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Seventeen first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 52nd annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 20-24 in Louisville, Kentucky. Three other students finished in the top four places in their respective categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month in Hershey.

James S. Riedel Personal vehicle upgraded with professional know-how James S. Riedel, a 2007 graduate of Penn College's automotive technology management major, is featured in the latest issue of Subaru's Drive Performance magazine for his 2006 WRX STI.

At play on a Sunday study break Living, learning ... and friendly competition. The Automotive Living-Learning Community students and friends got together Sunday for a friendly (but competitive) session of dodgeball in Penn College's Field House. The students seemed to be having a good time and they were laughing and joking with each other," said Eric D.

Four members of Residence Life's Automotive LLC, still smiling on their 1 a.m. return from a Harrisburg adventure. Members of Penn College's Automotive Living-Learning Community attended the Keystone National Truck and Tractor Pull event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on Saturday.

A scholarship fund has been established for automotive students at Pennsylvania College of Technology by the Murray Motor Group. The idea for the scholarship fund was initiated by Brian Peace, managing partner of the Murray Motor Group and a 1984 graduate of Penn College’s predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College.

Instructor and students gather for an energetic outing ... ... on trampolines that add a new dimension to dodgeball. Members of the Automotive Living-Learning Community traveled to the Fly World Trampoline Park on Elmira Street on Sunday, having fun and getting a sufficient workout to help them rest soundly before end-of-semester exams! Joining Eric D.

Chris J. Holley (left) and Tony Schumacher An eye-catching Army display draws interest from the race-day crowd. An automotive faculty member represented Penn College as a guest of the Army and Don Schumacher Racing during Saturday's "Army Day at the Races" during the Keystone Nationals held at Maple Grove Raceway just outside Reading. Assistant professor Chris J.

The group peeks inside the Duesenberg, on loan from the William E. Swigart Jr. Automobile Museum in Huntingdon for light service work and detailing. Club member Dave Cavagnaro discusses his four-door 1962 Chevrolet Impala sedan with a student. Justin W. Beishline (background) and Walter V. Gower, assistant deans of transportation and natural resources technologies, keep the chow line moving.

Checking out a fleet of vintage cars ... ... including an award-winning, student-restored 1970 Chevelle SS. The instructor lends a hand to a group supervised by YMCA Program DIrector Bryce Weaver (center). Success and satisfaction Displaying a patriotic eagle, one of the student projects in the Auto Graphics course Young men and women from the Williamsport YMCA's F.I.R.S.T.

Students earning associate degrees in several majors at Delaware Technical Community College will benefit from recently signed agreements that provide an avenue to a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania College of Technology. The agreements provide students from four Delaware Tech majors with a streamlined transition to junior-level standing in bachelor-degree majors, without duplicating courses.