Faculty & Staff Articles

The legacy of a Pennsylvania College of Technology horticulture professor who inspired thousands of students during more than three decades as a respected and award-winning faculty member continues with the dedication of the arboretum at the college's Schneebeli Earth Science Center. The Richard J.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Searching for Creativity," a collection of works by Fred Gilmour, from May 16 to June 22. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, May 20, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with a talk by the artist scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

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. Among the latest additions: · Amy Harris , Line Cook, (Regular Part-Time), School of Hospitality, starting May 17 · Sarah Dries , Waitstaff, (Regular Part-Time), School of Hospitality, effective May 19

Six Pennsylvania College of Technology coaches have been named Coach of the Year n their respective sports for the 2007-08 academic year. All guided their teams to conference championships.

Cristen L. "Crissy" Matter has been appointed director of food services at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

David A. London, 57, an associate professor of speech communication/composition in the Communication and Literature Department within the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died Saturday, May 3. London, who was also a former chair of College Council, began his employment with Penn College in January 1990.

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. Among the latest additions: Shelley Bamonte and Shannon Skaluba , Library Circulation Assistants (Regular Part-Time). Madigan Library; effective May 4 (Skaluba) and May 5 (Bamonte)

Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently had a paper published in an online journal. The paper, titled "The Monster in the Jungle: Lost and the 21st Century American Gothic," was published in Lost Online Studies, Volume 2.1.

Students Tracey E. Brewbaker, Beth A. Snoddy and Michael D. Womelsdorf and instructor Emily B. Miller all competed in the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon on Sunday, April 27. Brewbaker and Snoddy are physical fitness specialist students who will graduate in May; Womelsdorf is a returnee to the half marathon and soon will graduate from Penn College with a technology management degree.

Two representatives of a much-heralded workforce-training network administered by Pennsylvania College of Technology outlined the program's structure and successes during a recent conference in Denver, Colo. Thomas J. Venditti, statewide director of the Workforce & Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania, and Larry L.