Students are helping students succeed at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new scholarship fund established by the Student Government Association. The Student Leader Legacy Scholarship will make its first $500 award at the Student Activities Awards Banquet in April, according to SGA President James Riedel, an automotive technology management student from Quogue, N.Y.
Pennsylvania College of Technology students Ronald J.Button, an HVAC- mechanical systems major from Port Allegany, and Matthew J. Kinneman, an HVAC technology student from Aberdeen, N.J., recently teamed up with technicians from local heating contractors to replace a Watsontown woman's leaking boiler.
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency offers annual scholarships for students who are seeking degrees in technology and science, and Pennsylvania College of Technology's director of financial aid says the New Economy Technology Scholarship Program is worth a look for Pennsylvania residents.
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Students in Free Enterprise toured the world headquarters of Campbell's Soup in Camden, N.J., on March 2, recruiting corporate representatives to attend the SIFE Career Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 11 at Penn College. From left are Dustin R. Derr, a business management major from Lewisburg; Jeremy J. Reynolds, business administration-management, Montoursville; Dennis R.
A second-year forest technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology is in contention for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team. Anthony J. Tettis, of Ridgway, defeated Dorset Barnwell on Feb. 11 to win the heavyweight division of the U.S. Eastern Regional Boxing Championship in Pennsauken, N.J.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is among only 10 national recipients of a Clifford H. "Ted" Rees Jr. Scholarship from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. Shawn A. Wasielewski, of Easton, majoring in building automation technology-HVAC, will receive $2,000 for the Spring 2007 semester.
On-campus internships in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, operated by the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology, give culinary arts students the chance to exercise their inventiveness as they work with the kitchen's professional staff. "The emphasis in this lab is on creativity," said Fred W. Becker, dean of hospitality.
Patrice M. Campbell, a business administration-marketing major from Montoursville, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's "Student of the Month" for February.
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