Alumni
Penn College Alumni Go to 'Extreme' to Help Family
July 30, 2010 - 7:09 a.m.
A business co-owned by two Penn College graduates will help install the landscape for an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" project under way in Berks County.
On Tuesday, volunteers from Nature's Accents Landscape Services Inc.
plan to work a very long day: In partnership with other Pennsylvania landscapers, they will have 24 hours to complete all of the landscaping needed at the Tilden Township job site.
Penn College Accounting Students Honored by State Association
July 28, 2010 - 11:16 a.m.
A student in Penn College's four-year accounting major has been awarded a scholarship from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which also recognized two recent magna cum laude graduates as "Outstanding Seniors.” Nicole M. Giersdorf, of Williamsport, was chosen to receive a $3,000 multiyear scholarship from PICPA, an association of more than 20,000 certified public accountants working to improve the profession and better serve the public interest. Honored among seniors from across the commonwealth were Andrew N. Kroft, of Dover, and Hannah M. Yates, of Williamsport, both of whom graduated in May from the college’s bachelor-degree accounting major.
Acclaimed 'Veggy Artist' – and Penn College Alumnus – to Make TV Rounds
July 16, 2010 - 10:12 a.m.
A Penn College culinary arts alumnus will be a familiar face on the Food Network and elsewhere in the coming months. James Parker, a 1991 graduate and founder of Veggy Art, is among the competitors in the $10,000 "Food Landscapes" challenge to premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday (and air numerous other times) on the cable channel. Parker also is scheduled for "The Rachael Ray Show" at 10 a.m. July 28, as well as other programming on the Food Network:"Chefs vs. City" (Washington, D.C.), to air at 10 p.m. Aug. 27 and at 1 a.m. Aug. 28; and "Outrageous Pumpkins 2," for which he serves as a judge, on Oct. 3.
Recent Graduate Becomes Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist
July 7, 2010 - 10:00 a.m.
Garrett M. Book, a May graduate of Penn College’s ornamental horticulture: landscape technology emphasis major, recently received word that he passed all four sections of the Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist examination. The exam was offered to students by horticulture instructor Carl J. Bower through the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association at the end of April. "This is a hard test to master and it is certainly a testament to Garrett's skills and knowledge,” he said. “This will be a great tool to help separate himself from his competition."
Alumnus/Student Intern Helps Penn College Visitors Beat Heat
June 29, 2010 - 12:42 p.m.
With a number of campus events scheduled amid the early-summer swelter – and the pending replacement of rooftop units affecting air-conditioning delivery to the Thompson Professional Development Center – a cross-college contingency was employed to help keep visitors cool. A Caterpillar generator, originally donated by Ransome CAT for laboratory use at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, was pressed into action on main campus, and Joshua E. Henne, interning this summer with General Services, was put in charge of operating and maintaining the temporary unit. Henne graduated in 2009 with a degree in electric power generation technology (since renamed on-site power generation) and is a building automation technology major working with David P Socha, HVAC control mechanic, on the upgrade from pneumatic to direct digital controls in the northeast wing of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.
Penn College Presents Alumni Achievement Award
May 15, 2010 - 4:28 p.m.
Penn College presented an Alumni Achievement Award to Eli M. Hughes, of State College, during Spring Commencement ceremonies held Saturday at the Community Arts Center. Hughes earned a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering technology from the college in May 2001. He holds a master’s degree and is pursuing a doctorate in acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University.
Penn College Hosts Woodsmen’s Competition, Forestry Reunion
April 22, 2010 - 1:17 p.m.
Penn College students finished third overall and placed in virtually every category when the college’s School of Natural Resources Management hosted the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet on April 17. The competition was just one of the activities enjoyed by alumni attending a 40th-anniversary celebration for the college’s forestry program. More than 40 graduates of Williamsport Area Community College or Penn College gathered at the Earth Science Center – along with 20 guests and three retirees – for tours, lunch and reacquaintance.
ESC Hosts Intercollegiate Competition, Forestry Reunion
April 17, 2010 - 9:15 p.m.
Tim-brrrrr! On a brisk, spring Saturday more suited for burning wood than cutting it, the Schneebeli Earth Science Center hosted the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet. Penn College students, whose team finished third overall, competed in 19 categories against their counterparts from four other institutions with forestry majors: Haywood Community College, Clyde, N.C., (which placed first); Penn State Mont Alto (second); Allegany College of Maryland (fourth); and Montgomery Community College, Troy, N.C. (fifth). The day's festivities included a 40th anniversary reunion of more than two dozen Williamsport Area Community College and Penn College forestry alumni, one of whom – Ronald Yaple, of Sheffield, Mass. – drove 282 miles to attend. Watch PCToday for more on the woodsmen's competition; in the meantime, visit the Photo Gallery to recap the day's excitement.
Picture This: Your Photos on Penn College's Home Page
March 30, 2010 - 10:17 a.m.
Pennsylvania's home of hands-on education is adding an appropriately personal touch to its institutional Web presence, giving the public an opportunity to submit photographs for online use. Through a new "Share your creativity"
link
on Penn College's home page, photos of the campus and related activities may be submitted for consideration. If approved for publication, the images will be credited accordingly and the photographer's college affiliation – student, parent, alumna/alumnus, employee, etc. – will be noted. In addition to further engaging the public and providing a highly visible online venue for its audience's eye-catching images, the initiative will increase the college's inventory of quality photographs. While the invitation to submit photos is open to all readers of PCToday, Elaine J. Lambert, director of college information and community relations, said she is most hopeful that students will respond. "Student participation plays an important role in Penn College marketing – from student ambassadors, who lead campus tours and share their Penn College experiences with visitors, to students and alumni who give testimonials about their 'degrees that work,' to the student photographers and videographers who work in the College Information & Community Relations office, contributing their talents to PCToday and other college projects," she said. "Now, we are opening the door to even more involvement, by inviting all students to submit campus photos that can be displayed on the college Web site. It’s a great opportunity to share a unique student vision and perspective with our online visitors."
Alumnus Honored at Chamber's 'Education Celebration'
March 5, 2010 - 2:34 p.m.
Raymond Marshalek, who graduated from Penn College forerunner Williamsport Technical Institute in 1955, received an Alumni of the Year Award during the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce’s ninth annual Education Celebration on Thursday. The event honored students and educators from across Lycoming County, as well as alumni from Penn College and Lycoming College who stayed in the area and have made a positive impact on the community. Marshalek is the owner of Fairfield Manufacturing Co. Inc. in Montoursville. He served on the college’s Automated Manufacturing Advisory Committee and is a member of several community organizations; his son, John, is an instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing at Penn College.
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