Faculty & Staff Articles

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a May 13 all-college meeting to close the 2009-10 academic year.) It is fitting that we end each academic year by honoring students, faculty and staff who have distinguished themselves through their accomplishments.

"Sunrise on Black Lake," a panoramic photograph by Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist and photographer in CollegeInformation& Community Relations, won second prize in The Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs' 14th Annual Juried Photo Exhibit under way at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Joshua Henne , Regular Part-Time Energy Management Technician Intern, General Services, effective May 10

Karen Woland Payne, director of the Children's Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented a workshop at the Annual Conference of the National Coalition of Campus Children's Centers, held in Orlando, Fla., April 7-10.

A member of Pennsylvania College of Technology's horticulture faculty recently reviewed a textbook in advance of an updated edition. Carl J. Bower Jr., instructor at the college's Schneebeli Earth Science Center, reviewed the current edition of "Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Culture and Use" by Ferrell Bridwell.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's landscaping major has been reaccredited by the Professional Landcare Network, which represents thousands of green-industry employees nationwide.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Doris Hall , Regular Part-Time Dining Services worker, effective May 2

Providing a playful reminder of the institution's commitment to exercise and wellness, Penn College's Student Activities Officewas among the participantsin Blue Cross/Blue Shield's recent "National Walk at Lunch Day." Staff members pictured from left, Jennifer A. George, Shannon L. Skaluba, Shelley Bamonte, Michael J. Hersh, Kimberly R.Cassel, Keith M. Saboski, Gayle M. Kielwein and Erin M.

We’ve turned the tassels … shaken hands … taken pictures... now, it is time to say goodbye. I know you are anxious to go, but I’d like to leave you with a few thoughts of my own. When the media speaks of your generation, it is often to point out your differences from previous generations. You don’t use mail or fax … or even e-mail. You text. Your entertainment often exists in a “virtual” reality.

Heidi K. Eppenbach, casual part-time library acquisitions assistant, and Brandie L. Pate, student library worker won The Madigan Library's MayDay Preservation Quiz. The contest, which was open only to library employees, tested knowledge of procedures for proper handling of library materials in both normal and emergency circumstances.