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Making another impressive appearance at a time-honored winter venue, Pennsylvania College of Technology delivered a Wildcat's share of crowd-pleasing activities at the 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show (Jan. 7-14) in Harrisburg.

Unloading their trailered vehicle are (from left) Daniel W. Bujcs, of Allentown, automated manufacturing technology; Isaac H. Thollot, of Milford, manufacturing engineering technology; and Baja SAE team leader Marshall W. Fowler, of Sellersville, engineering design technology. (Photo by Lorena Beniquez) RIDE magazine, a West Branch Life publication that was included in Jan.

Before starting her final semester this past week, Lauryn A. Stauffer returned to Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School while on holiday break as part of the "Rep Penn College" program coordinated by the Admissions Office. Under the initiative, begun during the 2021-22 academic year, students are provided training and supplies to take on the road for potential recruitment of future Wildcats.

Four landscape/plant production technology students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been awarded a total of $9,500 in 2022-23 scholarships from the PLNA Foundation. The Penn College recipients are Sophia G. Wiest, of Butler, $3,000; Ian A. Folsom, of Williamsport, and Grace E. Maneval, of Montgomery, $2,500 each; and Erin S. Carey, of Lewisburg, $1,500.

A global manufacturing company’s generosity will enhance the hands-on education of Pennsylvania College of Technology students. Advanced Metallurgical Group recently donated more than $25,000 worth of industrial items – including gears, bearings, solenoids and air control valves – to benefit Penn College’s School of Engineering Technologies.

As truly warmer weather will keep its distance for a while yet, let's wander back to summertime. When sunshine was abundant, the pace was somewhat slower and Michael J. Sormilic was collecting valuable takeaways like so many seashells at the beach.

A $5,000 grant from the PPL Foundation will support an event at Pennsylvania College of Technology to introduce high school students to opportunities in the building automation and electrical industries. Pathways to Energy Management Careers will comprise a series of four hands-on sessions that showcase facets of those occupations, with a focus on energy management.

Pennsylvania College of Technology automation students will benefit from a recent partnership with a European software company. Clarify, based in Norway, is donating access to its cloud-based system for visualizing industrial data. The system will be used by students seeking a bachelor’s degree in automation engineering technology: robotics & automation.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students seeking degrees related to electrical technology will benefit from the generosity of the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke Corp. recently donated eight MDA-550 III motor drive analyzers for the college’s Machine Analysis Lab.

The funeral will be Friday for Kenneth C. Eck, 60, a longtime member of the machining faculty, who died Jan. 3. An adjunct instructor from August 1999 until his death, Eck earned Penn College degrees in machine tool technology (1983) and machinist general (1981). A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan.