William E. Snell, Jr., F&M Trust President and CEO and Paul Johnston, Assistant Vice President, Fulton and Huntingdon County Market Manager presented a $5,000 check to Ellis Griffith, Peter Ludwig and Jim Foster, members of the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Huntingdon County Advisory Council. F&M Trust has committed support of up to $15,000 to the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation to assist in the development of the Huntingdon Center.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College welcomed the Huntingdon County community to its permanent location at 6311 Margy Drive with a public reception held on Wednesday, August 17. Approximately 100 residents attended the reception to tour the new state-of-the-art facility and learn more about the College’s anticipated impact on Huntingdon and the surrounding areas.
Pennsylvania Highlands made an initial investment of over $400,000 to renovate the space and purchase the equipment necessary to operate the facility. The College will work to improve educational opportunities for students throughout Huntingdon and the surrounding region by offering coursework in Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Education and General Studies.
“We are very excited to be in our new permanent location” said Dr. Walter Asonevich, President of Pennsylvania Highlands. “We have been waiting for this day for a few years now and being able to share it with the entire community makes it even more special.”
Members of the College’s Advisory Council, which is comprised of Huntingdon County business, education and community leaders, assisted in finding a suitable location for the Center while providing valuable input regarding the specific educational needs of the Huntingdon County community. “We are especially blessed in Huntingdon County to have Pennsylvania Highlands Community College under the visionary leadership of Dr. Asonevich,” said Ellis Griffith, Huntingdon Advisory Council member. “The Pennsylvania Highlands leadership team has been responsible for opening career doors to opportunities for our students heretofore not available in our area.”
Dr. Walter J. Asonevich, President of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and Edward A. Mann, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner, have signed an agreement permitting Pennsylvania Highlands to become an Educational Training Agency (ETA) under the State Fire Academy’s system.
“Pennsylvania Highlands is thrilled to take yet another step in our ongoing effort to serve the community in every way possible.” said Dr. Asonevich. “This will enable us to expand our public safety offerings to include the Academy’s comprehensive curriculum of basic and mid-level fire, rescue, hazardous material, officer development and fire department management courses deliverable to firefighters through county and local fire department programs”.
The Local Level Fire Training Program is the oldest form of organized fire/rescue training conducted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; dating back to the 1930’s. This training continues to strive toward increasing the emergency responder’s effectiveness by centering training on local needs and using local equipment and apparatus. Another key role for the Academy is the development and accreditation of Local Level Instructors. This ensures that a qualified cadre of instructors is available for the ETA’s to use to deliver these courses.
“Relationships with local Community Colleges are crucial to the Academy’s ability to provide affordable and relevant training for our local fire fighters and rescue workers,” said Commissioner Mann. “I applaud Pennsylvania Highlands for their willingness to become a part of this process.”
Pennsylvania Highlands also provides EMS training throughout the Southern Alleghenies via a partnership with the Southern Alleghenies EMS Council. This includes First Responder and Emergency Medical Technician Bridge training. Beginning with the Fall 2011 semester, the College will also offer an Emergency Vehicle Driver training course.
Davidsville: Alyssa Hoffman, Joshua Stine, Jennifer Yoder
Ebensburg: Jody Burkhardt, Melissa Dillon, Allison Edmiston, Melissa Jackowski, Daniel Ledwich, Lisa Oyaski, Corey Pauley, John Tanish, Shannon Urbain, Christopher Wilson, Michael Young
Elmora: April Lane, Julie Lane, Renee Vallery
Emporium: Emily Wolfel
Fairview: Steven Nemeth
Gallitzin: Richard Berkheimer
Gray: Hope Ickes, Anthony Maust
Hastings: Ashley Burkey, Courtney Dibble, Pamela Holtz
Hesston: Jessica Reffner
Hollidaysburg: Richard Harp
Hollsopple: Paul Boyer, Adam Kazmierczyk, Timothy Lonas, Adam Naugle, Mallory Ott
Hooversville: Laura Krouse
Hummelstown: Matthew Whetstone
Huntingdon: Byron Brown
Jennerstown: Estella Shaffer
Jerome: Justin Miller
Johnstown: Rachel Adams, Carl Ambroe, Bobby Andrews, Peter Ankney, Sheila Antal, Eric Bader, Nicole Bailey, Andrea Berzinsky, Ryan Browne, Felana Buis, Nicole Chaney, Lori Chesla, Tiffany Chucklochak, Angelita Clark, Patricia Cochran, Lindsey Colvin, Brandon Cook, Ashley Crowe, Sarah Debose, Joseph Eger, Amanda Fitz, Tyler Flecker, Chris Freshour, Anthony Furfari, Marcus Gaunt, Daniel Gdula, Jennifer Gearty, Nidhi Govil, Stephanie Greenwood, Raghida Haidar, Jacques Harris, Haley Helmick, Isaac Helms, Diane Hormel, Kira Hovanec, Angela Jackson, Janeen James, Raymond Jastrzab, Teresa Jerome, Melissa Johns, Leslie Johnson, Edward Jordan, Amanda Jorinscay, Jonathan Jubin, Tatiyana Kern, Sara Khalil, Melissa Kibler, Kristen Kusch, Dina Lalumiere, Kathrn Lauf, Stephanie Lavely, Jonathan Little, Vincente Lorenzo, John MacEwan, Kristin MacEwan, Latrice Mack, Cody Mardis, Jill Marsh, Devon Marshall, Nicole Martin, Katlyn Mastovich, Karen McAleer, Bonny Michael, Nova Mihelic, Theresa Molnar, Lindsey Moore, Deborah Morgan, Daryl Mucker, Jason Nagle, David Nathaniel, Brittni Naugle, Katherine Nayock, Kara Niessner, Elizabeth Pelow, Monica Reffner, Shannon Ribblett, Sean Sabo, Jessica Salvia, Derek Schalk, April Sedei, Jamie Sendek, Abbigayle Shroyer, William Sievers, Crystal Simms, Chelsea Smith, Erica Solt, MaKayla Sral, Aaron Stonecypher, Karen Stoykovich, Brenda Valentine, Ruby Villarreal Johnny Walylko, Jessica Way, Donell Williams, Takeisha Wilson, Dorothy Wyatt, Derek Yerty, Zeno Zimmer
Lilly: Amy Cropsey, Stuart Custer, Brandon Lanzendorfer, Carrie Martynuska, Nellie May, Nicholas Stauski, Emily Steberger
McVeytown: Chad Clemens
Mineral Point: Kayla Getz, Nastya Pennington, Danielle Peruso
Mohrsville: Cody Frick
Nanty Glo: Adam Davidson, Jamie Dugan, Brittany Lonesky, Lee Anne Popich
Northern Cambria: Jessica Biter, Stephanie R. Paronish, Danielle L. Pearce, Jamie Treese
Patton: Elizabeth Orr, Tina Woodley
Portage: Ryan Bednarski, Jessica Boreck, Erin Bouch, Nicole Crum, Jacob, Franey, Joelle Franey, Justin Hazlett, Renee Irwin, Kaley Lucas, Laura Maul, Amanda Penrod, Cory Shoff, Linda Squillario, Tyler Troxel, Sarah Wagner
Reading: Fraser Clements
Revloc: Mitchell Blackwell, Eden Lasinsky
Salix: Amanda Cononie, Mary Lohr
Shirleysburg: Shanee Hockenberry
Sidman: Jared Baxter, Matthew Leach
Somerset: Kayla Barnick, Tiara D’Amour, Justin Flecker, Robert Kinsinger, Jennie R. Pyle
South Fork: Mitchell Brewer, Sadie Kosaber, Sally Martin, Michael G. Middleton, Christopher Moss, Kimberly Myers, Robert Ressler
Stoystown: Cole Corbett, Brianna Will
Summerhill: Julian Chimelewski, Kelly Johnson, Ashley Kordish, Brian Motchenbaugh, Matthew Penatzer
Vintondale: Teresa L. Shestak
Westover: Korenna L. Sral
Windber: Mark Bates, Shannah Brutz, Jennifer Heinrich, Justin, Heinrich, Jennifer Horner, Marianna Kloster-Malmed, Emily Russell, Britny Sarver, Robert Seese, Carol Strapple, Chelsea Whistler, Eric Yost
The Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is proud to announce their Spring 2011 Induction Class. With this class, Beta Epsilon Omega inducted sixty-one new members into the prestigious international honor society.
Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of the two-year college. The mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
