(The following is drawn from remarks by Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a College-wide meeting to kick off the Spring 2003 semester.) Good morning. Welcome to the Spring 2003 semester.
Pennsylvania College of Technology employees have set a record for giving to the Annual Fund Employee Campaign, shattering the old mark set just last year. "When we kicked off the 2002-03 campaign last May, we set a goal of raising $45,000 in donations from employees," says Annual Giving Officer Jim Finkler.
A CD-ROM used in student-recruitment efforts has earned Pennsylvania College of Technology a prestigious Award of Distinction in The Communicator Awards, an international competition honoring excellence in visual communications. The College won the award in the "Multi-Media/Interactive CD-ROM" category for its "degrees that work" marketing tool for prospective students.
A member of the drafting faculty in the School of Construction and Design Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be presented with a teaching award at the 14th International Conference on College Teaching.
Dr. Jacob R. Miller, associate professor of computer science in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been included in the seventh edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," a publication paying tribute to America's most respected educators. Miller was nominated for the award by a student.
Paul W. Howe, a faculty member in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will speak at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association's national convention in Las Vegas on Oct. 21.
Dr. Asesh K. Das, a faculty member in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently participated in the Sixth World Multiconference on Systems, Cybernetics and Informatics and the Eighth International Conference on Information Systems, Analysis and Synthesis in Orlando, Fla. Dr.
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.
Get Penn College News in your inbox each morning.
Subscribe