Brenda G. Abplanalp of Wellsboro has been named director of outreach services at Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus. Abplanalp, a lifelong resident of Tioga County, has more than 15 years' professional experience in education and nursing and more than 11 years' experience in management in the private sector.
Dr. Vinay Bahl, an associate professor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been invited to serve as a guest scholar at College de France in Paris. Dr. Bahl's yearlong appointment begins Sept. 1. She will be one of just eight educators chosen for the prestigious honor.
Chef Paul Mach, a faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Technology and co-host of the College's award-winning "You're the Chef" cooking series seen nationally on public television, served as a judge recently in the 2002 New York Wine & Food Classic competition in New York City.
(The following is drawn from remarks by Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a College-wide meeting to open the Fall 2002 semester.) "I am a great believer of luck. The harder I work, the more luck I have." Thomas Jefferson Good morning.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed an interim dean of student affairs and named interim directors of residence life and student activities. J. Elliott Strickland Jr., who had been director of student activities at Penn College since 1997, became interim dean of student affairs on July 17. He succeeds Dr. James E.
The Community Arts Center Board of Governors has honored Pennsylvania College of Technology Senior Vice President Dr. William J. Martin with a "Vision Award" for his efforts in the renovation of the Arts Center and his ongoing support of the facility.
The Master Teacher Award, the highest level of recognition accorded to a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member, was presented today to Dale A. Metzker, an associate professor of printing and publishing who is retiring after a 39-year career with Penn College and its two predecessor institutions.
Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented "Distinguished Staff" and "Part-Time Teaching Excellence" awards, while also honoring retirees and the newest members of the College's "Quarter-Century Club." The honors were bestowed May 16 at an Employee Recognition Week Reception held at Penn's Inn in the Bush Campus Center.
(The following is drawn from remarks by Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a College-wide meeting to close the Spring 2002 semester.) As mentioned yesterday at the wonderful celebration for employee recognition, this is just about the best time of year on this or any college campus.
(The following is the text of a memorandum from Dr.
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