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EDITOR PENN COLLEGE MAGAZINE Jennifer A. Cline ADVISORY COMMITTEE Nicholas D. Biddle, ’07 CONTRIBUTING graphic designer, web developer EDITORS Biddle Studios and Sage Age Strategies Matt Blymier Joshua Bonner, ’03, ’14 Cindy Davis Meixel creative director Tom Speicher Mount Saint Mary’s University Tom Wilson L. Lee Janssen, ’82 Joseph S. Yoder news editor Williamsport Sun-Gazette ISSUE DESIGNER Lana K. Muthler, ’70 Sarah K. Patterson, ’05 managing editor The Express, Lock Haven DESIGN & DIGITAL PRODUCTION Julie Stellfox, ’06 Ken Engel communications specialist Lock Haven University Larry D. Kauffman Tina M. Miller, ’03 Robert O. Rolley, ’83 publisher Deborah K. Peters, ’97 The Express, Lock Haven and The Williamsport Sun-Gazette WEB DESIGN Phillip C. Warner, ’06 Joseph Tertel, ’02 manager, eCommerce Marketing CONTRIBUTING Rite Aid PHOTOGRAPHERS
Matt Blymier PENN COLLEGE MEMBERS Jennifer A. Cline Barbara A. Danko Larry D. Kauffman retired director of alumni relations Cindy Davis Meixel Sandra Lakey Tom Speicher retired faculty Tom Wilson speech communication and composition Other photos as credited Brad L. Nason faculty mass communications Katherine A. Downes vice president of public relations Student Government Association Alexandra D. Petrizzi student James C. Temoshenko student
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on the cover Hundreds of incredibly detailed technical illustrations are among the treasures in the Penn College Archives. Readers received one of four alternate covers showcasing 6 these works by former students. See Page 8 for more pieces from Big League Gig the archives. The Wildcat baseball team will serve as the tarp crew during the MLB Little League Classic, a major
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12 ‘Chopped’ champ 16 A student’s journey 20 New Wellsboro site opens 12 ‘Chopped’ champ 16 A student’s journey 20 New Wellsboro site opens ‘Chopped’ Champ In February, Kristina Wisneski, ‘13, became the second Penn College alumnus to win an episode of the popular TV show “Chopped.” attention, alumni Share your story and catch up with classmates online at magazine.pct.edu/cn 16 Self-Study go paperless Joey Morrin knew he’d someday find his To receive an email when way to his homeland. He was surprised we publish new editions at that it found him through a study abroad magazine.pct.edu, email opportunity at Penn College. [email protected]. Include your name, class year (if alumni), address and email address, and put Online Magazine 20 Subscription in the subject. You will stop receiving the Room to Grow printed Penn College Magazine. A new building quadruples the space for the Campus News 2 college’s Wellsboro offerings and expands the number who can enroll in its Practical address corrections Penn College Family 5 Nursing Program, helping to relieve the If you are receiving more than area’s nursing shortage. one copy of Penn College Sports Replay 7 Magazine, or if it is addressed to a daughter or son who has established a separate Niche 24 permanent residence, please notify Alumni Relations at 27 Class Notes [email protected], or call toll-free 877-PCT-ALUM (877-728-2586). Expert Tips 32 You can also update mailing info at magazine.pct.edu/update. CAMPUS NEWS
New majors fill needs
Professional baking certificate The college developed a quicker pathway to a baking and Chemical dependency pastry arts career through a new 12-month certificate in credential professional baking – available beginning Fall 2020 – and Providing a comprehensive a revision to the associate degree in baking and pastry arts understanding of the scientific causes that makes a degree obtainable in 16 months. of addiction, prevention strategies, Visit . www.pct.edu/baking intervention opportunities and treatment options, Penn College has launched a 12-credit credential in chemical dependency. The online credential is designed to enhance the skills of professionals working in health care, human services, law enforcement, education and other fields. Consisting of four eight-week classes, the coursework can be completed in two semesters. Visit www.pct.edu/humanservices.
Hands-on learning for Pennsylvania College of Technology’s three-semester associate degree and new 12-month professional baking certificate takes place in a lab equipped with industry- standard equipment, including a new MIWE Condo Deck Oven and Revent ONE26 Rotating Rack Oven.
College contributes over $306 million to PA economy
Pennsylvania College of Technology contributed $306.6 million to the Pennsylvania economy in Fiscal Year 2017 and supported, directly and indirectly, 3,266 Pennsylvania jobs, according to a study released Feb. 26 by Penn State, which focused on measuring the university’s impact in communities across the commonwealth. Overall, the study found that Penn State contributes more than $11.6 billion to the state’s economy. More than 102,000 Pennsylvania jobs can be attributed to Penn State on the whole, the study found, and for every $1 in state appropriations received by Penn State, the university returns $1.24 in revenue to the commonwealth.
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Diesel drag truck wins The Diesel Performance Club’s modified 1959 Mack B61 brought home the “Top Race Vehicle” trophy from the Motorama Speed Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. The diesel drag truck has provided nearly 20 years’ worth of unique hands-on experiences for students. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEREK R. BRADY
College pursues Master of Science in Nursing
In February, the Penn College Board of Directors authorized the college to begin developing the curriculum for a Master of Science in Nursing. The new MSN degree is proposed to have two program options: family nurse practitioner and nursing education. It would be offered online. Full- time students would complete their degree requirements within two years. There is a signficant demand in the health care industry for such nurses. The proposed timeline calls for a launch in Fall 2021. Once the curriculum is developed and approved through campus processes, it will go back to the board for final approval. Penn College nursing students work with patient In Fall 2017, Penn College began offering its first graduate degree, simulator SimMan 3G to practice assessment and a combined Bachelor/Master of Science in physician assistant studies. documentation skills and to prepare and administer medications. The college is developing a curriculum that, if approved, would add a Master of Science in Nursing.
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Quoted in Washington Post College fields esports team
The Jan. 11 edition of The Washington Penn College added competitive, multiplayer Post featured the efforts of two members videogaming, known as “esports,” to of Penn College’s information technology intercollegiate athletics this spring. faculty to extend cybersecurity education Penn College is in the process of to high school age students – and younger. becoming the 10th Pennsylvania school Jacob R. Miller and Sandra Gorka, to join the National Association of associate professors of computer science, Collegiate Esports, which began in won a 2016 National Science Foundation 2016 with six schools. It now boasts grant to pioneer a college-level more than 125 members. cybersecurity course that local high school The college’s first tournament took students can take for college credit, one place in March, when 17 that can serve as a nationwide model. Penn College students competed against players from 15 other collegiate teams in the games “League of Legends,” “Overwatch” and “Hearth.” The team played remotely from Penn’s Inn, in the college’s Bush Campus Center, where seating was available for spectators.
First in U.S. higher ed to get electron beam welder
Penn College is partnering with Cambridge Vacuum Engineering Inc. to bring electron beam welding to the curriculum of its welding and metal fabrication program. A 60kV electron beam welder from the British company will be used in the expanded Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center, set to open in August. It will be the only electron beam welder placed by CVE in any college or university in the United States. Electron beam welding has become a vital technology in the aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, semiconductor and military industries. The low heat input allows sensitive internal electronics packages to be sealed in a device without damage.
Through a partnership with Cambridge Vacuum Engineering Inc., Pennsylvania College Find Complete Articles on PCToday of Technology is set to receive an electron To find more comprehensive versions of the articles in beam welder, similar to the unit shown here, Campus News – and to read other news stories about in October for use in its welding and metal Penn College – visit PCToday, the college’s news-and- fabrication program. information website, at pctoday.pct.edu
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EPIC ADVENTURE PHOTO COURTESY OF NICK MUZIK/SWISS EPIC
Joe Tavani, automotive instructor, rides through the Swiss Alps with the peak of the Matterhorn rising above the clouds in the background.
When Joe Tavani travels, he likes to go off the beaten path. And while the team competes in meets across the state as part He did just that when he spent five days traveling over 200 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League, races are miles through the Swiss Alps – on a mountain bike. an optional part of the program. “I got to see the Matterhorn in a very unique way,” he says. “Only one person gets to win, so you can’t base it on that,” “I got to ride up a glacier instead of going in a gondola like he says. Rather, it’s about having fun, learning bike skills and all the tourists do.” being outdoors. Tavani and a Susquehanna Valley Velo Club teammate took part in the Swiss Epic, a bike race that had them climbing HIS ‘WHY’ IS ‘HOW’ 6,000-9,000 feet each day as they rode through quaint Recently asked in a coaches’ seminar why he leads a team, mountain villages and lush forests. the automotive instructor, whose career focuses on how things work, naturally answered “How.” PASSING IT ON “I like to teach others how to do what I love to do,” he says. Tavani likes adventure. But he is far more excited about the That goes for his Penn College classroom, too, where, in the adventures to be had by his automotive technology students Honda Professional Automotive Career Training program, he at Penn College and by the teens he teaches to mountain bike. helps students to master the skills they’ll need to pursue a With civil engineering technology alumnus Jeremy Rusczyk, career that he has loved. ‘09, Tavani coaches the 4-year-old Lycoming County And he hopes that by following his own passions – in the Composite Mountain Biking team for sixth- to 12th-grade classroom and beyond – his students may find the confidence students from across the county. Rusczyk and Tavani teach to follow theirs. students the mechanics of mountain biking: the “ready” position, how to traverse skinny trails, how to cross over a log. Fall 2019 5 Big League Gig BASEBALL TEAM TO STAFF INFIELD TARP FOR MAJOR LEAGUE GAME
Twenty Wildcats and their coach, Chris Howard, serve on the tarp by Matt Blymier, assistant director of athletics for crew for the MLB Little League Classic 2018. compliance and athletics communication
hen the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates our home field,” Howard said of sharing the same field at BB&T square off Aug. 18 in the third annual MLB Little Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field with the Cubs and Pirates. League Classic, there will be a few familiar faces at The team will go through several days of training prior to theW nationally televised event. Some 20 Pennsylvania College of the big game. On the Thursday and Friday before the game, the Technology baseball players, led by head coach Chris Howard, team will have about 10 hours of practice moving and removing will be responsible for the field tarp in case of inclement weather the tarp, while Saturday brings a 12-hour standby day in case of at the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game. inclement weather. On game day, the team will arrive at 7 a.m. and The Wildcats have served in that capacity since the inaugural help where needed around the park before the 7 p.m. start time. game in 2017. “It’s a long four days of training in the hot August weather,” The idea originated with Little League President and CEO Howard said. “But the payoff is really rewarding, with some of the Steve Keener. When asked by Major League Baseball if there best seats in the house during the game.” were grounds crew members for the Little League World Series Getting volunteers from his team has never been hard for who could handle the tarp, Keener suggested to Penn College Howard. In 2017, Howard says, he never had a quicker response to President Davie Jane Gilmour, then chairman of the Little League a group text than he did when he asked his players to help with the International Board of Directors, that the college’s baseball team event. Howard expects the same enthusiasm this year. would be a good choice for the job. “Our guys are excited to see Major League players play on the And Howard and company were more than willing to help out. same field that they do,” Howard explained. “It’s one of the coolest “It’s going to be exciting to see major leaguers in our dugout on experiences they’ll have while they’re here.” ■
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ARCHERY Freshman Trevor Quarry placed third in men’s recurve at the USA Archery Outdoor National Championship. In team events, Sidney Alpaugh, freshman Zach Williamson and junior David Fox reached the quarterfinals in men’s bowhunter.
BASEBALL For the 12th time in Chris Howard’s 13 years as head coach, the Wildcats reached the postseason. Four underclassmen were named to the NEAC all-conference team.
GOLF Wildcat baseball team members, along with head coach Howard, right, Penn College finished third in the NEAC Championship prepare to pull the tarp over the infield at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, which is transformed for a day into a Major League for the second-straight season and had three stadium. Standing, from left, are Brandon Barnyak, Cody Nelson, Trevor individuals among the top 10 in a 39-player field. Dolin and Conner Curran. At bottom of frame is Joe Gaumer. Three players earned all-conference honors. Senior Ned Baumbach and sophomore Brian Whelan tied for seventh place, while junior Austin Moscariello “IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO tied for 10th. SEE MAJOR LEAGUERS IN OUR MEN’S TENNIS With three individual champions, two runners-up and DUGOUT ON OUR HOME FIELD.” the NEAC Rookie of the Year, it was a great finish for the Penn College men and first-year interim coach Jessica Bower. Freshman Tucker Phillippe-Johansson was named the conference’s top rookie after he captured the No. 2 singles crown and then teamed with sophomore Will DeMarco for the No. 2 doubles title. DeMarco also was the No. 3 singles champion, and for their efforts, both were named to the all-conference first team. Two Wildcats earned second-team honors.
SOFTBALL The Wildcats went 3-2 in the NEAC playoffs and earned the program’s first runner-up finish in the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Penn College closed its season with 24 wins – setting a new Penn College single-season win record. Four Wildcats were named to the all-conference team.
WRESTLING A program-record four Penn College wrestlers placed in the top six at the NCAA Division III Southeast Regional tournament. Heavyweight Dylan Otis and 197-pounder Jared Mooney both placed fourth, while Wildcats lend a hand as the grounds crew waters the infield to keep dust Dylan Gettys and Daniel Bergeron took sixth at 174 down. From left: Remington Spoonhour, Barnyak and Devon Sanders. and 165, respectively. The team finished at 12-16, the best in the college’s Division III Era.
Fall 2019 7 WHERE MEMORY SERVES Archives provide historical context to the institution where the future was made by hand
by Tom Wilson, writer/PCToday editor “There have been many attempts to place on the record the history of this unusual institution, but such records as exist are scattered and incomplete,” wrote George H. Parkes, the first director of Williamsport Technical Institute. He would be heartened to know that his words are part of a treasure trove of objects, photos and papers that have been cataloged in the archives of that “unusual institution’s” successor and, collectively, help to tell the story of the institution and those who have dwelled in its halls. For the past 20 years, those archives – on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Madigan Library – have been studied, cataloged and preserved by Patricia A caddy for electronic tubes A. Scott, who retired in June as an associate (or vacuum tubes), harks back to a time when televisions professor, the librarian for the college’s were too cumbersome to School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual be repaired off-site, so Communications, and the college archivist. technicians carried the tubes along on house calls. Then, as Scott is a 1971 graduate of Williamsport now, learning with the most Area Community College, holds Bachelor current technology available of Arts (1976) and Master of Arts (1986) was essential to the college’s educational philosophy and degrees from Penn State, and earned a to students’ success. master’s in library science from Clarion University in 1994. She worked in libraries at Penn State and Bucknell prior to her Penn College employment. Before retiring, Scott shared a few of her favorite archives finds. If you know more about these pieces, please call 570-320-2400, ext. 7110, or email [email protected].
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Parkes papers More than 50 essays by George H. Parkes, the first director of Williamsport Technical Institute, describe his time at WTI. Some have great titles like “The Panama Episode,” “The Case of the Truncated Man” and “A Humorous Incident.” “They give details about college history found nowhere else,” Scott says. In one essay, the plain-speaking Parkes describes the college’s first automotive lab beneath the football field’s bleachers, years after the program had moved to a better home: “This place served us well, although we almost froze to death in the winter. In this crude area, we explored our real needs, and made plans and plans. We knew we would have a better shop someday.” Today, the college’s Parkes Automotive Technology Center proudly bears his name. In another piece, he uses the same frankness to describe himself: “This writer has gained the reputation of being a stubborn, uncompromising troublemaker. It’s an unescapable penalty for the privilege of serving the public.”
Fall 2019 9 Lifelong Education Center A color rendering of the Hager Lifelong Education Center’s “loop” previews a now- familiar vantage from West Third Street. In those days, school buses brought area high school students to the college for their career and technical education classwork.
Did you know? On the library’s website, you can access Williamsport Area Community College “Montage” yearbooks “The Spotlight” student newspaper Williamsport Technical Institute and WACC catalogs WTI photographs Wine labels Among faculty members whose papers have been donated to the Visit magazine.pct.edu/archives college are the late James E. Logue, a member of the college’s The page also includes instructions for English faculty, whose three boxfuls of material in the archives scheduling an appointment to visit the include wine labels, a July 1956 script from his internship on “The Penn College Archives. Ernie Kovacs Show,” and a 1950s letter that young “Jimmy Logue” received from the Captain Marvel Club. “People keep what’s important to them,” Scott says. “And it is through those items that we connect the past to the present.” 10 Penn College Magazine Never built The archives includes a rendering for a “Proposed Vocational School Building” for the Williamsport School District. The rendering is credited to W.D. Shollenberger, registered architect, of the city, who left a clue to its era in the style of vehicle he illustrated. The drawing was provided to the archives by late administrator William Homisak.
Technical illustrations Hand-drawn technical illustrations include a massive steam boiler brought down to size in a student’s meticulous ink work. The pieces were donated to the archives by retiree Patrick Murphy, an associate professor of advertising art who received Master Teacher honors in 1989. The work of technical illustrators was used in service manuals, textbooks and parts catalogs. ■
View more of Parkes’ essays and students’ technical illustrations at magazine.pct.edu/wm
Fall 2019 11 by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor ‘Chopped’ ristina Wisneski’s earliest cooking memory is in her great- grandmother’s kitchen in Iowa. K Her childhood in an eastern Pennsylvania household that prepared meals Champ together, with main courses made by dad Kristina Wisneski, ‘13, and desserts baked by mom, shaped her interest in a culinary career. becomes second culinary arts Likewise, it was a shared family activity alum to win popular show that helped lead her to the set of the Food Network’s popular competition show “Chopped,” where she hurriedly whipped up dishes with surprise ingredients and set them before renowned chefs, who eliminated one contestant after each round. “I’ve always loved watching the show with my parents,” Wisneski said. “My dad and I always try to figure out what we would make if we were in the same situation.” The musings paid off. Wisneski was the last chef standing at the end of the hourlong episode titled “Wonton Wonder,” which premiered on Feb. 12. During the bout, she bested three other chefs. For each of three rounds, the contestants were given a basketful of required – and usually unexpected – ingredients and 20 minutes to prepare a masterpiece. The challenge tests the chefs to think creatively and combine flavors tastefully. In the appetizer round, the 2013 Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate managed to impress judges with the flavor in her steamed wontons, made with a mystery basketful of ingredients that included scallions, water chestnuts, wonton wrappers and hot dog eclairs. In the entrée round, when the three remaining chefs opened their baskets, they found pheasant, green tomatoes, tepache liqueur and “trash can nachos.” Wisneski, a native of Whitehall, had the advantage of hunting and cooking pheasants with her family. She again pleased the judges’ palates with roasted pheasant, green- tomato salsa verde and a flavorful crumble made from the loaded nachos. In the final round, Wisneski and her remaining competitor, Chef Patrick
12 Penn College Magazine On the set of Food Network’s “Chopped,” Chef Kristina Wisneski, ’13, plates her dessert for judges. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOOD NETWORK
Carter, of Indiana, were challenged to instructor of hospitality management/ concoct delectable desserts from moon culinary arts) took me under his wing,” drop grapes, apricot paste, bagel chips and she said. “He really taught me a lot and pickle cupcakes. showed me that you can balance life and “I instantly thought of sweet salty,” being a chef. Wisneski said. “Who doesn’t like that?” “All of the classes taught us new things “All of the classes She served judges a port wine and and kept us on our toes. I loved that our taught us new moon drop grape mousse with an apricot labs were like real-life working shifts, and mint sauce. because this job is no joke!” she added. things and kept She credits her ability to successfully “I also loved how small our classes were, us on our toes. I combine flavors – even odd ones like because I made some of my best friends apricots and pickles – to an adventurous in college. We used to get together for loved that our labs palate. dinners and wine tastings, which were “School really helped to teach us all always fun!” were like real-life different combinations, as well,” she said. Aiding her “Chopped” success, she working shifts.” Wisneski earned a bachelor’s degree credits a Culinary Competition and in culinary arts and systems and has fond Skills Assessment course that she took memories of her time at Penn College – with Chef Mary G. Trometter, assistant even nine-to-10-hour labs. professor of hospitality management/ “I will always remember how much culinary arts, and experiences Chef Mike (Michael J. Ditchfield, volunteering on the PA Preferred
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Alongside Penn College students, Wisneski prepares ingredients for Tredici Kristina Wisneski, ’13 Mushroom Toast at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show. As a Penn College student, Wisneski volunteered to assist professional chefs on the same stage. The activity has been a tradition for the college’s hospitality students for nearly 30 years.
“Culinary Connection” stage at the the Philadelphia food scene, where she is “When I got the call from URBN for Pennsylvania Farm Show. executive chef of Amis Trattoria in Devon, Amis in Devon, I almost died!” Wisneski At the show, students spend two days a Main Line suburb of the city. The Italian said. “It was so exciting, because Amis preparing audience samples and providing eatery focuses on simple, seasonal recipes. has always been my favorite restaurant in on-stage assistance as Pennsylvania chefs It is part of the URBN portfolio of brands. Philadelphia, and Chef Brad Spence (the demonstrate recipes for the Farm Show’s Wisneski began her culinary career culinary director) is one of the best Italian attendees. The students then engage at Savona in Gulph Mills, another Main chefs I’ve ever met. He teaches and pushes in a “School Cooking Challenge.” In Line suburb, where fellow Penn College us constantly.” Trometter’s course and during the Farm culinary arts graduate Chef Andrew She’s happy with the place her culinary Show challenge, Wisneski and classmates Masciangelo is the executive chef and career has led her. whipped up dishes for a judges panel using co-owner. While at Savona, Wisneski “I plan on staying with URBN. I like assigned ingredients. was included in a Zagat restaurant guide what they have to offer. I love being in Wisneski also did some late-night roundup of “20 Sous-Chefs to Watch in Philly, and I’m not sure I see myself going cramming before appearing on “Chopped.” Philly.” elsewhere, but who knows?” she said. “I “The night before (taping the episode) “That was surreal,” the young chef said. think eventually – like way down the road I couldn’t sleep, because I was terrified I She then joined Zavino Hospitality – I will end up teaching. It’s always been would get something I didn’t know how Group, where she was able to work at each an interest of mine. But for now, I plan on to prepare, so I was looking up YouTube of the company’s restaurants. eating, teaching, learning and, of course, videos!” she said. “It was great to see (restaurant) traveling around the world!” ■ Since her 2013 graduation, Wisneski openings and all the different food they has been making a name for herself in served,” she said.
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Kristi (Ritchey) Genova, ’02, culinary arts technology, competed on the Food Network’s “Extreme Chef” in 2002 and made an appearance on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”
Jason Hopple, ’00, hospitality management, demonstrated a July 4 drink recipe on VH1’s “Morning Buzz” in 2012.
James Parker, ’91, culinary arts, PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY a top fruit and vegetable sculptor, has appeared on several Food Network series, including “Food Network Challenge” (as a winning competitor and a judge), “Sugar Rush,” “Food Landscapes” and “Chef vs. City.” He’s also appeared on NBC’s “Today” show, “The Rachel Ray Show,” “Fox and Friends” and The Home Shopping Network.
Dean Yasharian, ’03, culinary arts technology, won an episode of “Chopped” in 2009 and whipped up British dishes on NBC’s PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMIS TRATTORIA “Today” show during the 2012 Top: The dining room at Amis Tratoria in Devon, where Wisneski is executive London Olympics, when Yasharian chef. Among her spring dinner menu dishes are seared sea scallops with was executive chef of London’s asparagus, preserved lemon and roasted red pepper (left) and ahi tuna steak with fiddlehead ferns, ramps and olive tapenade. Bar Boulud.
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design student Joey Morrin to also explore
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by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
16 Penn College Magazine one-credit study abroad trip Pennsylvania couple who had previously Mathematics in Non-European Cultures is the reason Joey Morrin adopted another boy from Guatemala. I, in Fall 2017, Morrin joined 17 other enrolled at Pennsylvania Growing up in Morrisville in Bucks travelers, including three faculty members, College of Technology. County, Joey and his brother, Christopher, on a 10-day trip to Guatemala that The college was at the top of his list enjoyed quintessential U.S. childhoods, commenced two days after Christmas and for graphic design studies, but his older brimming with basketball, soccer, tennis extended into the first week of 2018. brother was a Penn College student. Not and track. Their mother, a high school Key in Morrin’s mind was whether wanting to follow his footsteps, Morrin math teacher, was also a basketball and he’d feel at home in Guatemala. Although was considering Drexel University tennis coach, so an active lifestyle was part his parents had provided positive instead. That was until he saw the course of the family equation. multicultural reinforcement, and diversity description for Mathematics in Non- Fully identifying as a North American was common in his community and European Cultures II. kid, Joey had not given much thought to schools, there remained a subtle sense Exploring Maya mathematics, design, Guatemala – until college came calling. engineering and astronomy, the class’s next “I always imagined that I would study abroad trip would be to Guatemala: eventually find it some way, yet to my Morrin’s native country – a place he did surprise, it found me because of Penn not remember. College,” he said. “Before the trip, I was Born in December 1997 in Escuintla, not actively trying to visit Guatemala, but a city in southwestern Guatemala on the by chance, I found myself knee-deep in the Pacific coastal plain, Morrin arrived in opportunity of a lifetime.” the U.S. at 15 months of age, adopted by a After completing a prerequisite course,
Graphic design student Joey Morrin joins Curt E. Vander Vere, assistant professor of mathematics, left, and D. Robert Cooley, associate professor of anthropology/environmental science, in front of a Maya temple in Guatemala’s Tikal National Park. Known as the Temple of the Great Jaguar, it was constructed around A.D. 732.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOEY MORRIN Fall 2019 17 Top left: Brothers Christopher, left, and Joey Morrin volunteer to move new students into their residence halls during Welcome Weekend. Christopher earned three degrees from Penn College.
of “otherness” in his life in the U.S. and frustration were difficult for the young Although emotional and often Would his physical appearance, directly traveler, who said he “learned to stay in the challenging for Morrin, the exchanges connecting him to his Central American back” of the group to not call attention enhanced the experience for many of his roots and Maya Indian ancestors, translate to himself. fellow travelers. into a sense of belonging in Guatemala? He found “freedom” from the pressure “One of the other students said to me, “He wondered how that would play out by walking down a street by himself, ‘I just loved walking with you. You didn’t when we reached Guatemala,” said one of taking photographs. know what was going to happen next!’” his course instructors, D. Robert Cooley, “I could absorb it all better without Morrin said. associate professor of anthropology/ everyone around me. Without them The trip itself was filled with new environmental science. “Would he fit in or drawing attention to me, I just looked experiences and surprises for the Penn would he be an outsider there – fitting in like a tourist taking photos,” he said. College group. Although Cooley and by appearance, but not culturally? Older women, in particular, gravitated co-instructor Curt E. Vander Vere, Some of his questions were answered toward Morrin. assistant professor of mathematics, began on the group’s first flight. “They perceived me as ‘the lost child,’ taking groups to Guatemala in 2011, an “The flight crew on Avianca, a finally coming back home,” he related. unexpected adventure landed in their path Colombian airline, addressed him initially “They wanted to hug and comfort me, in 2018. They were invited to explore an in Spanish, apparently assuming he was even though, for me, there was nothing to enormous cave near the town of Flores. returning to a Central American home be comforted about.” Cuevas del Tecolote had just been opened from the U.S.,” Cooley said. “The surprise Hugging him warmly, one woman said to the public by a local Maya co-op of on their faces when they realized he spoke (in Spanish), “You need to get Guatemala families and landowners as a historical site, no Spanish was tangible, and at times, it in your heart. Welcome home, son.” and the Penn College group was believed seemed almost as if Joey would need to In another encounter, an older man to be the first non-Maya tour group to view explain why to justify the situation.” shook Morrin’s hand and welcomed him it. (The English translation of “tecolote” These types of exchanges continued back to his ancestral homeland. Joseph E. is “owl.”) throughout the trip as local Guatemalans LeBlanc, assistant professor of physics, “When we arrived, a few local Maya perceived Morrin to be a tour guide or the who speaks fluent Spanish and traveled families were seated around a hearth, “point person” for communication with with the group, translated: “He says he’s reciting prayers as part of a New Year’s the group. Some admonished him for not very happy for you. You have a world of celebration,” Cooley said. “It was the knowing Spanish. The ensuing confusion possibilities at your fingertips. Enjoy it.” same religious ceremony that the Maya
18 Penn College Magazine Above: Morrin assembled a detailed journal with photos, pencil sketches and written entries created during his time in Guatemala. Remaining photos, provided by Morrin, show some of those experiences.
had celebrated in that spot for centuries, educational aspect of the study abroad Joey continues to according to our local guide. The students trip. For his part, Morrin conducted process his journey were speechless. Our guide showed us research, reaching out to other to Guatemala and his the residue of a painted owl on the cave Guatemalan adoptees via a Facebook journey of self-identity. walls and moved the flashlight to the cave community page – Next Generation “I greatly enjoyed floor where there were thousands and Guatemala – to further explore the topic learning about all things thousands of pottery shards and stone of cultural identity. His final project was Maya. … The trip, the tool fragments. The objects were from titled “Identify Defined.” loving people, the mouth- very different time periods, and they “In conducting my extensive post-trip watering food, and the unique correlated to things we saw in museums. research, I was overjoyed to find that culture I was immersed in were not It was like a time capsule of Maya history. I’m not the only adoptee who relates to only new to me, but were, in a way, very The cave had been the place of continuous a feeling of cultural limbo. It’s something refreshing to experience,” he said. “For human activity for 2,000 years. only a very small and very special group the first time, I looked like others around “Everyone was completely spellbound. of individuals can relate to,” Morrin said. me; I was no longer ‘the brown kid’ or a I’ve never seen a group of students Prior to Joey’s return to Guatemala, complete anomaly. I was home, but in my so captivated. It was such a powerful his brother, Chris, held no interest in heart, I was not. experience. What a neat thing we lucked exploring his homeland, but he has “The disconnect between my American into. The students felt very special it was enjoyed hearing about his brother’s heart and my Guatemalan roots is one that shared with them.” explorations, and his curiosity has I have embraced even more than before. The group also visited Maya ruins at been stirred. I’ve become comfortable with fitting in El Ceibal, Yaxha, Tikal and Uaxactun, “I have a feeling that if I went back, loosely in the places where I don’t quite fit and explored the Ixpanpajul Natural Park he would join me after hearing me talk in. It’s not like a round hole with a square where they ziplined, hiked and traversed about the trip and seeing the photos I peg, but a round hole with a smaller round suspension bridges. took,” Joey said. “I would love to return to peg. I don’t fit snuggly, but I’m in there.” Morrin, ever the artist, captured Guatemala. If I were to go back, I would He added: “It is something I will always these experiences with a camera and definitely learn a good amount of Spanish hold close to my heart, because it allowed pencil sketches. Many were placed into before returning so that I could interact me to grow and feel a bit more whole than a detailed journal. He also completed a with the locals and speak for myself rather ever before.” ■ required class project highlighting an than relying on others to be my voice.”
Fall 2019 19 n March, Penn College at eventually, employment. “I’m a single mom of three,” said Wellsboro moved into a new When the Wellsboro Area School practical nursing student Rena Brown. home, only steps from the District and the college’s administrators “I worked for 22 years as a CNA (certified health care facilities where joined in the early 1980s to expand higher nursing assistant) and decided it was time many who attend classes in education in the area, a program to educate to advance. Being a one-year program, it the building will gain clinical future licensed practical nurses was the fit into my schedule.” experiences and, first offering. Since 1983, the program has Brown and her classmates began been educating students and providing the Practical Nursing Program in skilled employees to the region. February at its former site in the
New facility provides room to grow for Northern Tier
20 Penn College Magazine Wellsboro Area High School, where, District,” said Jason P. Zielewicz, Pennsylvania is experiencing the since 2012, the college leased space for a the college’s director of workforce second-largest shortage of licensed classroom and a learning lab. The school development at Wellsboro, noting that the practical nurses nationwide, with the district also provided office space in the district graciously provided a place, even impact hitting rural communities high school and in its administration though it had limited space to spare. the hardest. building. But the generosity of another area “We are pleased to be part of the “We have a great working organization has allowed the college solution,” said Davie Jane Gilmour, relationship with the to move Penn College at Wellsboro Penn College president, calling UPMC Wellsboro Area into a Walnut Street building that had Susquehanna’s gift “more than a building. School most recently been used by UPMC It is a partnership that influences lives for Susquehanna Home Care & Hospice. the better.” UPMC Susquehanna transferred the The demand for the program’s 8,400-square-foot facility to the college graduates is high. for $1, contingent upon the college “Most students have jobs before using the building to expand graduating,” Zielewicz said. its Practical Nursing Many go on to work in long-term Program in care facilities, including at UPMC Wellsboro. Susquehanna Soldiers + Sailors in Tioga County and UPMC Cole or Sweden Valley Manor in Potter County. There’s also been a trend toward graduates entering medical/surgical and emergency room nursing, and some are moving into home health care.
New facility provides room to grow for Northern Tier by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor
Penn College at Wellsboro recently moved into a new home at 22 Walnut St., Wellsboro.
Fall 2019 21 “The partnership between UPMC Susquehanna and Pennsylvania College of Technology in Wellsboro is an investment in the future of health care in Wellsboro and across the region,” said Steve Johnson, president of UPMC Susquehanna. “Nursing students are getting quality hands-on training and a practical education they can put to work locally right after completing their programs.” “This is a win, win, win: the health care industry wins by addressing the workforce shortage, PCT wins by receiving a needed home for its Wellsboro base, and the region wins by having these skilled graduates become an integral part of our community,” Johnson added. Practical nursing students call their new space beautiful and high tech. By the time they graduate, they will have completed over 1,500 hours of classroom and clinical instruction and be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN, the national licensing exam for practical nurses. The building’s first floor includes a learning laboratory, two classrooms, a 28-seat computer lab (up from 18 in the prior facility), staff offices and meeting space. The second floor includes a student lounge, library/study space, a nursing lab and two classrooms. The expanded space allows the college to increase the capacity of the Practical Nursing Program from 18 to 24 students initially, with room for further expansion. It also gives the college room to begin a second cohort in the fall, adjusting the program’s 12-month, full- time schedule. Traditionally, the course has run January to December, which is inconvenient for new high school graduates. Classes for the Penn College at Wellsboro Practical Nursing Program are simulcast to students taking the course at the Potter County Education Council building in Coudersport, who receive clinical experiences in Potter County health care facilities. The new facility also provides space for other programs. Penn College at Wellsboro is one of several locations for a hybrid emergency medical technician course, designed to help ease the burden of training for local fire departments, EMS services and hospitals. Lectures are offered by streaming video, and hands-on learning takes place at the new facility, as well as at sites in Lycoming and Union counties.
22 Penn College Magazine Penn College at Wellsboro also offers customized courses to business and industry. Specialized training for the natural gas industry is also available. Penn College and UPMC Susquehanna have long enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. An estimated 1,000 graduates are employed throughout UPMC organizations. UPMC Susquehanna is a leading provider of clinical sites and internships for students in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences at Penn College. It partners with the college for emergency-response exercises and provides guest lecturers throughout the academic year. UPMC professionals share their expertise on more than 20 different program advisory committees. The health system is the sole health care and health insurance sponsor for Penn College Athletics and offers athletic training services and equipment to student-athletes. A synthetic-turf athletic field being installed on campus will bear the name “UPMC Field,” courtesy of a commitment by the organization. ■
At top: Jo Miller, coordinator of practical nursing, teaches a course in one of four classrooms at the facility. Center left: A nursing lab is one of the building’s two learning laboratories. Center right: Alex W. Borzok, an instructor for the program, reviews anatomy terms with students in a second-floor lounge. Bottom: A computer lab accommodates 28 students.
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Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, Room W210
A haven for hands-on learning since it first welcomed students more than 30 years ago, the occupational therapy assistant lab was updated in 2018 to provide an even more realistic simulation space for students. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people with physical, developmental and psychosocial challenges learn how to use adaptive techniques and equipment to participate in the daily activities they need and want to do. “We recognize the value of one-on-one, hands-on application, providing as much clinical experience as we can,” said Jeanne M. Kerschner, program director. Each lecture includes a clinical competency, plus students complete fieldwork beyond what is required by current accreditation standards.
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Megan Mecouch is well on her way TRANSFORM TOMORROW to finding success in the global Grounded in a comprehensive marketplace. applied technology education, Refining her purpose, aligning we promote a holistic experience her passions and applying her that fosters lifelong learning technical know-how to serve others, through physical, personal and her positive influence extends far social development. We celebrate beyond our beautiful campus to diversity and recognize that mutual communities abroad. Traveling to respect for individual differences the Dominican Republic with her is the foundation of our learning dental hygiene classmates and community. Our students develop instructors, she taught children new perspectives and a deeper and adults proper oral hygiene intellectual maturity while studying strategies. Many she interacted with abroad. had never had their teeth cleaned, Foster personal growth and service nor did they own a toothbrush. learning by investing in Global Fluent in Spanish, she quickly Experience Funds at Penn College. calmed the children’s fears so she These funds reduce student costs and her classmates could continue associated with individual or group to perform oral health exams and travel abroad. preventive care. Megan will be the – A donor contributes first to tell you that her experience Annual Fund $1,000 or more per academic year, in the Dominican Republic was awarded annually. transformational and that it ignited a fire within her for volunteering. Endowed Fund – A donor contributes $25,000, payable over “If something so simple could five years. Once the fund principal bring such joy to others, what a reaches $25,000, the earned revenue capacity I have to create even provides funding for annual awards. more joy and happiness in the Mecouch, left, and adjunct faculty lives of others through my dental General Fund – A donor contributes member Patricia A. Durand provide hygiene career,” she says. any amount to reduce student costs a fluoride varnish at a school in the associated with group travel. Dominican Republic.
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1989 PENNSYLVANIA James P. Lambert, ’77, Dorothy (Burger) Randler, ’81, COLLEGE OF construction carpentry, is dental hygiene, is a dental health TECHNOLOGY 1970s the director of facilities and technology instructor at SUN Dennis Hauser, ’70, aviation construction for St. Thomas Area Technical Institute. She has 1965 WILLIAMSPORT AREA maintenance technician, is Aquinas College and has served received Teacher of the Year COMMUNITY COLLEGE retired and is rebuilding a Piper on the City of Beacon and honors and the Red Cross Hero 1941 WILLIAMSPORT Vagabond Cub, PA 15. He resides County of Dutchess planning Award. She resides in Danville. TECHNICAL INSTITUTE in Etters. boards. He resides in Beacon, N.Y. Cathy Breithoff, ’83, dietetic David R. Heggenstaller, ’72, technician, earned a Master of automotive and diesel, retired Morgan Lytle, ’79, electrical Health Administration from St. 1960s as a sergeant first class from construction, is a retired network Joseph’s University in May 2018. Howard W. Calkins, ’60, the Army, for which he was a engineer. He resides in Califon, She is employed by St. Luke’s welding, is retired and resides maintenance supervisor and N.J. University Health Network, in Aston. platoon sergeant. He resides where she is a builder/analyst for John Troiani, ’79, plumbing in Pleasant Gap. the network’s electronic medical Vincent Beck, ’63, electronics and heating, is a plumbing trade records system. She resides in technology, retired from Eaton Donald R. Warner, ’72, instructor for the Department Macungie. Corp. after 29 years in its engineering drafting technology, of Corrections. He resides in research department, where retired from a career in new Dickson City. Lori M. (Torres) Spangler, he was a materials test lab product development. He was ’83, clerical studies, is a senior engineering supervisor. At Eaton, a design engineer for Cameron litigation paralegal for Greenberg he helped to design electronic Manufacturing and Design and Traurig. She resides in Orlando, cruise control and auto emissions Ingersoll Rand. He holds nine 1980s Fla. controls. In earlier work for RCA, U.S. patents. John Davies Jr., ’80, aviation Stephen Harry, ’84, forest he was part of the launch crew – maintenance technician, is a technology, is a project working in communications – for John Confer, ’75, business regional aircraft maintenance technician for Air Products & NASA’s Mercury MR-3 and MR-4 management, is retired and manager for Spirit Airlines, in Chemical Inc. He retired from the missions in 1961, which launched resides in Montoursville. charge of aircraft maintenance U.S. Navy Reserve at the rank of astronauts Alan Shepard for the East Coast. He resides William A. Kane, ’75, forest chief petty officer. He resides in and Virgil “Gus” Grissom, in Boothwyn. technology, retired as a sales Whitehall. respectively, into suborbital arborist for Davey Tree Expert Douglas Hofford, ’80, radiologic flight. He resides in Battle Daryl R. Hoffman, ’84, Co. He is an ISA (International technology, is an MRI/radiologic Creek, Mich. computer information systems, Society of Aboriculture) certified technologist for Berwick is a senior principal consultant Louis Paulauski, ’63, electronics arborist and Delaware Nature Hospital Center. He resides in for Software AG Government technology, is a retired quality Society Certified Naturalist. He Montoursville. Solutions, working with control inspector for engine resides in Drexel Hill. webMethods, AgileAps and assembly and overhaul. He Howard T. Woodruff, ’80, David Armstrong, ’76, building related Software AG products on is a veteran of the Navy’s paramedic, is the founder and construction technology, is civilian, Department of Defense communications division. He president of Advanced Crisis retired and resides in New and other government contracts. resides in Clermont, Fla. Preparation and Intervention. Columbia. He holds a bachelor’s degree He resides in Nicholson. Michael Roth, ’66, technical in psychology, political science Gregory Smith, ’76, drafting, Wayne A. Burke, ’85, forest illustration, is retired and resides and religion from Lycoming is the community planner for technology, is a strategic in Sarasota, Fla. College and both a master’s and Clinton County government. His sourcing specialist for the doctorate in divinity. He resides work includes recreation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Richard Conni, ’67, aviation, is in Rocky Hill, Conn. retired and resides in Trophy Rails to Trails design, and project Commission. He resides in Club, Texas. management. He resides in Lock Edward W. Noyes III, ’81, Mechanicsburg. Haven. electronics technology, is the Erik Zetterstrand, ’85, Karl R. Dietzel, ’68, engineering SouthCentral Regional Director Lon E. Baker, ’77, construction machinist general, owns computer science, was a member of Engineering for Cumulus carpentry, retired as a senior Exigo Manufacturing, a of the programming/technical Media, a radio broadcasting foreman after 39 years of work producer of stainless steel staff at Bell Telephone Labs. He company. An employee of the for National Fuel Gas. He resides hose fittings for use in food resides in Jersey Shore. company for 34 years, he serves in Marble. and biopharmaceutical as the chief engineer and IT Thomas W. Fuller, ’69, forest manufacturing. He resides in Larry C. Frace, ’77, electrical director for five radio stations in technology, is retired but has Palmerton. worked the past six summers construction, is a certified master Columbia, S.C., and supervises as a lookout for the U.S. Forest inspector and owner of Larry C. the chief engineers and IT Scott Mondock, ’86, service and Service in Oregon. He resides Frace Inspections LLC. He resides directors in nine other markets. operation of heavy construction in Crescent, Ore. in Bloomsburg. He resides in Lexington, S.C. equipment, is the assistant director of campus safety for Elmira College. He resides in Lawrenceville.
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Don Madison, ’88, construction Cindy (Bickel) Stahl, ’91, Brent Wimer, ’96, diesel support agency. He manages 20 carpentry, owns Appletree surgical technology, is a senior technology, is a diesel technician employees who maintain more Construction. He resides in certified surgical technologist and education mentor for FedEx than 2,000 pieces of equipment. Danville. and operating room first Freight. He has participated in He resides in Hummelstown. assistant for general surgery at TMC SuperTech competitions Gary Underhill, ’88, diesel UPMC Susquehanna. She resides and is a FedEx Freight in-house Phillip D. Wagner, ’00, technology, is a lead mechanic in Montoursville. technician competition finalist. electronics technology: for XPO Logistics. He resides He resides in Mount Holly computer automation in Mifflinburg. Mark R. Simmons, ’93, Springs. maintenance, is a lieutenant for architectural technology, is a the Anne Arundel County (Md.) Sandy (Walizer) Wolford, senior drafter for Construction David Orris, ’97, electronics Fire Department. He resides in ’89, radiography, is an MRI Specialties. He resides in Muncy. engineering technology, is a Marysville. technologist for St. Vincent senior product development Healthcare in Billings, Mont. Michael J. Speicher, ’93, engineer for TE Connectivity. Matthew M. Light, ’01, printing She resides in Big Timber, Mont. construction carpentry, is a He resides in Middletown. and publishing production, service manager for Mel’s is a client services specialist Heater Service. He resides Geri (Dorley) Kern, ’98, for TSI Associates, a printing, in Conestoga. paramedic technology, is a promotional and marketing 1990s paramedic for Cy-Fair Volunteer company. He resides in West Heather Hughes, ’94, Michael W. Fitzsimmons, Fire Department, one of the Lawn. architectural technology, is an ’90, HVAC technology, is vice largest, busiest volunteer fire architectural designer for Publix Brian R. Nagel, ’01, business president of operations for JR departments in the U.S. She Super Markets. She resides in management, works in sales Kays Trucking. He resides in resides in Tomball, Texas. Lakeland, Fla. for W.A. DeHart. He resides Warren. Jodi (Wentzel) Reilly, ’98, in Muncy. Timothy A. Racine, ’94, Eric Trinkley, ’90, automotive graphic design, is an office architectural technology, is a Richard V. Baus III, ’02, technology, is the motorcycle administrator and market structural designer for McTish, construction management, is a market manager and a race researcher for the National Kunkel & Associates. He resides chief estimator/project manager support technician for Penske Golf Foundation. She resides in Hamburg. for River Front Recycling and Racing Shocks. From 1993-99 in Loxahatchee, Fla. Aggregate. He resides in he was a member of the Penske William A. Robertson, ’94, Tina (Bradley) Gain, ’99, Levittown. Racing Indycar team, which won electronics technology: nursing, is an assistant professor the Indy Car Championship computer automation of nurse education at Elmira Terri Matthews, ’02, technology and the Indy 500 in 1994. maintenance, is a millwright for College. She is a certified nurse management, is an income More recently, he has been Williamsport Wirerope Works. midwife, holds a Master of management caseworker for the the suspension technician He resides in South Williamsport. Science in Nursing and is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. for the 2011, 2012 and 2014 author of “A Nurse’s Medicine She resides in Williamsport. AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Valerie (Palmatier) Lundy, ’95, Basket: Tools for Compassionate Champion team and for the 2015 dental hygiene, is a surgical Ryan Newswanger, ’02, Self-Care.” She resides in Sayre. MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 assistant for Susquehanna Oral architectural technology, is the Champion team. He resides in and Facial Surgery and Dental Aaron Sica, ’99, information CEO of Jubilee Ministries. He Reading. Implant Center. She recently technology: data resides in Myerstown. traveled to Guatemala to communications and networking, Larry A. Basile, ’91, Erick D. Speer, ’02, welding perform dental assessments, is an applications support architectural technology, is and fabrication engineering fluoride treatment and nutritional specialist for Capital Area the vice president of sales for technology, is an assistant counseling. She resides in Intermediate Unit. He resides in SupplySource. He resides in operations manager/welding Montoursville. York. Williamsport. engineer for Custom Engineering Anthony DeFazio, ’96, applied Kathy Olbeter, ’99, physician Co. He resides in Grove City. Chad Herrold, ’91, graphic human services, is a licensed assistant, is retired and resides communication, is employed by Daniel Yost, ’02, electronics clinical alcohol and drug in Green Valley, Ariz. the Pennsylvania Department counselor. He maintains a private engineering technology, is an of Conservation and Natural practice, Anthony DeFazio, automation support manager Resources. He resides in LCADC LLC. He resides in for Red Lion Controls. He resides Newburg. Belmar, N.J. 2000s in Manheim. Boyd Semken, ’91, building Jeffrey T. Tudor, ’96, Vicky E. Heim, ’00, occupational Ryan Yura, ’02, cabinetmaking construction technology, is a welding and fabrication therapy assistant, is retired and and millwork, is the lead teacher for the Lackawanna engineering technology, is a resides in Hiddenite, N.C. carpenter for The Lawrenceville Trail School District, where he shift superintendent for High School, a private boarding and Joseph Padilione, ’00, teaches CAD, wood, electronics Concrete Group. He resides in day school in New Jersey. He’s automotive technology: Ford and junior high technology. He Denver, Pa. also a beekeeper at the school’s resides in Dalton. ASSET, is a heavy equipment farm and owns an apiary. He mechanic supervisor for the resides in Morrisville. Defense Logistics Agency, the nation’s combat logistics
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Jessica M. (Alderson) Zawalick, Sean M. Stabler, ’06, plastics Jon Lazarus, ’08, plastics and ’02, radiography, is a staff CT and polymer engineering polymer engineering technology, technologist for Geisinger technology, is the research and is an applications development 2010s Medical Center. She resides in innovation manager for Sekisui engineer for Amcor Flexibles. He Lauren A. (Harris) Cohick, ’10, Paxinos. SPI. He resides in Bloomsburg. resides in Greencastle. technology management, is an administrative assistant for Andrew Brooks, ’04, paramedic Joshua D. Young, ’06, computer Zachary R. Mazur, ’08, Plante & Moran. She resides in technology, is a detective/SWAT information technology: manufacturing engineering Reynoldsburg, Ohio. medic for Manassas City Police data communications and technology, is a manufacturing in Virginia. networking, is a learning systems engineering and maintenance Alexander Gingerich, ’10, administrator for Penn College. supervisor for Flowserve Corp. heating, ventilation & air Richard Hornberger, ’04, He resides in Montoursville. He resides in Suffolk, Va. conditioning technology, is an computer information technology: HVAC service technician for data communications and Grayson F. Bailey, ’07, Jeremy Miller, ’08, plastics and Walton & Co. He resides in York. networking, is the IT director of information technology: network polymer engineering technology, infrastructure and operational specialist and security specialist, is a sales engineer for Graham Brad Kavetski, ’10, emergency solutions for Phoenix Contact. is a computer systems specialist Engineering Corp. He resides medical services, is a station He is pursuing a doctorate for C&T Enterprises. He resides in York. captain for Horry County (S.C.) in business administration in Towanda. Fire Rescue. He presented Melissa (Urey) Stepp, ’08, from University of Maryland at the South Carolina State Ryan Boutwell, ’07, collision individual studies, is a seventh University College. He resides in Firefirghters’ Association’s 2019 repair technology, is a senior grade teacher for Southern Door Mechanicsburg. Fire Improvement Conference, training delivery specialist Middle School. She resides in completed a bachelor’s degree Rohan Lewis, ’04, automotive for Erie Insurance. He trains Green Bay, Wis. in fire science management from technology management, is the material damage adjusters American Military University in human resources and compliance across the country. Michael Cantellops, ’09, 2018, and is a state director for director for CompanyVoice. He building automation technology, the Firefighter Cancer Support resides in Harleysville. Chad W. Gray, ’07, construction is an engineer in field test data management, is vice president services for Southwestern Network. He resides in Aynor, Jessie H. (Hinds) Burchfield, of construction management Energy. He and his wife, Melissa S.C. ’05, business administration: for Gray Builders. He resides (Frank), ‘14, nursing, reside in Kayla Kehres, ’10, forest management, is a senior in Danville. Towanda. technology, is an urban/ reimbursement manager for recreation service forester UPMC Susquehanna Home Care Kristen (Cook) Yankowy, ’07, Timothy A. Miller, ’09, graphic for the state’s Department and Hospice. She resides in graphic design, is a graphic design, is a commercial and of Conservation and Natural Altoona. designer for U.S. Foods, advertising art instructor for designing menus for restaurants the Williamsport Area School Resources. She serves several Andrew W. Nagle, ’05, nationwide. Her work has won District. He resides in Lewisburg. counties in southeastern automotive technology awards from Graphic Design Pennsylvania and resides in management, is an account USA, the American Advertising Jermaine L. Mitchell, ’09, Boyertown. executive for DCI Fleet Services. Federation and the Outdoor mass media communication, Zach MacMullen, ’10, welding He resides in Media. Advertising Association is a direct support professional and fabrication engineering of America. She resides in for Hope Enterprises. He resides technology, is a welding Matthew Reiff, ’05, welding Allentown. in Williamsport. and fabrication engineering engineer for Miller Electric business technology, is a welding Michelle P. Beggs, ’08, early Anthony Peachey, ’09, Manufacturing. He resides in engineer and vice president of childhood education, is a administration: marketing, Larsen, Wis. sales for Welding Alloys USA. He preschool teacher for STEP is a product manager for Dustin Ott, ’10, residential resides in Sinclairville, N.Y. Head Start. She resides in Construction Specialties. He construction technology and Williamsport. resides in Muncy. Lauren J. Schuman, ’05, management, is a project early graphic design, is the digital Jaimie S. Burns, ’08, hospitality Melissa Rake, ’09, manager for Clayco. He resides communications director for management, is a sales manager childhood education, is a group in Hollidaysburg. Country Meadows Retirement for Plamondon Hospitality supervisor for the Danville William C. Robertson, ’10, Communities. She resides in Partners, overseeing sales for the Child Development Center. She automated manufacturing Harrisburg. Fairfield Inn/TownePlace Suites resides in Washingtonville. technology, is a journeyman tool by Marriott in Altoona. She Ann-Denise Reed, ’09, and die maker/craftsperson for Jennifer Blew, ’06, paramedic resides in Claysburg. technology, is an administrative radiography, is a radiation B. Braun Medical Inc., where he therapist for Geisinger. She assistant for Penn State. She Kimber (Shermeyer) Hofmann, maintains plastic injection molds resides in Lewisburg. resides in Bellefonte. ’08, early childhood education, that make medical products for is a lead toddler teacher for hospitals. He traveled to the Jared Hoover, ’06, construction U-GRO Early Learning Centres. company’s Germany locations management, is a project She resides in Mountville. for a four-month learning manager for Whiting-Turner experience. He resides in Contracting Co. He resides in Palmerton. Baltimore.
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Amanda (Reedy) Heider, ’11, Shane Knauber, ’12, technology Benjamin Rehmeyer, ’14, Katalynn M. Thomas, ’15, forest electrical technology, is an management, ’10, information electronics and computer technology, is a forest technician industrial technician for Lonza. technology: technical support engineering technology: robotics for the Commonwealth of She resides in Williamsport. technology, is an IT assistant and automation emphasis, is an Pennsylvania, responsible for for Hermance Machine Co. He automation engineer for Multi- dispatching wildland firefighting Logan Kucerak, ’11, welding resides in Montoursville. Dimensional Integration. He airplanes from the Hazleton and fabrication engineering resides in York. Tanker Base. She resides in technology, is a welding engineer Andrew N. Myer, ’12, welding Berwick. for AZZ Specialty Welding (AZZ technology, is a steamfitter for Steven M. Thompson, ’14, WSI LLC). He resides in Jefferson, W.L. Gary Co. He completed the emergency medical services, is a Mindy (Lytle) Vlacic, ’15, Iowa. five-year Steamfitters Local 602 paramedic for Geisinger Medical nursing, is a nurse practitioner apprenticeship program in 2018. Center. He resides in Muncy. for UPMC. She resides in Dhaval J. Patel, ’11, building He resides in Ridgely, Md. Montoursville. science and sustainable Julie Carr, ’15, nursing, is a design, is a lead virtual Matthew E. Fogtman, ’13, registered nurse for St. Vincent’s Daniel J. Richner, ’16, design and construction/ technology management; ’06, Medical Center, where she is an manufacturing engineering building information modeling diesel technology, is a fleet emergency room nurse, charge technology, is a manufacturing coordinator for McClure Co. He manager for Volvo Construction nurse and preceptor. She resides engineer for Dresser-Rand, part resides in Gettysburg. Equipment North America. He in Jacksonville, Fla. of Siemens Power and Gas. He resides in Hagerstown, Md. resides in Port Allegany. James Walker, ’11, information Paul A. Evans, ’15, automotive technology: information Rory Kania, ’13, technology technology management, is a Jonathan D. Bean, ’17, civil assurance and security, is an management; ’10, Caterpillar field service engineer for Ford engineering technology, is a information security analyst for equipment emphasis and on- Motor Co. He was named 2017 civil engineer field inspector for UPMC Susquehanna. He resides site power generation; ’00, Technical Field Operations MVP. RK&K. He resides in York. in Williamsport. heavy construction equipment He resides in Grosse Point Park, technology, is an inside sales Mich. Tim Beiler, ’17, aviation Khris Ward, ’11, heavy representative for Cleveland maintenance technology, construction equipment Brothers Equipment Co. He James D. Flamm, ’15, welding is a technician for Dassault technology: technician, is a resides in Avoca. and fabrication engineering Aircraft Services. He resides in construction superintendent technology, is a metallurgical Cochranville, Pa. for EMIT Inc., overseeing Thomas Whitehouse, ’13, engineer for Curtiss Wright. He multimillion-dollar material- residential construction resides in Centerport, N.Y. Garrett D. Corneliussen, handling system installations. He technology and management, is ’17, welding and fabrication resides in Turbotville. a project engineer II for Harkins George A. Gadbois, ’15, engineering technology, is a Builders. He resides in Monrovia, business administration: banking welding manufacturing engineer Timothy Weaver, ’11, Md. and finance, is a paraplanner and for Tesla. He resides in Sparks, emergency medical services, is investment analyst for Legacy Nev. a paramedic platoon chief for Michael A. Bastian, ’14, Financial Group. He resides in UPMC Susquehanna. He also automated manufacturing Rockville, Md. Gaven Crosby, ’17, emergency teaches at Penn College. He technology, is a new-business management technology, is was named the Susquehanna administrator for UGI Utilities. Alta Hardenstine, ’15, welding a training program manager Regional EMS Paramedic He resides in Watsontown. and fabrication engineering for the Federal Emergency of the Year in 2013 and the technology, is a partner program Management Agency. He resides Lycoming County Paramedic of Joshua A. Bonner, ’14, web specialist for Fronius USA. She in Shickshinny. the Year in 2013 and 2018. He design and multimedia, is the resides in Orchard Beach, Md. creative director for Mount Saint Ashley N. Irish, ’17, applied earned a bachelor’s degree in Shelby A. Mordan, ’15, nursing, human services, is an intervention emergency management and a Mary’s University. He resides in Gettysburg. is an RN supervisor for HCR specialist for the Crisis Center of master’s degree in health care ManorCare. She resides in Tampa Bay, where she provides administration. He resides in Cory Karges, ’14, industrial Sunbury. crisis counseling and resource Gamble Township. and human factors design, is referrals. She resides in Tampa, a lead fabrication designer for Miranda (Fink) Simon, ’15, Fla. Steven M. Bartz, ’12, graphic nursing, is an RN for UPMC communications management, Sign Producers. He resides in Orlando, Fla. Susquehanna. She resides in Rebecca L. Knee, ’17, surgical is a customer service manager South Williamsport. technology, is a certified for Taylor Communications. He Robert Marchese, ’14, surgical technologist for UPMC resides in Philadelphia. automotive technology Jared Summers, ’15, Susquehanna. She resides in management, is a technical architectural technology, is a South Williamsport. Samantha (Catlin) Bruinooge, support analyst for Ford Motor designer for Hiller Architectural ’12, graphic design, is a Group. He resides in Hughesville. Jessica (Larson) Lehman, ’17, graphics specialist for Mondelez Co. He resides in Dearborn, Mich. physician assistant, is a PA for International, the maker of Oreo, MedExpress urgent care center. Cadbury, Trident and other She and husband, Harry A., ‘09, brands. She resides in Roaring welding technology, reside in Brook Township. Dover, Del.
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Lindsay McCloskey, ’17, nursing, Donald K. Kolletzki, ’18, Brad Kavetski, ’10, emergency is a registered nurse for UPMC toolmaking technology, is Marriages medical services, married Mindy Susquehanna. She resides in a senior model maker for Yorks in September 2017. They Howard. Globus Medical in Audubon. & Births reside in Aynor, S.C. The company develops Jodi (Wentzel) Reilly, ’98, welding Brittany (Hoffman) Smith, ’17, musculoskeletal implants for graphic design, adopted four Andrew N. Myer, ’12, health information management, technology, married Ashley patients with spine disorders. children, all siblings, via Florida’s is a registered health information Matthews on June 16, 2018. They foster care system. They reside in administrator and quality coding applied reside in Ridgely, Md. Erica Kuhns, ’18, Loxahatchee, Fla. and documentation educator health studies: occupational Matthew E. Fogtman, ’13, for Geisinger Health Plan. She therapy assistant, is a certified Alicia Medeiros Reiff, ’03, technology management; resides in Williamsport. occupational therapy assistant early childhood education, ’06, diesel technology, welcomed for Mountain View Nursing and husband, Matthew Reiff, Christina Spenner, ’17, health baby Cullen on Feb. 2, 2019. They and Rehabilitation Center. ’05, welding and fabrication arts: practical nursing, is an reside in Hagerstown, Md. She resides in Middleburg. engineering technology, LPN for Interim HealthCare, welcomed their second child, responsible for pediatric home Jessie Chronister, ’15, applied Andrew A. Langan, ’18, Levi Matthew, in December 2017. health care. She resides in legal assistant: paralegal, is a management; ’14, hospitality management, married Tim Ford Muncy. paralegal for Carpenter, Harris Andrew W. Nagle, ’05, in October 2018. They reside in & Flayhart, Attorneys at Law. automotive technology health arts: Cockeysville, Md. Liz Asher, ’18, He resides in Williamsport. management, recently welcomed practical nursing, is a licensed a son, William. They reside in practical nurse for Valley View nursing, Briana Sheehan, ’16, John Matthews, ’18, Media. Nursing Center in Montoursville. is a registered nurse for Mount engineering CAD technology, married Carlos Pereira, ‘16, Nittany Medical Center. He Leanda Hill, ’08, culinary arts Quinn S. Cleis, ’18, residential diesel technician, on June 2, resides in Boalsburg. technology, married Austin construction technology and 2018. They reside in Reading. Upright, ’09, civil engineering management, is a project Amanda Montesdeoca, ’18, technology, on May 12, 2018. engineer for Clark Construction nursing, is a staff nurse for They reside in Benton. Co. He resides in Howell, Mich. UPMC Susquehanna Muncy. In Memory She resides in Muncy. Hannah (Yates) Peachey, ‘10, Gay Campbell, WACC board of Raven R. Cooley, ’18, nurse/ accounting, and husband, trustees chair, age 86, on June 2 health care paralegal studies, Carrie Phillips, ’18, baking and Anthony, ’09, business is a risk management analyst pastry arts, is employed at the administration: marketing, Anthony L. DiSalvo, the driving and registered nurse for UPMC front desk for Hampton Inn & welcomed their second son, force behind the large U.S. flag Susquehanna. She resides in Suites. She resides in Trout Run. Carson, in January 2019. They at the college’s main entrance South Williamsport. and the God, Country and Ethan M. Yoder, ’18, software reside in Muncy. Community Flag March that Madison H. Januchowski, development & information Alexander Gingerich, ’10, culminates there each Flag Day, ’18, emergency management management, is a software heating, ventilation & air age 89, on Feb. 4 technology, is a supply and engineer for Clark Associates. conditioning technology, and his program tool specialist for The He resides in Denver, Pa. wife welcomed their first baby, Frederick J. Rankinen, retired College Store at Penn College. a boy, in July 2018. They reside professor of civil engineering She resides in Montoursville. in York. technology, age 80, on April 20
Veronica M. Muzic, who retired in 2006 as Muzic was among administrators who developed the college’s first vice president for academic affairs/provost, bachelor’s degrees and served as the first chair of College Council when died June 18 at the age of 82. the institution introduced an internal governance system. She also was instrumental in leading the college’s accreditation self-studies. Muzic joined the college faculty in 1968. The professor of English was a popular mentor to She served on many committees at the college as well as in students, faculty and staff and was the first the community. In 2011, she was named YWCA of Northcentral recipient of the college’s Master Teacher Award Pennsylvania’s “Wise Woman of the Year.” in 1982. When she retired from full-time service, the award was She generously supported the college’s annual giving campaigns as well renamed the Veronica M. Muzic Master Teaching Award. as special initiatives, including providing a leadership gift to support the During her long tenure, she was instrumental in a number of college opening of the Dr. Welch Workshop: A Makerspace at Penn College. initiatives. She implemented a developmental education program, She continued to work part time at the institution, assisting opening the Tutoring Center. She brought a variety of women’s the president for a number of years after her retirement from programming to campus, including the Women’s Series, which full-time duty. brought Maya Angelou and other prominent authors to campus. She later led the effort to establish SMART Girls, a program that Memorial contributions may be made to the Muzic Family Scholarship uses hands-on career exploration activities to encourage teens to at the college. continue challenging themselves in science and math.
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