the Higher Education Equal Opportunity Program (Act 101) monies. With the College contributing matching funds of $47,886, the total program budget totals $180,558 for the 1997-98 academic year.
A number of Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff recently have been in the news for a variety of accomplishments. Charles Russo, assistant professor of business administration/accounting, recently obtained his Certified Public Accountant license in Pennsylvania. Russo is now a CPA in both Pennsylvania and Florida. He also is a certified management accounting.
The Board of Directors of Pennsylvania College of Technology has named Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour the interim chief operating officer of Penn College, effective immediately. Beginning Jan. 1, 1998, Dr. Gilmour will serve as the interim president, while a search is conducted to fill the vacancy created by the announced retirement of Dr. Robert L. Breuder. Dr. Breuder's retirement is effective Dec.
Five Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been awarded scholarships from national organizations. Physician Assistant Student Awarded National Scholarship Penn College physician assistant student Todd A. Rudy, of South Williamsport, formerly of Wellsboro, is the recipient of a national scholarship by the Physician Assistant Foundation Board of Trustees.
From France to Phoenix to ... Williamsport. That's the route being taken by one of America's best young chefs as he takes center stage at Pennsylvania College of Technology's next Visiting Chef Dinner, set for Friday, Sept. 12, in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the College campus. Chef Christopher J.
Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomes its freshman scholars for the 1997-98 academic year. Carrie Ann Mayer General Studies Williamsport Area High School, Williamsport National Merit Scholarship Commended Student Gold Key Award for short-story writing Flaming Foliage Queen (Williamsport Representative) Ronald L.
Continuing to foster economic development through its technical training outreach, Pennsylvania College of Technology is playing a role in one of the state's top industrial-development priorities the startup of the new Ward Manufacturing Inc. Automotive Castings Products Division in Lawrence Township, Tioga County.
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