School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Articles

A member of Penn College's horticulture faculty is featured in the May/June issue of Pennsylvania Landscapeand Nursery magazine, the official publication of the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association. Carl J. Bower, recipient of a PLNA scholarship while a student at the college, is profiled in a "Where Are They Now?" update about past winners.

Air Affair East, organized to bring together well-known custom painters and airbrush artists to showcase their work and share their eye-catching technique with Pennsylvania College of Technology students and other participants, was held in College Avenue Labs last week. The event was sponsored by Sherry Candlan, CEO of ASET Limited in West Valley, Utah. (Aset Corp.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is involved in a number of cooperative ventures to benefit the environment, ensuring that Earth Day is celebrated more than once a year.

Did you know that Food Services has kept 5,242 pounds out of the waste stream this school year? This has been accomplished by sending vegetable scraps and coffee grounds to the Earth Science Center to be composted. The Penn College community learned more about that process and other efforts Food Services is making to help the environment during an Earth Day Fair from noon-2 p.m.

Two members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's automotive faculty are among a select few nationally to fully meet the Ford Motor Co.'s standards for its Automotive Student Service Educational Training program. The achievements of Christopher H. Van Stavoren, assistant professor of automotive technology, and John R.

A dozen students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management recently participated in 16 horticulture-related events at the Professional Landscape Network's Student Career Days competition at Michigan State University. Two of the students finished near the top of their respective categories during the March 29-to-April 1 event: Anthony S.

Much like a landscaper adding a personal touch to a client's front lawn, the ornamental horticulture program at Pennsylvania College of Technology now includes flexible emphases that reflect a student's individuality and goals.

Ben Crago, a certified STIHL trainer, used the ESC Industry Room from Feb. 20-22 to conduct training courses for local dealer representatives in exchange forinstructing the college's forestry and ornamental horticulture students on equipment safety and maintenance. Such training truly benefits Penn College students and, most likely, will reduce the risk of injuries.

Continuing a long-standing and beneficial relationship with Pennsylvania College of Technology, Caterpillar Inc. recently donated a used multi-terrain loader to the college's School of Natural Resources Management. Alban Tractor Co. Inc.

A retired professor of horticulture will continue to help students succeed by establishing a new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Richard J. Weilminster Scholarship Fund will generate awards for students in Penn College's landscape/nursery technology associate-degree major.