Scholarships Articles

With nearly 1,400 students enrolled in the 2008-09 academic year, Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Health Sciences is the largest of eight academic schools at the college. Now, the School of Health Sciences has established a scholarship fund to provide financial support for more of its students.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology scholarship fund that provides awards to students facing emergency financial challenges has been renamed in honor of a member of the Financial Aid Office staff who died in January.

For the second year in a row, a student in the Athens Area School District who will attend Pennsylvania College of Technology after graduation has been selected as the recipient of the Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship. A selection committee has chosen Matthew J. Delp, RR2 Ulster, as the 2009 recipient of the scholarship award, named in honor of the late wife of former state Sen.

State Sen. Gene Yaw who, as Penn College's solicitor was instrumental in the institution's creation as an affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University two decades ago has been honored with a scholarship in his name. Details are forthcoming, but college President Davie Jane Gilmour broke the news duringan appearance at a Thursday event in the campus' Field House.

The legacy of a well-respected assistant professor of architecture technology will continue at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new scholarship fund established in his memory. The executors of the estate of the late William H. Ealer have signed an agreement with the Penn College Foundation establishing the William H. Ealer Scholarship Fund.

Fundraising efforts by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association have resulted in another scholarship award for a returning student. Justin A. Ball, of Sandy Ridge, accepted the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship award at the 2008-09 Student Activities Awards Banquet on April 29. Ball is a graduate of Philipsburg-Osceola Senior High School.

Seven-time PGA Tour winner Joey Sindelar will be the visiting pro at the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation's 23rd Annual Spring Golf Classic on Monday, May 11, at the Williamsport Country Club. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the Penn College Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship.

A family known for its popular businesses in downtown Williamsport will be providing financial-aid support for students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality. Siblings Maria, Fred and Francis Daniele have established the Daniele Family Scholarship Fund at Penn College. The endowed fund will be a permanent source of scholarship awards for students.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a renowned Washington, D.C., chef and restaurateur in February as part of its Visiting Chef Series. The series invites accomplished chefs to the college's campus to mentor and work alongside students in the college's School of Hospitality over several days, culminating in the elaborate Visiting Chef dinner to benefit scholarship funds.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Exalting Everyday Elements," a collection of paintings by David Armstrong, from Dec. 2-17. This popular exhibit returns to the gallery for a third year with a new selection of Armstrong's original works.