Faculty & Staff Articles

Artwork by two faculty members in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s art and design department has been accepted into the “Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2012” exhibit at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. The exhibit is recognized as the official, statewide, juried competition for Pennsylvania artists. David M.

Leah R. Tressler, a group leader in the Robert and Maureen Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently received a master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania. Tressler graduated with honors with a Master of Education with a concentration in early childhood education.

“How Books Came to America: The Rise of the American Book Trade,” by John Hruschka, assistant professor of English-composition in the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was published recently by the Penn State University Press.

Two members of the full-time faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology were honored with teaching awards during commencement ceremonies held May 11-12 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Excellence in Teaching Award winner Daniel K. Christopher with Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour.

Pennsylvania College of Technology on Thursday presented Distinguished Staff and Part-Time Teaching awards, celebrated faculty members for their excellence in advising students, inducted new members of its Quarter Century Club and honored employees retiring in the 2011-12 academic year.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a May 10 all-college meeting to end the Spring 2012 semester) Good morning. Whether translated as a blessing or a curse, the proverb, “May you live in interesting times” certainly applies to 2011-12 at Penn College.

Faculty members from Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management recently co-chaired two-day SkillsUSA state competitions in Pennsylvania and New York. Bill P. Kilcoyne Jr. and Chris S. Weaver, instructors of diesel equipment technology, oversaw the Diesel Technology competition among 12 high school contestants at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Mark E.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Tonya Wilcox, full-time temporary Clerical Worker, North Campus Outreach Services, effective April 30 Only new college hires and employees transferring from one internal position to another in certain situations are reported.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved "professor emeritus" status for Phillip D. Landers, retired professor of business administration/management. Landers retired in August after 43 years as a faculty member at Penn College and its predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College.

Students in MTH 156 (Mathematics in Non-European Cultures) presented their study abroad projects in the Bush Campus Center TV Lounge this past week. The group traveled to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and studied the Mayan civilization. The Penn College community is welcome to sign up for next year's overland adventure through the rain forests and lowlands of the Mayan world.