Penn State Trustees' Visit
Published 09.10.2009
Members of The Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees and the Corporation for Penn State visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Sept. 10. In addition to a business meeting in the Thompson Professional Development Center, the group enjoyed breakfast in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant and traveled by trolley across campus – with stops at the the Parkes Automotive Technology Center, College Avenue Labs and the Madigan Library.
— Photos by Joseph S. Yoder, news bureau manager
Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes guests outside Le Jeune Chef Restaurant.
Robert E. Dunham, chairman of the Penn College Board of Trustees, joins in greeting Penn State colleagues.
Presidential remarks accompany breakfast.
Student-run restaurant provides relaxing atmosphere for start of campus visit.
Chairman Dunham at the podium.
Student Ambassador Bradley S. Jackson, of Warrington, offers insightful perspective.
Barry R. Stiger, vice president for institutional advancement, distributes mementos to campus visitors.
Colin W. Williamson, dean of transportation technology, center, shows off the new Honda laboratory, along with Steven H. Wallace, assistant dean (in tan jacket near right).
Guests don safety glasses for a tour of the automated manufacturing lab with Donald O. Praster, dean of industrial and engineering technologies.
While at CAL, President Gilmour demonstrably discusses student achievement.
Chairman Dunham talks with a campus visitor.
President Gilmour points out Madigan Library artwork hanging from a first-floor ceiling.
Back on the trolley as the tour concludes.