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Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced its 2012 inductees for its Athletics Hall of Fame. The class is the first for the new Hall of Fame, started by Athletic Director Scott E. Kennell, and features individuals and student-athletes from Penn College and Williamsport Area Community College history. “Setting up a Hall of Fame has been a priority since I started,” Kennell said.

Dana D. Gordon, an IMC business advisor, has been certified under the Galliard Group Family Business Advisor Level One training program, which equips her with comprehensive tools to assist family-owned and closely held businesses.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed accreditation for Pennsylvania College of Technology and commended the college for the quality of its 2012 Self-Study process. Penn College, a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, received notice that its accreditation was reaffirmed at a Commission session held June 28.

C. Hank White, director of the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently accepted a 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers Gold Pinnacle Award on behalf of SPE’s Rotational Molding Division. SPE divisions are technical groups organized around a specific process or application in the plastics industry.

One of the most prestigious and recognizable names in automobile history is lending its support to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s two-year automotive restoration technology major. The Rolls-Royce Foundation has agreed to provide one car at a time, as available, for Penn College students to restore in the School of Transportation Technology’s automotive restoration labs.

A horticulture instructor at Pennsylvania College’s of Technology Schneebeli Earth Science Center was a presenter at the Penn State Master Gardener State Conference, held June 22-23 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the main campus of The Pennsylvania State University. Carl J.

Faculty and staff members in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Natural Resources Management served as judges for several competitions during the 2012 State FFA Activities Week, held June 12-14 at The Pennsylvania State University.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Terra Incognita," an exhibit by five award-winning mosaic artists, from July 10 to Aug. 26. The exhibit features the works of JeanAnn Dabb, Karen Kettering Dimit, Cynthia Fisher, Yulia Hanansen and Rachel Sager Lynch.

FedEx Express' William Smith gives faculty an unprecedented view. Like more orthodox Penn College classes, a small teacher-to-student ratio allows for personalized interaction.

Shelby M. Fischer, Penn College student and PIRC research assistant, conducts a Differential Scanning Calorimetry demonstration in the Materials Testing Lab. Christopher J. Gagliano, program manager of the Thermoforming Center of Excellence, demonstrates the process for participants. Roger Kipp, vice president of marketing and engineering for McClarin Plastics Inc.