Johnson College announces that four new members have been selected to serve on the Board of Directors. The new members were installed at the April 2015 meeting of the Board of Directors.  New board members include Mr. Moises Almonte, Mr. Joshua J. Baran, Mr. Michael J. Pacyna, and Mr. Thomas R. Quinnan.

Mr. Almonte is the Director & Senior Vice President of PNC Wealth Management. He attended New York University and studied accounting. Mr. Almonte has previous board experience from serving on the Advisory Board at Project Acorn. He resides in Tannersville.

Mr. Baran is the Chief Technology Officer at Extol International. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Lehigh University. Mr. Baran has board experience from several organizations, including Junior Achievement, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Lackawanna, NEPA Alliance, Penn’s Northeast, and The Scranton Plan. He resides in Schuylkill Haven.

Mr. Pacyna is the Executive Vice President & Chief of Business Development at Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Scranton. He resides in Clarks Summit.

Mr. Quinnan is the Vice President of Engineering at Leeward Construction, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering management from Wilkes University.  He has board experience from his involvement with National Utility Contractors (President 2011-2012) and presently Northeast Director, and the Welcome Lake Rod and Gun Club. He resides in Covington Township.

Johnson College is once again celebrating its students for hitting high marks by celebrating their inclusion into two major national honor societies. 30 students were honored during a ceremony on Friday, May 8^th for both the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society and the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society.

Alpha Beta Kappa (ABK) is the premier national collegiate honor society for trades and essential occupations. The society honors excellence not only in the classroom, but also in shop, studio, and laboratory study. Students must also rank in the upper ten percent of their graduating class.

Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) recognizes the academic achievements of college students that focus on hands on learning. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA, demonstrate how they give back to their community and help develop their campus community through social events.

On April 17th, 18 of our Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning students, under the supervision of the HVAC instructor, assisted the Lackawanna River Corridor Association by salvaging native plants in Jessup near the Lackawanna 911 Call center. The students extracted the plants to be relocated so that a future building project could be constructed in the space. This is the second year the HVAC students partnered with the Lackawanna River Corridor Association for their community service project.

The Carpentry & Cabinetmaking students under the supervivion of Mr. Todd Campbell, recently completed the building of an altar for the St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Old Forge. The students were asked to design and build the altar by Mr. Joseph Sopp and worked directly with Rev. Edward Shestak on the dimensions of the structure as well as the finishes to assure they would match the other interior pieces in the church. This was the second community project completed by the CCMT students this year.

 

 

When  Mayor Patty Lawler  initiated a project to develop a Pocket Park on Depot Street in Clarks Summit, she reached out to several community partners. A pocket park is developed land that can be publicly utilized by the community. These parks are commonly developed on irrgular land or a vacant lot. Mayor Lawler saw potential in the space on Depot St. to serve as a community gathering place. The Architectural Drafting & Design students, under the supervision of Mr. John Deangelis, created the drawing plans for the proposed pocket park and received an award at the Mayor’s brunch on April 18, 2015. Those who also contributed include the Lackawanna County commissioners, the Greater Scranton Board of Realtors, the State Street Grille, and the Clarks Summit Shade Tree Commission.

For more information, see the article written by Stephanie Longo in the Abington Suburban.

Johnson College’s Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology students recently built 40 lecterns to be utilized at the Yeshiva Beth Moshe School in Scranton. The partnership was organized by Mr. Joseph Musheno, Construction & Design Division Chair and Rabbi Tziporah Guttman, Principal of Yeshiva Beth Moshe. Johnson College prides itself in building community service into the curriculum of all program areas and focuses its service learning on local non-profits.

Johnson College has chosen Eugene A. DePasquale, Pennsylvania’s 51^st Auditor General,  to give their 2015 commencement address to graduates on Saturday, May 9th,  2015 at 10 a.m.

DePasquale was elected Auditor General in 2013. Prior to his service as Auditor General, he was a member of the State House of Representatives for six years. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he received his law degree from Widener University School of Law, Master’s from the University of Pittsburgh and undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster in Ohio.

This will be the 96^th Commencement Ceremony for Johnson College. It will be held at the Scranton Cultural Center.

Johnson College’s Radiologic Technology Program recently began training students in Digital Radiography with the addition of an Alpha Imaging Digital Panel to their program area. Radiologic Technology courses have now expanded from instruction in conventional film screen & computed radiography imaging in the digital arena to this new method of imaging patients. Over the last few years, hospitals and large out-patient centers have expanded their x-ray departments with this digital technology because of more advanced speed and quality of x-ray images as well as being able to retrieve these images using less radiation than previously available technologies. The College’s technological programs train students on the latest equipment utilized in industry, providing students with the most hands-on experience and ensuring they are prepared to enter industry with the skills that are in demand by employers.

Back row from left to right: Barbara Byrne, Clinical Coordinator for Radiologic Technology; Roxanne Caswell, Clinical Instructor; Brad Jerome,  Jarred Lestansky,  Jenna Lehman, Fabianny Gomez-Arias, Ashley Fox, Carissa Suhockey, and Joan Bonczek, Radiologic Technology Program Director. Front row on left: Rebecca Sullivan, and Kara Boles.