Faculty & Staff Articles

Henryk R. Marcinkiewicz, associate vice president for academic affairs, led a pre-conference seminar at the recent Educause national conference in Orlando, Fla.

Regis C. Kohler, associate professor of radiography in the School of Health Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be included in the 2006-07 edition of "Who's Who in American Education." According to a letter from Marquis Who's Who, publisher of "Who's Who in American Education," Kohler was chosen for inclusion in the book based on his outstanding achievements.

Jane J. Benedict, associate professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission's evaluation review panel. She will serve on the associate-degree evaluation review panel from Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2008. The NLNAC is recognized by the U.S.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has begun a nationwide search for a new vice president for academic affairs and provost − the chief academic officer at the institution. Veronica M. Muzic, who holds the position, is retiring after 37 years of service as an administrator and faculty member at Penn College and its immediate predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is committed to providing an environment in which all employees are able to work in a professional atmosphere that is free of unlawful discrimination and inappropriate behavior.

Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently participated in the Ninth World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics in Orlando, Fla. His paper, "Unstructured Document Management With a Possibility Theory of Ontology Capture," was named the best in its category at the July 10-13 conference.

A unique partnership formed in literally a few hours led to three flights between Montoursville and the Katrina-stricken Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Alabama, bringing relief in the form of urgently needed medicine and medical supplies. A total of $520,000 in supplies had been delivered as of Friday, with a fourth flight planned for later that day.

An associate professor of business administration at Pennsylvania College of Technology was a presenter at a recent Pennsylvania Economic Association conference, during which he also was elected to the organization's board of directors. Gerald D.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a Sept. 12 campus celebration kicking off the 365-day countdown to dedication of the Roger and Peggy Madigan Library.) Welcome to Penn College home of the new Roger and Peggy Madigan Library!

Mark A. Trueman has been named director of the paramedic program at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Trueman has been an instructor at Penn College since 2000. In addition to teaching in the college's School of Health Sciences, he is employed part time with Susquehanna Health System as a staff paramedic and is a volunteer member of the Trout Run Fire Co.