Scholarships Articles

The Penn College Wildcat, joined by financial aid personnel on Monday, prepares to canvass campus offices for spare-change scholarship donations. Accompanying the mascot, from left, are Michael D. Seitzer, a Veterans Affairs work-study student; Chet Beaver, financial aid specialist, veterans services; Dennis L. Correll, associate dean for enrollment management; Kara L.

A leading global thermoplastics company will reward students’ interest in plastics by establishing two $7,000 scholarships at Pennsylvania College of Technology for Fall 2017.

An endowment established in 2015 at Pennsylvania College of Technology with a $530,000 grant from The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation of Harrisburg is receiving an additional $540,000 in support from the foundation. The $540,000 will support scholarships for students in the Penn College NOW dual-enrollment program who matriculate to Penn College as full-time students.

An alumna and longtime adviser of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s hospitality department has established a scholarship to benefit students pursuing careers in the same field. The Diane L.

A significant grant from the Tamaqua-based John E. Morgan Foundation will allow students from that area to enroll in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s distinctive “degrees that work.” The nonprofit foundation’s $500,000 contribution establishes the John E.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students took course learning in the Business Planning and Operations class far beyond the textbook, forming a retail operation that raised money for a student scholarship fund. Coining their company Comfy & Sweet, the students devised a plan to sell blankets and handmade candy at two on-campus locations.

From left, Mark A. Trueman, director of the Paramedic Technology Program; Linda Patrick, daughter of the late William E. Henry; Kelle Johnson, his fiancée; Molly J. Durland, recipient of the William E. Henry Memorial Scholarship; Heather, Matthew and Lilly Henry, William’s daughter-in-law, son and granddaughter; and Robb Dietrich, executive director of the Penn College Foundation.

A handmade quilt ... ... "created with love" in memory of Chester D. Schuman, a 34-year employee of the college ... ... is delivered to winner Angela L. Frontz (right) by Sarah S. Moore, one of Schuman's two daughters. A recent quilt raffle raised $1,810 for the Chester D.

The Parkes Automotive Technology Center is transformed into a banquet space complete with autumnal and automotive accents. A mix of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant waitstaff and hospitality management students stand ready to serve authentic Oktoberfest fare. From left: Amber F. Buck, Jennifer A. Moyer, Denis V. Younken, Crystal L. Harker, Noeiris Pliego and Taylor M. Barrett.

Chef Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, initiates a sausage-related straw poll. Joe Moore, territory sales representative for Jones Dairy Farm, and Kate Hunter, ’00, a food broker for Peak Sales & Marketing, talk encouragingly with students about the many directions their careers can take.