Alumni Articles

An alumnus of Pennsylvania College of Technology's predecessor institution will be memorialized through an endowed scholarship established by his mother. The Joseph E.

Nicholas J. Ensig of Control Solutions Group Inc., snaps a shot of his company’s Heritage Society plate. Ensig is a 2005 graduate of Penn College's four-year building automation technology major. He also holds a certificate in plumbing and an associate degree in heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology (both 2003). President Gilmour welcomes the crowd along with Debra M.

One College Avenue's Winter 1994-95 cover, featuring Maureen A. Beckert, '94 Maureen A. Beckert, '94 Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Penn College's magazine, One College Avenue, we revisit some of our earliest covers and catch up with the "cover models." Read "25th Anniversary: We've Got it Covered."

Scholarship fund boosted through auction of handcrafted woodwork. A rocking chair, created by a pair of Penn College retirees to be auctioned for a Fall 2015 scholarship fundraiser, has caught the attention of Fine Woodworking magazine. Frederick T. Gilmour, a professional artist, college retiree and alumnus, designed the chair after seeing original work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Scotland.

Whatever vestiges of winter lingered in the air and in the forecast, Saturday's Open House visitors found abundant warmth in the amity and assistance of Penn College students, faculty/staff and alumni.

A Penn's Inn audience listens Tuesday to a trio of "Women in STEM" panelists ... Discovery Machine's Anna L. Griffith ... Maggie (Powers) Jackson, from PennDOT ... ... and Davie Jane Gilmour, Penn College president. The success and contribution of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math were celebrated with a panel discussion this past week in the Bush Campus Center.

The number of employers at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s recent Career Fair reflected the strong nationwide employment outlook for the Class of 2016. A school-record 214 companies participated in the recent Career Fair at the college’s main campus and Lumley Aviation Center.

Six Pennsylvania College of Technology horticulture students were among the top finishers in their respective categories during the 40th annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition held recently in Starkville, Mississippi. The Penn College contingent gathers during the recent National Collegiate Landscape Competition held at Mississippi State University: Front row, from left, Aaryn C.

Maria N. Piselli has been named assistant registrar at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Piselli began her full-time employment at the college as a scanning operator/records assistant in the Registrar’s Office, moving to a position as external records assistant in July 2012. “Maria’s experience in our office has prepared her well for this position,” said Heather A. Swimley, registrar.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s 2016 Alumni Sweethearts, Timothy D. and Whitnie-Rae (Mays) Haldeman, visited campus recently to stay overnight in the Victorian House and dine in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The Haldemans, of Hanover, won the fifth annual Alumni Sweethearts contest conducted on Alumni Relations’ Facebook page.