About 50 graduates of Williamsport Technical Institute, Pennsylvania College of Technology's earliest forerunner, were among the distinguished visitors Friday for a 14th annual reunion. Held during the college's ongoing Centennial celebration, the alumni and their guests enjoyed lunch and reminiscence in the Thompson Professional Development Center, as well as other campus activities.
Shawn A. Wilson (left) and Seth A. Martin offer practical career insights to students in the technology-filled Financial Markets Investments Lab. Wilson said the technology at Penn College helped to attract him as a prospective student. Among Wilson’s pointers is how not to win over a client. Martin talks about the challenges of working with multiple generations of investors.
72 donors in 72 hours The Penn College Scholarship Campaign's online appeal to attract 72 first-time alumni donors in 72 hours exceeded its goal, attracting 75 new gifts as of Thursday's midnight deadline. The Penn College Foundation added $250 to every donation of $25 or more, resulting in nearly $21,000 in new scholarship funds to help students with the cost of their education.
Displaying one of the hottest ensembles of the season All smiles at The College Store's traveling register is Jaret C. Brumbach, of Boyertown. Graduating with an associate degree in building construction technology, he already has a job lined up with J.R. Wegman Construction, of Douglassville. Soon-to-be-alumni enjoy the convenience of tackling pre-commencement tasks in one locale. Tammy M.
72 donors in 72 hours Act now! With a diverting message designed to elicit giggles while it solicits donations (and with all the subtlety of the late-night infomercials it so pointedly parodies), the Penn College Scholarship Campaign is offering first-time alumni benefactors a sweet opportunity to help current students.
As Pennsylvania College of Technology's reigning Alumni Sweethearts, Joshua A. and Aurora D. (DiRocco) Bonner visited campus this past weekend to stay overnight at the Victorian House and dine in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. Their trip to campus, initially scheduled for Valentine's weekend (Feb. 15-16), was postponed due to winter weather, but springtime rolled out an even better red carpet.
Penn College alum Ryan E. Campbell and his co-worker Harry Wilson are congratulated in their employer's newsletter. Ryan E. Campbell, a May 2013 graduate of Penn College's automotive technology: Honda PACT emphasis major, was a recent third-place winner in the Zone 5 Honda Professionals 2014 Technician Online Challenge.
A scholarship has been created at Pennsylvania College of Technology memorializing Bethany G. Hughes, an August graduate of the college’s radiography program who was killed in an automobile accident in Fairfield Township on Nov. 22. The Bethany Hughes Memorial Radiography Scholarship has been established by the Hughes family: her father, Charles; mother, Kathleen; and sister, Heidi.
Students prepare to lay pavers in the Hardscape Installation contest. A Floral Design competitor Graduates Julie D. Kehrer-Vogel and Matthew D. Lowe act as the homeowners in the Sales Presentation competition. A student carefully ponders the type of plant she has been challenged to identify.
Warren A. Peter An alumnus of Williamsport Area Community College was accorded Pennsylvania Builders Association "Builder of the Year" honors during the group's recent Installation Banquet and Awards Gala at the Radisson Lackawanna Station in Scranton. Warren A. Peter, of Warren Peter Construction Inc.
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