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Members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Phi Beta Lambda chapter registered seven first-place finishes at the Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference in Harrisburg on April 12-13.

Forest Technology students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management finished fourth overall and took first place in several competitions at the Mid Atlantic States Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet held recently in North Carolina.

A paper bridge designed by two Pennsylvania College of Technology students carried a load 579 times its weight, setting a record recently in winning the strongest-bridge category in the 11th annual "Bridging the Gap" competition at the College. In the competition, students designed and built bridges made entirely from construction paper and glue.

Pennsylvania College of Technology student Matthew A. Greger was named "National Communications Coordinator of the Year" recently at the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls regional conference at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.

Twenty students from Pennsylvania College of Technology will compete for statewide honors at the Pennsylvania SkillsUSA-VICA Conference, to be held April 17-19 in Altoona. Twelve of the students registered first-place finishes at the SkillsUSA-VICA District 6 Skills Competition, held Feb. 15 at Penn College.

One day in 1999, automotive technician Robert W. Stepanovich was surfing the Internet for colleges that offered degrees in the automotive career field, when he came upon the home page for Pennsylvania College of Technology and its School of Transportation Technology.

William C. Brownlee and Katie L. Spoerke have been chosen as the 2002 Homecoming King and Queen at Pennsylvania College of Technology, helping to raise $954 for charity in the process. Penn College students voted for Homecoming King and Queen by placing money in the jars of their favorite candidates among 23 nominees. The jars were placed at the information desk of the Bush Campus Center.

A student in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology is among 100 semifinalists at colleges and universities in North America competing for cash and scholarship awards in Microsoft's ".NET Best Student Awards 2001." Thomas M.

The Residence Hall Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology received two awards recently from the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. Construction Management student Kevin L. Imes, New Holland, won CAACURH's "Residential Assistant of the Month" honor for November.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented student achievement awards recently to graduates receiving degrees and certificates at winter commencement ceremonies held Dec. 20. The awards, the students and their academic majors are: President's Award, for leadership and service to the College community: Barbara Marie Willett, Johnstown, Hospitality Management.