Pennsylvania College of Technology and Caterpillar Inc. presented the first "Pathfinder to Excellence Faculty Award" recently to a faculty member at the College. Kenneth C. Kuhns, assistant professor of electrical technology/occupations, received the award during an advisory board meeting at the College.
Dr. Daniel J. Doyle, a professor of history at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Egypt this fall. Dr. Doyle is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel to 140 countries for the 2003-04 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program, an educational-exchange activity sponsored by the U.S.
The Master Teacher Award, the highest level of recognition given to a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member, was presented today to Richard L. Druckenmiller, instructor of building construction technology in the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Druckenmiller received the award during afternoon commencement ceremonies at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport.
(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 2003 semester.) Good morning!
Pennsylvania College of Technology presented "Distinguished Staff" and "Part-Time Teaching Excellence" awards Wednesday, while also honoring retirees and the newest members of the College's "Quarter-Century Club." The honors were bestowed at an Employee Recognition Week Reception held at Penn's Inn in the Bush Campus Center.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Web site has won two prestigious awards in The Communicator Awards 2003 Print Media competition. The College Web site was honored with "Awards of Distinction" in both the "Design/Web Site" and "Web Site/Overall Site" competition categories. The Communicator Awards is an international competition recognizing outstanding work in the communications field.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member will speak at the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association's national convention, to be held Oct. 8-11 in Miami. Paul W.
Lisette N. Ormsbee has been named the new director of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Library. Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, College president, appointed her to the position following a two-part nationwide search. Ormsbee who comes to the position with more than 25 years of public-service experience will report to Dr. Henryk Marcinkiewicz, associate vice president for academic affairs.
Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle, an administrator with more than 10 years' experience in higher-education leadership, has been named vice president for student affairs at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Dr. Landesberg-Boyle whose hiring was approved Thursday by the Penn College Board of Directors following a nationwide search will begin her duties May 26.
In a national competition, Pennsylvania College of Technology recently received Gold, Silver and Merit Awards for a magazine it publishes, a television cooking series it produces and a TV commercial it created to promote visitation days for prospective students and their families.
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