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Pennsylvania College of Technology has named veteran educator Ali L. Lorson as assistant dean of transportation technologies. Lorson comes to Penn College from the Mifflinburg Area School District, where she served as nontraditional education coordinator. In that role, she provided leadership in the creation, execution and assessment of district services and programs, including growing post-secondary opportunities for students.

Francesca Troutman, who retired as assistant dean for business and computer technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died July 26 at the age of 75. Friends and family are invited to call from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Freeberg Funeral Home, 120 N. Williamson Rd., Blossburg.

More than 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2024 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Community Arts Center, with 100 students expected to march in the proceedings. The ceremony is for graduates and ticketed guests. A livestream broadcast will be offered on the commencement website.

William E. Mack, a former dean at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died July 19 at the age of 67. A funeral will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, 60 Indiantown Gap Rd., Annville. A celebration of life will follow, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Enola Sportsmen’s Club, 290 Hill Road Ext., Enola.

William “Scott” P. Welch, a retired faculty member who taught in three majors – heavy construction, diesel and aviation – died July 19 at the age of 65. A celebration of life is set for Saturday, Aug. 3, at Christian Church at Cogan Station, 5904 Lycoming Creek Rd., Cogan Station. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a brief service at 11 a.m.

A celebration of life will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27, for Richard L. Druckenmiller, a retired building construction technology faculty member, who died July 18 at the age of 72. The gathering, with remarks at 2 p.m., will take place at the Peter Herdic House Restaurant, 407 W. Fourth St., Williamsport.

Penn College Athletics has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class: Ned W. Baumbach III (golf), Courtney L. Gernert (volleyball) and Taylor A. Krow (softball). The trio will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony set for 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, during Wildcat Weekend.

A former member of Williamsport Area Community College’s Board of Trustees has died. (WACC was the predecessor to Pennsylvania College of Technology.) Lester L. Murray, 96, died on July 13. According to his obituary, services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

Former state Sen. Henry G. Hager III, for whom Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Hager Lifelong Education Center is named, died June 27 at the age of 90. According to his obituary, a celebration of life will be held in the fall in Fort Myers, Florida, where he resided. Hager was a native of Williamsport and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1973 to 1984.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed Elizabeth S. Gizenski to director of its surgical technology program. Gizenski, a registered nurse and certified surgical technologist, had been the program’s clinical director since 2005. She received the college’s award for Excellence in Academic Advising in 2019.