Alumni Articles

Sixteen students participated in the School of Natural Resources Management's second annual High School/CTC/AVTS Field Day, held in conjunction with Penn College's Spring Open House on March 24. Various students from each of the schools Derry Area High School (with seven students and instructor Roy Campbell); Franklin County Career and Technology Center (with six students and instructor David G.

Erin M. LaCerra, who graduated in May with a degree in human services, will be among exhibitors during downtown Williamsport's First Friday celebration of the arts on April 6. LaCerra whose talents include painting, drawing, music and jewelry-making will hold a reception at 7 p.m. in Barrel 135, 135 W. Third St.

The work of a Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate who is shaping the training received by thousands of Toyota technicians is featured in the latest video added to thecollege's YouTube Channel. The nearly four-minute video highlights Ryan M. Black, a 2005 graduate of the automotive technology management bachelor-degree major.

From March 3-11, the School of Construction and Design Technologies participated in the Pennsylvania Home Show at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The venue offered a twofold opportunity: to showcase Penn College majors to prospective students and their families, and to network with alumni visitors and contractors.

An alumnus accustomed to preparing food for thousands during a single event will be the next Visiting Chef at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

A 1973 graduate of Williamsport Area Community College, whose business success became a selfless springboard to helping others achieve their goals, was among the honorees at Thursday's 11th annual Education Celebration held at The Genetti Hotel by the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and its partners. Carol A.

Episodes of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" featuring television personality/commercial spokesperson Mike Rowe, who was accompanied to the mid-September taping by a Penn College graduate, aired Monday and Tuesday on WNEP. The "Dirty Jobs" host asked that he be joined by a scholarship recipient from his mikeroweWORKS Foundation.

The fast-paced world of Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna Kristi L. Ritchey comes alive in the latest video added to the college's YouTubeChannel . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2__sBzKrA Ritchey, a 2002 culinary arts technology graduate, is the executive chef and director of operations for Los Angeles-based Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop.

Why would 21 Fortune 500 companies including heavyweights General Electric, PepsiCo, Honeywell International, DuPont, John Deere, Corning and Textron visit a career fair in central Pennsylvania in the midst of economic uncertainty? Because, experts say, even when the economy slows down, skilled, specialized positions can be hard to fill. Employers stay hungry for workforce-ready graduates.

More than 17 years after they first met on campus, a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumni couple will return to the college to celebrate Valentine's weekend, Feb. 11-12.