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Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented student achievement awards to its May 2009 graduates. More than 900 students petitioned to graduate at the conclusion of the Spring 2009 semester. Three commencement ceremonies were held May 15-16 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport.

The legacy of Kenneth E. Carl who was an instructor when Pennsylvania College of Technology forerunner Williamsport Technical Institute was founded and later became its director and the first president of Williamsport Area Community College continues with the graduation of his grandson from the college on May 15. Michael J.

The New Choices/New Options program in Career Services is recruiting single parents, single pregnant women and displaced homemakers. NC/NO offers career-development services including (but not limited to) resume-writing, interview skills, stress management, goal-setting and assessments. Program completers are eligible to apply for tuition assistance and/or textbook-cost reimbursement.

Seventeen Pennsylvania College of Technology students who plan to graduate during the 2009 calendar year were presented with Penn College Awards during a Thursday banquet at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The 13th annual ceremony recognized students who have made outstanding contributions to Penn College and who have risen above their peers as a result of their leadership.

A student in the occupational therapy assistant major at Pennsylvania College of Technology was recently honored with national and state scholarship awards. The American Occupational Therapy Foundation awarded Holly L. Montarsi, of Howard, the Willard and Spackman Memorial Scholarship.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were selected to attend the National Restaurant Association's Salute to Excellence, scheduled in Chicago on May 16. The event kicks off the National Restaurant Association's 90th annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. Penn College students Ashley M.

Career Services wishes members of the graduating Class of 2009 all the best in their professional endeavors and reminds graduates that its services (resume building, job-search and interview skills, Career Fairs, on-campus recruiting and the Penn College Career Hub) are available to them as alumni. Contact Career Services byphone at570-327-4502 or by e-mail .

Seven students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's four-year heating, ventilation and air conditioning design technology major attended a recent meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers in Harrisburg.

2008-09 Honors Senior RA of the YearJulianne Grega Resident Assistant of the YearBradley Jackson Rising Star of the Year Jeffrey Eshenour Educational Program of the Year"I Love Sex, Candy, & Cocktails" Kaitlyn Charmbury.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were selected to participate in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, in which they will gain experience in hands-on research alongside world-recognized scientists. Students David M. Blumenfeld, of Lincroft, N.J., and Matthew C.