Summer Commencement 2009
Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Summer Commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. Andrew R. Christoffel, of Lancaster, awarded a bachelor’s degree in environmental technology management, was student speaker for the event. More than 200 degrees were conferred by college President Davie Jane Gilmour, accompanied by Board of Directors Chairman Robert E. Dunham. During the ceremony, Penn College also presented a Mentorship Award to Christopher Kendig/Komori America Corp. , significant contributors to the education and development of students.
— Photos by Joseph S. Yoder, news bureau manager, and Tom Wilson, writer/editor
Student speaker Andrew R. Christoffel shakes hands with college President Davie Jane Gilmour.
Graduating students find it hard to hide their happiness.
Student veterans rise in tribute from the audience, which soon groundswelled to a standing ovation.
Let the celebration begin!
Commencement candidates show a mixture of joy, pensiveness upon entering the Arts Center.
Andrew R. Christoffel addresses his classmates.
Robed and ready, students spot a photographer in the balcony overlooking a Genetti Hotel ballroom.
Christopher Kendig, district sales manager for Komori America Corp., accepts the college's 2009 Mentorship Award.
A graduate and her streetwise companion strike a playful stance.
Sunglasses were the order of the day under bright, summer skies.
The commencement contingent begins its march to the Arts Center.
Students acknowledge faculty and family prior to the ceremony.
A student makes a last-minute adjustment for her big day.
President Davie Jane Gilmour turns the tassel of class representative Andrew R. Christoffel, signifying his status as college graduate.
Robert E. Dunham, chairman of the college's board of directors, authorizes the conferral of degrees and certificates.
The College Store established a presence downtown ...
... strikingly filling an adjacent storefront with Penn College merchandise and other items.
En route to the day's proceedings, students browse the official program.
A day for smiles and friends.
Patrick W. Herr, an emergency medical services graduate, with a tuckered-out well-wisher.