Friday, April 28, 2023
Photos by Frank T. Kocsis III, student photographer
The Pennsylvania College of Technology chapters of two honor societies held induction ceremonies on April 20, recognizing more than 110 new members for their notable academic achievement.
President Michael J. Reed and Joanna K. Flynn, dean of curriculum and instruction, participated in both ceremonies.
Phi Theta Kappa
Eighty-five students were welcomed into Penn College's Beta Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for students in two-year majors. Each semester, invitation to membership is extended by the chapter to students without advanced degrees who have completed at least 12 hours of coursework leading to an associate degree in which they have a GPA of 3.5.
Phi Theta Kappa members attending the induction gather with advisers and officers at the ACC steps.
This year's inductees, many of whom attended an 11 a.m. ceremony in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, are:
Lauren Adams, Jersey Shore, nursing; John S. Allen, Corsica, surveying technology; Monique C. Anderson-Parker, Williamsport, human services & restorative justice; Andrew Armstrong, Upper Chichester, network & user support; David J. Baldanza, Nazareth, electric power generation technology: diesel emphasis; Gio A. Barbarossa, Bridgeville, electric power generation technology: diesel emphasis; Morgan T. Bartholomew, Etters, plastics & polymer engineering technology.
Maddie A. Bickings, Birdsboro, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Skylar A. Blaker, Williamsport, applied management; Zoie B. Boyer, Watsontown, culinary arts technology; Bella R. Brown, Youngsville, bachelor of architecture; Elizabeth R. Bryan, Pleasant Gap, landscape/plant production technology; Grant A. Calhoun, Bethel Park, heavy construction equipment technology: technician emphasis; Sean M. Connacher, Hollidaysburg, machine tool technology.
Hannah E. Day, Selinsgrove, physical therapist assistant; Cenzo G. DiFabrizio, Morgantown, engineering CAD technology; Jino A. DiFabrizio, Morgantown, engineering CAD technology; Griffin L. Dunn, South Williamsport, physical therapist assistant; Janel Eck, South Williamsport, physical therapist assistant; Kyle D. Eggermann, North Brunswick, N.J.; Cheris A. Fisher, Reedsville, pre-nursing.
Jonathan E. Fisher, Selinsgrove, welding technology; Gregory Fudala Jr., New Hope, electrical construction; Ty D. Gatling, South Williamsport, human services & restorative justice; Patrick F. Gerrity, Williamsport, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Jorden Graham, Williamsport, nursing; Sara A. Halligan, Mohnton, engineering design technology; Tristan Hanson, Feasterville-Trevose, electrical technology; Amber R. Harris, Sciota, baking & pastry arts.
Tyler M. Heffner, Hamburg, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Jo P. Hess, Jersey Shore, graphic design; Jadyn M. Horner, Waynesboro, pre-dental hygiene; Mason W. Horner, Huntingdon Valley, electrical technology; Emily G. Ickert, Warren, pre-dental hygiene; Deven H. Jenkins, State College, paramedic science; Kevin A. Kahwaty, Pine Brook, N.J., welding & fabrication engineering technology.
Pat T. Lacher, Wellsboro, nursing; Jaden T. LaPointe, Lynn Haven, Fla., forest technology; Sam R. Laudenslager, Middleburg, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Mason B. Liddick, Jersey Shore, welding technology; Anna R. Lundin, Kersey, business management; Rebekah E. Mang, New Holland, residential construction technology & management; April L. Marino, Muncy, human services & restorative justice.
Roberto Martinez, Levittown, diesel technology; Sean D. Meenen, Harleysville, electrical technology; Aidan J. Mende, Grantville, welding technology; Joe C. Menges, Arendtsville, welding technology; Tyler J. Metzel, Pennsylvania Furnace, residential construction technology & management; Kyle L. Minarich, Camp Hill, engineering design technology; Phoebe M. Morgan, Williamsport, human services & restorative justice.
Adam C. Moyer, Kutztown, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Cameron S. Musser, Gilbertsville, engineering design technology; Greg B. Neal, McAlisterville, residential construction technology & management; Ethan A. Nieves-Sosa, Chalfont, bachelor of architecture; Margaret E. Noll, Snow Shoe, landscape/plant production technology; Alejandro A. Pena-Acosta, Dublin, civil engineering technology; Jordan R. Pruyne, Gillett, network & user support.
Tyler A. Putnam, Bellefonte, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Joshua C. Quigley, Williamsport, dental hygiene; Kianna A. Rizzo, Elysburg, pre-applied health studies; Frederick L. Savidge III, Williamsport, civil engineering technology; Jared D. Schwenk, New Ringgold, culinary arts technology; Alicia Seeley, Wellsboro, nursing; William S. Sessamen, Tyrone, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology.
Elisabeth Shaffer, Trout Run, radiography; Ashley M. Shamblen, Milton, paramedic science; McKenna R. Shields, McVeytown, allied health; Michael D. Shoemaker, Orefield, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Paige A.E. Shultz, Port Matilda, pre-dental hygiene; Emilee K. Snook, Montoursville, paramedic science; Logan W. Snyder, Northumberland, building automation engineering technology.
Kaylei M. Snyder, Montgomery, pre-radiography; Seth P. Stager, Tioga, engineering design technology; Autumn B. Stanley, Lincoln University, baking & pastry arts; James L. Starkey, Williamsport, allied health; TJ Straub, Sunbury, network administration & engineering technology; Kasey J. Tarantino, Red Hill, automotive technology; Ty D. Turba, Williamsport, dental hygiene.
Katherine H. Turner, Williamsport, human services & restorative justice; Kemper L. Van Houten, Milanville, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Hallie R. Wasser, Long Pond, pre-nursing; Katelyn M. Weber, Williamsport, nursing; Sophia G. Wiest, Butler, landscape/plant production technology; Dillon P. Wise, DuBoistown, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Brandon C. Wolfe, Albion, landscape/plant production technology; and Genevive J. Yamelski, Hunlock Creek, machine tool technology.
The guest speaker was chapter President Christine A. Limbert, Curwensville, graduating this semester with a bachelor's in building science & sustainable design; and the coat of arms was presented by Cheyenne E. Stein, chapter secretary and a residential construction technology & management student from Orwigsburg. Faculty advisers Karen L. Avery, assistant professor of biology, and John F. Tamblin, assistant professor of chemistry, presided over the induction of new members.
The procession of PTK inductees
Plastics student Morgan T. Bartholomew shakes hands with the president.
The newest members' support team of advisers and officers pause for a photo. From left are Avery, Stein, Limbert and Tamblin.
Making a beautiful memory!
Nine of the Alpha Chi chapter's newest additions attended the PDC ceremony.
The newest Alpha Chi members are:
Sarah C. Bennett, Farmington, N.Y., dental hygiene; Monica I. Boone, DuBoistown, nursing; Mackenzie L. Brooks, human services & restorative justice; Matthew W. Buttorff Jr., South Williamsport, mechatronics; Emily K. Cummins, Williamsport, building automation engineering technology; Michael J. DiSibio, Newark, Del., automotive technology management; Shaye E. Fries, Williamsport, physician assistant studies.
Makayla E. Hamm, Williamsport, pre-physician assistant studies; Nikolas J. Harnish, Newmanstown, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Gabrielle R. Henry, McClure, pre-physician assistant studies; Blake Kane, Coal Township, plastics & polymer engineering technology; Kayla M. Kent, Elizabethtown, applied health studies: surgical technology concentration; Spencer B. Krewson, Wyalusing, pre-physician assistant studies; Samantha A. Machuca, architecture & sustainable design.
Nathaniel A. Mathias, Millville, manufacturing engineering technology; Destiny Mokshefski, Palmerton, dental hygiene; Timothy W. Nearhood, Robertsdale, building automation engineering technology; Kierstin A. Neiswender, Pottsville, dental hygiene; Robert L. Parker II, Jersey Shore, accounting; Brandon S. Ratjavong, Gordonville, information assurance & cyber security; Collin A. Robinson, Nazareth, engineering design technology.
Alyssa Rusnock, Ovid, N.Y., emergency management & homeland security; Kaelynn N. Sheetz, Elizabethtown, nursing; Emily L. Stevens, Dallas, physician assistant studies; TJ J. Straub, Sunbury, network administration & engineering technology; Grayson M. Tanner, St. Matthews, S.C., construction management; Jon J. Twardowski, Williamsport, plastics & polymer engineering technology; and Jake T. Twardowski, Williamsport, plastics & polymer engineering technology.
In addition to those offered by Reed and Flynn, remarks were delivered by Maddie Newell and Lisa Sever, who are the chapter's 2023-24 president and vice president, respectively. Newell is a health science student from Selinsgrove and Sever, of Montoursville, is a nursing student.
The new members were inducted by faculty co-sponsors Tammy A. Miller, biology instructor, and Marc E. Bridgens, associate professor of HVAC technology, who is retiring at semester's end.
President Reed in a familiar mood – happy to recognize student success
Welding student Nikolas J. Harnish signs the register at the Constitution Table, making his membership official.
The new members recite the Alpha Chi pledge.
The president joins physician assistant studies student Shaye E. Fries for a photo.
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