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One College Avenue Growing Enthusiasm Alumni share inspiring careers at public garden see page 16 Also in this Issue: p. 4 Best Beach Books p. 8 Alumnus Witnesses the Meaning of Victory p. 10 A Tradition of “Nontraditional” Careers SPRING 2010 SPRING One College Avenue, published online and as a quarterly magazine, is dedicated to sharing the educational development, goals, and achievements of Pennsylvania College of Technology students, alumni, faculty and staff with one another and with the greater community. Please visit One College Avenue online at www.pct.edu/oca ISSUE EDITOR ONE COLLEGE AVENUE Jennifer A. Cline ADVISORY COMMITTEE L. Lee Janssen CONTRIBUTING news editor EDITORS Williamsport Sun-Gazette Elaine J. Lambert ’79 Lana K. Muthler Tina M. Miller ’03 news editor The Express, Lock Haven Tom Wilson Joseph S. Yoder Robert O. Rolley publisher ISSUE DESIGNER The Express, Lock Haven Sarah K. Patterson ’05 Joseph Tertel e-marketing consultant DESIGN & DIGITAL JPL Productions, Harrisburg PRODUCTION Penn College Members Larry D. Kauffman Valerie L. Fessler Heidi Mack director of alumni relations Deborah K. Peters ’97 Barbara A. Danko K. Park Williams ’80 retired director of alumni relations WEB DESIGN Sandra Lakey faculty Judy A. Fink ’95 speech communication and composition Phillip C. Warner ’06 Brad L. Nason ALUMNI NOTES faculty mass communications Connie Funk Eugne M. McAvoy CONTRIBUTING assistant dean PHOTOGRAPHERS School of Integrated Studies Jennifer A. Cline Ashlyn M. Hershberger, Larry D. Kauffman vice president of public relations Student Government Association Cindy Davis Meixel Jessica L. Tobias Tom Wilson Davie Jane Gilmour, Ph.D. Joseph S. Yoder President Pennsylvania College Other photos as credited Of Technology One College Avenue, published by the College Information & Community Relations Office, considers for publication materials submitted by students, alumni, faculty, staff and others including letters to the editor, alumni notes and other information. We reserve the right to edit or refuse items for publication. To submit items for consideration, or to subscribe, contact: Clockwork DIf 30 One College Avenue The chimes returned at Trinity Episcopal Church in Williamsport Pennsylvania College of Technology One College Avenue after Jim Zerfing, the church clock’s longtime caretaker, and Williamsport, PA 17701-5799 students from Pennsylvania College of Technology climbed 100 fax 570.321.5537 feet up the clock tower’s narrow stairs to replace parts that had e-mail [email protected] fallen into disrepair. Under the direction of Zerfing and Keith H. English, web www.pct.edu/oca instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing, students enrolled in manufacturing-related majors remade the gear shafts that hold the minute hand on each of the 135-year-old clock’s four dials, made a duplicate bevel gear and helped to install a new motor. Web Extra One College Avenue is printed by Reed Hann Litho, Williamsport, a certified FSC printer. More photos at www.pct.edu/oca Summer Reading Picks What will you choose to read during your summer downtime? Contents Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff members offer some of their favorites. VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2 4 Involved and Inspired Lester Loner, ’74, met celebrities and earned international honors during his 22 years of volunteer work with Special Olympics, but those experiences hold no candle to the inspiration that is ignited by the athletes. 8 Three Generations of Women in Technology Women remain a minority in many tech-related careers, but they were present in “nontraditional” majors at the institution in its earliest days. Read about three who made an impact in the workplace. 10 SMART Start Trying to reverse the trend of teen girls losing interest in math and science and opting for less challenging courses, which could ultimately close them out of rewarding technology careers, Penn College connects with SMART Girls. 14 Growing Enthusiasm Three recent graduates pursue their passions to the delight of more than 850,000 who each year visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. 16 RegulaR featuRes Campus News 2 degrees that work. On the Cover Class Notes 20 At Longwood Gardens in Kennett focus on faculty & Staff 22 Square, Dean Dietrich, ’09, is one of three Pennsylvania College of Technology graduates cultivating a love of horticulture and innovation by carrying on the 100-year-old vision of the garden’s founder. Web Extra Penn College® and degrees that work ® are registered additional content at in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. www.pct.edu/oca campus NEWS Daniel J. Walsh, an automotive technology management major from Absecon, N.J., preps a door panel from a 1965 ford Mustang in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s collision repair laboratory. Walsh and three classmates, along with instructor Roy A. Klinger, are restoring the vehicle (visible in background ) for the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey. Joe Simon receives a game T-Shirt fundraiser Benefits Student-Athlete ball from Wildcat A former member of the Wildcat cross-country team, men’s coach Gene Bruno. diagnosed with a weak heart and awaiting a transplant, received a $1,000 check during a Penn College- Lycoming College basketball game. John R. Greenwood, a manufacturing engineering technology major from Harrisburg, was joined by his parents, Robert and Barbara, cross-country coach Mike Paulhamus, and members of the college’s “Blue Crew” when he received the money from Bradley T. Robinson (with microphone), president New Milestones Set on Basketball Court of the college’s Student Athletic Advisory Council. The organization conducted a fundraiser to help with the family’s On Jan. 18, against PSU-Wilkes Barre, Joe Simon, of Renovo, medical bills; the $1,000 represents proceeds from the sale of became the college’s all-time leading scorer in men’s basketball. 200 “Blue Crew” T-shirts in only two weeks. Greenwood was Greg Solyak, of Lancaster, and Leroy Joiner, of Williamsport, an SAAC member from Fall 2007 to Spring 2009. became the fifth and sixth players to score 1,000 career points. Solyak reached the milestone when he scored 24 during a Feb. 1 game against Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Joiner, a sophomore, reached 1,000 during the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference championship game Feb. 28. The game, played against top-seeded Penn State Beaver, marked the first time the Wildcats reached the PSUAC men’s basketball championship. Simon finished the season with 1,425 career points. Solyak totaled 1,146, and Joiner finished with 1,019. 2 One College Avenue Aircraft-Restoration Project Delivered College Offers Three New Degrees A Bell UH-1H helicopter, owned by the American Beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, Penn College will Helicopter Museum and Education Center in Chester, expand its degree offerings by three. arrived at Penn College’s Lumley Aviation Center by truck The School of Construction and Design Technologies will for the start of a long-term restoration project. The museum offer a two-year degree in renewable energy technologies. asked Penn College to restore the aircraft to display status. In a sequence of theory and laboratory courses over the William F. Stepp III, associate professor of aviation, four-semester curriculum, students can develop the skills to arranged the project and said it will take approximately five install, troubleshoot and maintain photovoltaic, wind-turbine years to complete. The helicopter can be used in several and solar-thermal systems. aviation courses, in particular, the aviation maintenance “Renewable energy will be a hot topic for years to come technology Bachelor of Science degree capstone. due to depletion of our natural resources and reliance on Founded in 1996, the museum boasts a display of more fossil fuels,” said Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and than 35 military and civilian helicopters, autogyros and design technologies. “With all the national and local emphasis convertiplanes, including the V-22 Osprey. on our ‘carbon footprint,’ it’s only natural that we get involved in teaching these up-to-date technologies.” The School of Business and Computer Technologies will add a web design and multimedia major, a “two-plus-two” aviation , offering for students who have completed associate-degree urns student requirements in an art-related field and wish to further their J. B arl education in an online baccalaureate program. f C O “In building this degree, we mainly looked at taking technology two-year graphic design students and giving them business courtesy and information technology skills,” Pat Coulter, associate hoto maintenance P professor of computer science, explained. “The result is that we will be graduating a very well-rounded person.” The School of Integrated Studies will offer a degree in industrial and human factors design – the first bachelor’s Student Volunteers Aid Rebuilding of Haiti degree of its kind in Pennsylvania. Industrial designers use practical skills and knowledge in aesthetics, culture and Five Penn College students on a spring break were among ergonomics to produce marketable designs for consumer the volunteers to help earthquake-stricken Haitians in products, as well as products for specific industries. desperate need of housing. Benaiah K. Tucci, of Ligonier; The interdisciplinary curriculum includes theory and Anthony P. Grubbs, of Irwin; Zachary D. Zukauckas, of hands-on study in aesthetics, anthropometry, business, Newville; Brian J. Applebaum, of Huntingdon Valley; and engineering, ergonomics, kinesiology, manufacturing, Matthew A. Miller, of Elliottsburg; traveled to Haiti to help material sciences and psychology. longtime missionary friends of the Living Hope Church near Latrobe. Miller is a graphic design major; the other four are enrolled in majors in the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Using skills attained during their college education, the students’ goal was to build as many shelters as they could in seven days. The Multicultural Society conducted an on-campus collection of clothing, nonperishable food and personal hygiene items that were sent to the island nation.