Scholarships Articles

The Institutional Advancement Office alerts students to seven scholarships available for the Spring 2008 semester. Eligible Penn College students are invited to apply no later than Dec.1 for the following: Bruce R.

A new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology aims to reward high grades and community service among students in the college's School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies. The School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies Endowed Scholarship Fund is building toward endowed (permanent) status, with a goal of at least $25,000 in the fund.

Faculty members in the welding technology department at Pennsylvania College of Technology have established a scholarship fund to support their students. Donald O. Praster, interim dean of industrial and engineering technologies, said the Penn College Welding Faculty Scholarship will generate an annual award of $500.

Donations to support international students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have resulted in the creation of a new scholarship fund at the college. Penn College's Academic Affairs Office recently completed work to create the International Student Scholarship Fund. The fund will generate an annual award of $500. The first award from the fund will be made for the 2008-09 academic year.

A relationship between Pennsylvania College of Technology and the Williamsport Parking Authority that started with a student project has grown to include a new scholarship fund at the college. The Williamsport Parking Authority Board of Directors recently approved the creation of the Williamsport Parking Authority Scholarship fund at Penn College.

An anonymous donor has established a new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology that will cover a significant portion of the tuition bill for an incoming freshman student. Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, the Academic Incentive Scholarship fund will provide one annual award equal to 20 percent of the recipient's in-state tuition and fees.

The seventh annual NRM Golf Invitational, held Wednesday at the White Deer Golf Course, raised about $6,000 to fund an endowed scholarship for Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management. Twenty-two foursomes comprised of industry representatives and college faculty/staff competed at the tournament, the final one arranged by Wayne R.

A firm that specializes in after-market performance upgrades for automobiles has established a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Slowboy Racing Scholarship will provide an annual award of $1,000 to a full-time student, enrolled in any major, who is a member of the Penn College Motorsports Association.

A welding instructor from the Monroe Career & Technical Institute in Bartonsville was so impressed by a visit last year to Pennsylvania College of Technology that he spearheaded the effort to establish a scholarship fund to encourage his students to attend the college.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation and the college's School of Hospitality combined efforts to offer a reception honoring individuals, organizations and businesses that have established scholarships at the college. The gathering centered on a carnival-themed buffet of pastries as pleasing to the eye as to the mouth.