Business & Hospitality Articles

Terry A. Girdon, head of the business administration department at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been elected to a third term as chair of the Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

A faculty member in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies has been selected as a regional recipient of the 2008 Teaching Excellence Award from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The honor puts Irwin H.

A group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently surveyed area manufacturers about their use of technology, coming away with a heightened appreciation of the region's industrial assets and the challenges that face those doing business in Central Pennsylvania. Three of them Melissa A. Miller, a technology management major from Montoursville; Joseph R.

Joshua W. Brunk, scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in hospitality management, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's latest Student of the Month. The Richmond, N.H., resident has been highly involved as a student at Pennsylvania College of Technology, most recently as co-founder and co-president of the American Sign Language Club.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's culinary arts and hospitality management majors will learn about planning a menu and helping to run a kitchen while they offer cuisine from around the United States this spring.

Two faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology presented a paper at the Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom-Based Research conference held Feb. 14-16 at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Gerald D. "Chip" Baumgardner, associate professor of business administration, and Abdul B.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which a dozen Pennsylvania College of Technology students helped hundreds of local residents prepare returns last year, soon will resume at the college's Madigan Library. The free program will be offered from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday from Feb. 4 until April 10.

Brett O'Conner, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student majoring in business administration: marketing concentration, has been selected as Mrs. Hughesville International 2008 and will compete in the Mrs. Pennsylvania International Pageant in Altoona on March 29. The Mrs.

Pennsylvania College of Technology on Saturday presented Alumni Citizenship/Humanitarian Awards to Diane L. Dorner and Lester J. Loner, both of Williamsport. The Alumni Citizenship/Humanitarian Award recognizes graduates of Penn College (and forerunners Williamsport Area Community College and the Williamsport Technical Institute) who provide distinguished community or volunteer service.

Danielle Trout, of Linglestown, a freshman guard-forward on the Penn College women's basketball team, has been named "Student-Athlete of the Week" for Dec. 9-15. During a game Dec. 10 against Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Trout showed off her defensive hustle and team play with 12 steals, 13 rebounds and seven assists, nearly achieving a triple-double.