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A national trade organization recently awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Burton T. Maines Jr., of Williamsport, an HVAC technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Maines is among recipients in The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute's 2006 Clifford H. "Ted" Rees Jr.

Students enrolled in majors offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will take their skills on the road, providing catering services at Hunt Country Vineyards' Gourmet Harvest Festival in Branchport, N.Y., on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Participating students are enrolled in a Catering course at Penn College.

Laura A. Luttrell, a dental hygiene major from Elizabethtown, has been chosen by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association as "Student of the Month" for September. Among her extracurricular activities, this month's honoree is vice president of The Student American Dental Hygienists' Association and participates in SGA.

A business administration-human resource management major at Pennsylvania College of Technology has received a $1,000 scholarship from the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. The West Branch Human Resources Society presented the award to Michelle L.

Seven members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers participated in the 2006 Mini Baja Midwest competition which simulates real-world engineering-design projects and their related challenges and the group already is planning for the 2007 event.

Students from the School of Hospitality's artistic buffet course took to the ice Wednesday morning on the patio outside the Susquehanna Room. Under the direction of Frank M. Suchwala, instructor of hospitality management and culinary arts, the students carved goldfish sculptures from blocks of ice.

While student interns have helped all summer at Le Jeune Chef on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology, the beginning of the fall semester brings the return of classes to the restaurant's kitchens, with student-produced meals beginning in September.

Students enrolled in a catering class at Pennsylvania College of Technology will combine their talents with fresh, local food when they prepare dishes for the public at the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 9. As guest chefs, the students will offer demonstrations and samples, preparing dishes made from the products available at the market.

The Penn College Student Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers placed fifth in the organization's annual international Web site contest held recently. One hundred twenty entries from around the world were judged on content, navigability, originality, overall presentation, portability and load time. The webmaster, Edwin B.

Penn College paramedic and physician assistant students are devoting time this week at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport. Physician assistant students and faculty have been staffing the Infirmary in International Grove, the residential area set aside for the participating baseball teams, since Aug.