PCToday Photo Gallery - Campus Launch of Honda PACT Program

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To celebrate a new partnership with the Professional Automotive Career Training program of American Honda Motor Co. Inc., Pennsylvania College of Technology invited students and Honda dealer representatives to a kickoff event Tuesday, with activities including a ribbon-cutting and timely talk about alternative-fuel vehicles. In conjunction with two presentations by Stephen Ellis, Honda's fuel-cell vehicle program manager, a pair of innovative cars – a natural-gas Civic GX and a hydrogen-powered FCX – were on display. Remarks followed in the Thompson Professional Development Center by Penn College officials and Honda representatives, including John G. Petas, a senior vice president of parts and service operations, based in Torrance, Calif. A formal ribbon-cutting and reception were held in the Honda Lab to close out the day. Penn College is among the newest schools to be accepted into the PACT program, the purpose of which is to provide experienced, certified automotive-service technicians for Honda/Acura dealerships.

— Photos by Tom Wilson, news bureau writer/editor
 

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