Scholarships Articles

A new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology memorializes an instructor at the college who passed away last October. Joseph M. Younes lost his battle with cancer on Oct. 23 at the age of 54. Younes was an instructor of electrical technology/occupations at Penn College for 16 years, and he was an alumnus of the college's electrical technology major. The Joseph M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host its spring Visiting Chef Series Feb. 17-19, welcoming Chef DeJuan Roy, executive chef of 95 Cordova at the historic Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. While at the college, Roy will work alongside students, sharing his expertise as they prepare a benefit dinner on Friday, Feb. 19, that will conclude the stay.

The life story of a woman who was killed earlier this year has inspired an employee of Pennsylvania College of Technology to establish a scholarship fund in her memory. Olletta M. Alford was 33 years old when she died of gunshot wounds suffered in a criminal incident in Williamsport in July.

A former professor has taken advantage of a special federal program to establish a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Patricia J. Rambo, who retired as a professor of business administration in 1994, recently established the Robert and Patricia Shoff Rambo Scholarship. The endowed fund is expected to generate in excess of $1,000 annually for scholarship awards.

The College Store at Penn College is offering for sale locally crafted stained-glass windows with the college seal etched in blue glass. The center panel is bordered with clear beveled glass. Designed and created by Keith M.

A Baltimore-based heavy-equipment industry association has established a new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

A Bucks County company is reaffirming its long-standing relationship with Pennsylvania College of Technology through a revised scholarship agreement. Bracalente Manufacturing Co. Inc. will continue to provide an annual award of $1,000 to a Penn College student through the Bracalente Manufacturing Scholarship, which was established in 1996.

Williams, a natural-gas company based in Oklahoma, will support students at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new scholarship fund at the college. Through its foundation, Williams has established the Williams Foundation Scholarship Fund.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member's donation has pushed the total of gifts to The Penn College Fund Employee Campaign to a new record. Steven R. Parker, assistant professor of physics, recently donated $1,664 to The Penn College Fund.

A local construction company has established a scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Williamsport-based J&M Construction Specialty Inc. will provide an annual award of $2,000 beginning in Spring 2010. The company has committed to provide the scholarship for three years.