Alumni Articles

Debra M. Miller, vice president for institutional advancement, talks with William Knecht, who, along with his wife, supports the Marie E. Knecht Scholarship. President Davie Jane Gilmour thanks Virginia Thompson, treasurer of the Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, which reached Heritage Society status on the Donor Wall.

The final activities of Penn College's illustrious Centennial observance – the filling, sealing and installation of an institutional snapshot from that 2014 celebration – took place this week in a first-floor corner of Madigan Library. Various historical and commemorative items were loaded into the time capsule on Thursday, and the contents were sealed with argon gas the following day.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s reigning Alumni Sweethearts, Bradley T. and Janae B. (Rohrer) Rydbom, visited campus this past weekend to stay overnight in the Victorian House and dine in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is among only eight selected internationally to receive a Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship from Helicopter Association International's Technical Committee. Jacob R.

A campus organization at Pennsylvania College of Technology is putting its money where its classmates are, starting a scholarship fund to help construction students meet the costs of their education.

Brian D. Walton, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s assistant dean of business and hospitality, was named Ashford University’s “Outstanding Alum of the Month” for April. Walton, a native of Downingtown, earned a master’s degree in organizational management from the university in 2011. Brian D.

The Courtyard Theater Alumnus Kevin A. Hickman, whose theatrical credits include directing Penn College productions of "The Vagina Monologues" and "Proof" during the 2006-07 academic year, is in the cast of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" this weekend at the Courtyard Theater in the Susquehanna Valley Mall.

Aerial images captured by Pennsylvania College of Technology student Maxwell A. Davert are on display in the lobby of The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the Madigan Library, through April 23.

Awesome Penn College students gather for a group photo following their reception. Keynote speaker Meagan Murray ('09, human services), volunteer coordinator for Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA, talks about the power of one person making a significant impact in small and large ways.

Saturday's biting breeze and snowy commute confirmed it: It's still March in Pennsylvania! Far more predictable was what campus visitors found all day at Penn College's Spring Open House, as helpful and personable students, employees and alumni encouraged potential enrollees and other visitors to explore a national leader in applied technology education.