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Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Hospitality will host “An Evening of Pennsylvania Food, Beer and Wine” on Nov. 14, offering opportunities to learn more about the pairing of fine beer and wine with food and to benefit the Peter Hellermann Scholarship Fund. Scheduled at 6:30 p.m.

Befitting the themed focus on campus leaders − those from earlier days and those who continue their student mentorship as employees and graduates − Penn College Homecoming 2012 was one to remember.

Ten students representing six campus organizations have been voted onto the 2012 Penn College Homecoming court, with balloting continuing this week to determine who is designated as the ultimate royalty. The top five male and female students have advanced from an original field of 41 on the basis of donations to their respective canisters at the Bush Campus Center information desk.

A Williamsport man who established a scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology last year recently added to the fund. Ryan A. English presented a check to Penn College to add to the Marcellus Measurement Scholarship Fund, which is growing toward endowment. Once the fund reaches endowment level, it will become a perennial source of scholarship funds.

Faculty and staff in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Health Sciences recently established an endowed scholarship fund to benefit students in the school.

The Chester D. Schuman Scholarship, honoring a man who served 34 years as admissions director for Pennsylvania College of Technology and its immediate forerunner, Williamsport Area Community College, has been established at the college.

A donation from PPL Corp. will go toward purchase of equipment for Pennsylvania College of Technology’s electrical technology majors. Teri MacBride, PPL’s regional community relations director, recently delivered a $3,000 check to the college’s Institutional Advancement Office to buy 20 new oscilloscopes for the School of Construction and Design Technologies.

A scholarship to assist students in automotive and collision repair programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been established by William and Lorraine Manos. The scholarship was established through the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation, of which William Manos has been a longtime member. Manos has served on the Foundation Board since 1993 and was its chairman from 1997-2007.

A fairway following Morning drive Out of harm's way Making it look easy Five-time PGA Tour winner D.A. Weibring was the visiting pro at the Penn College Foundation's 26th annual Golf Classic on Monday. During his visit to the Williamsport Country Club, where morning rainclouds lifted to provide a beautiful summer backdrop, Weibring shared some professional pointers during a wide-ranging clinic.

A lifelong automotive enthusiast whose children are alumni of Pennsylvania College of Technology has had a scholarship created in his memory at the college. The Ralph E. “Sonny” Persun Memorial Scholarship was established by his wife, Louise, and children Steven R., ’99, manufacturing engineering technology; Corey A., ’98, HVAC technology; and Karen Mensinger, ’93, accounting.