Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology
Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Connecting to Move Forward
Partnerships
Greetings from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology,
The theme for this year’s Annual Report is Partnerships – Connecting to Move Forward. In today’s
environment of limited resources, greater competition, and emphasis on increased productivity,
partnerships become even more critical. They provide access to additional resources and, when structured
properly, result in “win-win” relationships for all the organizations involved.
It is not an exaggeration to state that without such partnerships the College could not fulfill its mission.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is fortunate to have a large number of strong partnerships that
cover the entire spectrum. From its inception, the College’s Housing Project has been dependent upon its
industry partners. A significant portion of the materials used to build the homes comes from donations
and deep discounts by industry. Students then become familiar with specific vendors and products. When
later employed, they often make purchases based on that familiarity. Industry partners also rely on the
College’s skilled recent graduates to meet their workforce needs. The City of Lancaster is a third partner
in this relationship, assisting with the permits and code requirements that have resulted in more than 100
affordable, quality homes built by our students in the city over the last 50 years.
The College’s recent capital campaign to acquire property from the City of Lancaster to build the
Advanced Manufacturing Center is another partnership example. The city’s willingness to allow the
property to be utilized by the College for a higher purpose than a city maintenance facility is a great
example of leadership by Mayor Rick Gray. A lead matching gift from Greiner Industries by Mr. Frank
Greiner and his wife, Sharon, was critical. Greiner has been a long time employer of our graduates and
anticipates that need increasing exponentially in the future. Subsequent financial and equipment gifts by
the Steinman Foundations, High Family Foundation, Burnham Company/US Boilers and innumerable other
individuals and companies allowed us to reach our goal in less than a year. The new facilities that will
comprise the Greiner Campus will triple our capacity and address the critical workforce needs of industry
in several areas. This increased capacity is crucial for companies to compete in a global economy and will
contribute to economic development. In addition, the future Community Learning Center, included in the
design plans, will provide a means for citizens in the area to develop skills that will provide them access to a career ladder and family-sustaining employment. All and all, this is a win-win situation for
everyone involved and a great example of how partnerships should work.
Many companies and individuals have also developed significant partnerships with one or more of our 20 major technical degree programs. They have donated equipment, materials and supplies to
equip program laboratories, thus assisting our students in hands-on training and projects. These companies are included in the Partnerships – Connecting to Move Forward review starting on page 17
of the Financial Report section. This 2014 financial report represents donations and support received from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. This Annual Report will highlight numerous other partnerships,
but by no means is it a comprehensive or static list. We are very appreciative of your interest and investment in our students.
The foundation for all of our actions on campus is driven by our mission and our new Master Plan and Strategic Direction.
Over the next few years, you will see numerous changes on campus. Much of this will be the result of our goal for enrollment
and retention growth, with additional new academic programs and new facilities that will accommodate this growth. It will
be an exciting time to see the metamorphosis of these changes on campus. We will continue to provide a quality technical
college education resulting in more Thaddeus Stevens graduates entering high-demand careers. Our partnerships will continue
to expand as the College grows and will continue to be a critical component of our ability to fulfill our mission and achieve
success. Thank you for being a partner.
Best regards,
William E. Griscom, Ed.D.
President
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from the PresidentMessage
On the Cover
Don Dagen (R) instructor, in
the college’s new Electro-
Mechanical Technology
program demonstrates to
Jason Cotterman (L), freshman,
diagnostical review and repair
of a fluid pump system in the
program’s laboratory.
In an effort to better educate middle and high school students about various industries, Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology partnered with several companies and organizations in 2014 to create fun and unique ways to highlight
both construction and manufacturing careers.
On September 17, the College partnered with Landmark Homes based in Ephrata, PA for the first ever Construction
Trades Day. The goals of this day were to bring students to a planned community built by Landmark and showcase
the various areas of new home construction. Over 300 students from across Lancaster County attended this event.
Students were able to walk throughout the community and see workers from all areas of construction, including
framing, carpentry, water management and even the business side of selling the homes. Workers on site at each
home were able to fully explain their responsibilities and the benefits of working in their particular trade. Due to
the overwhelming success of the first ever Construction Trades Day and the large participation from schools from
throughout the county, Landmark Homes and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have agreed to partner again
in the future to sponsor this day.
National Manufacturing Day has been in existence for several years—and Lancaster County, Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology included, have participated in various activities the past two years. In 2014, the Workforce
Investment Board of Lancaster County (WIB) decided it was time to not only highlight manufacturing careers in
the county on one day, but to create a comprehensive week of activities which focused on educating students, the
general public and other members of the business community to the many advantages manufacturing has to offer.
During the last week of September and in to the start of October, the WIB organized events throughout the county
highlighting these different areas of manufacturing. The week kicked off with an informative press conference where
the future of manufacturing in the county was spotlighted and discussion was focused on the needs of the industry,
pointing to what needs to occur in order for manufacturing to continue its renaissance in this area.
The College hosted a luncheon midweek, which focused on providing human resource representatives information
about the industry. The College was able to discuss programs associated with manufacturing and to discuss plans for
the Advanced Manufacturing Campus that is set to open its doors in a few years. Much focus was given to the fact
that manufacturing has an aging workforce that needs to be replenished with skilled, technical workers, the kind that
Thaddeus Stevens College graduates each year.
For the College, the week was capped off by attending two sessions with Astro Machine Works in Ephrata, PA.
Students from various local schools were bussed in to see the company’s many contributions to the manufacturing
industry. They were able to see several projects from conception to completion and were able to see the diverse range
of fields necessary to get from these points. The College presented information about our programs and how they
can assist with finding strong careers in these fields, such as those students were visiting that day. Nearly a third of
Astro Machine Works’ workforce are Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology graduates.
Partnering with organizations such as the WIB and with companies like Landmark and Astro Machine are critical
aspects of the College’s success.
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Manufacturing Day | Construction Trades Day
By working together, we are able to get information to
students about the College’s programs, as well as about the
many benefits that come with working in these fields.
2 • Thaddeus Stevens College
The 2014–2015 academic year was ushered in with two new programs at Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology. Both the Electro-Mechanical Technology and Water and Environmental
Technology programs began their first classes in August 2014. Both programs were created based
on the demand for qualified employees, as well as at the request of industry.
The Electro-Mechanical Technology (ELME) program, often referred to as mechatronics, is
producing students who will easily fit into the manufacturing industry based on the knowledge
of electronic and electrical systems, robotics, hydraulics and more. Electro-mechanical technicians
have become essential employees in the manufacturing industry. Through the ELME program at
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, we are now meeting those needs.
The ELME program, headed by instructors Don Dagen and Arthur Jackson, hit the ground
running in August. Through generous donations of equipment, specifically a Baxter robot
acquired through partnership grants, students are now able to experience first hand the type of
automated mechanical manufacturing they would in industry. According to Laurie Grove, Director
of Career Services at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, “This program will easily become
the program with the most sought after graduates within the next year or two. Based solely on
the demand from industry, graduates should find it easy to find employment upon graduating
from Stevens.”
A program that was developed based not
only on the overwhelming demands of
industry, but also the fact that everyone
needs clean, palatable water is the Water
and Environmental Technology (WET)
program at Stevens. Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology is the first College in
the Commonwealth to offer a Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
accredited Associate Degree in this field.
The degree will provide students with the
knowledge, skills, and abilities required to
help fill the impending shortage of certified
operators.
Why is this in such demand? Laurie Grove
commented, “With an aging workforce,
there is an anticipated shortage of certified
operators expected in the next five to ten
years. This, coupled with new and always
changing state and federal regulations,
requires someone with an advanced degree
to work in this field.”
New Programs | ELME • WET
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Instructors Bill McKeon and Katie Surra come with years
of experience and knowledge working in the field. The
outlook for graduates is strong and students can expect
to find jobs in both the public and private sectors.
The 2015-2016 academic year will introduce the new
Residential Remodeling program to Thaddeus Stevens
College. A derivative of the Carpentry Technology
program, Residential Remodeling will introduce
students to the craft of residential remodeling and will
cover basic carpentry and remodeling skills, as well as
advanced remodeling and renovation practices.
This stand-alone, construction discipline utilizes state-of-the-art methods and materials to keep
current homeowners in their existing houses. Residential Remodeling adds living space to existing
homes and retrofits existing structures with modern conveniences and updated building codes
and standards.
Charles Byers, a longtime Carpentry instructor at the College, has spearheaded this program and
will begin teaching the curriculum this fall. “Construction, as a whole, has been on the rise in
the Lancaster area and beyond for the past few years,” stated Laurie Grove. “With the advent of
this program, we will not only be training in the field of new construction, but now in the much
desired Remodeling field as well.”
Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology continues to work
with industry in developing and
renewing the skills taught in
each of programs. Through the
expert knowledge of our Craft
Advisory Boards, curriculum
is constantly reviewed and
scrutinized, ensuring graduates
of all of the College’s existing
programs, as well as potential
new programs, will be skilled and
highly employable upon their
graduation from the College.
“… this program
will easily become
the program with
the most sought
after graduates
within the next
year or two.”
The demand for skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and math is closely
linked to global competitiveness. Technology is pervasive in almost every aspect of daily life.
As the workplace changes, especially in industry with skilled workers retiring, the question
remains, “Will there be enough new workers interested or trained with the skills needed to
fill these high demand career opportunities?”
There is a call to implement more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in
secondary education curriculum, which would result in students having a better educational
foundation leading to a better career. There is also a need to introduce more female
students to the wide variety of in-demand, non-traditional careers that they may never have
thought of or explored.
Thaddeus Stevens College has a myriad of Experience STEM Opportunities
Camps for middle and high school students. Many of these STEM Camps are
offered during the summer months on the College campus for 1–2 weeks
at a time. The development and expansion of Summer Experience programs
during 2014 was made possible by UGI Utilities with their $50,000 grant
through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC).
Their funding supported the curriculum development, materials, instruction
and student registration fees. Many of the participating middle and high
school students were from the school districts of Lancaster and Columbia.
The Stevens Experience Camp was a series of two-week camps on
campus for 35 hours per week and attended by middle school students
mostly from the City of Lancaster. Three two-week camps were offered
during the summer with registration limited to 15 students per camp.
Students were introduced to various technology skills, including graphics,
carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. Campers complete hands-on projects in
each area. Also included are field trips to Lancaster Science Factory, North
Museum, and other museums that introduce STEM learning, technical
exploration and fun activities. STEM career awareness, associated with the
College’s technical programs is also introduced along with self-development
and leadership training activities.
4 • Thaddeus Stevens College
STEM Camps: Pathways to the Future
Thaddeus Stevens College has a myriad of Experience STEM Opportunities Camps for middle
and high school students.
Fifth grade students from the School District of Lancaster take part in various
sessions learning about technology STEM careers. Three two-week workshops
were held in 2014. Bottom left, students experience Metal Casting project.
Tech Gyrls is a two-week STEM camp for middle grades girls, held for 3½ hours each morning
on the College’s campus. In the afternoon, the program transitions to the YWCA for more
activities. Approximately 12–15 students attended each of the four, two-week camps during
the 2014 summer. During the morning sessions at Stevens, the girls develop self–esteem and
leadership skills; gain personal financial literacy awareness; are mentored by industry partners;
participate in Technical Skills Workshops in various technology labs on campus; and explore
MyFutureCareer, an interactive career awareness website emphasizing STEM Technology careers.
PPL Electric and the Pell Grant program also assist as partners in these camps. In 2014, students
represented the school districts of Lancaster, Manheim Township, Garden Spot, Solanco,
Conestoga Valley and Lampeter Strasburg.
Digital Image Camp is a one-week creative design camp offered through the College’s Graphic
Communications and Printing Technology Department. The summer camp ran Monday through
Thursday, from 9 am – 2 pm, with a maximum of 16 students. Through numerous projects
students learned digital photography, digital page layout, Adobe Photoshop techniques, screen
printing, logo design, and basic Web page development.
Compass Mark in conjunction with
Thaddeus Stevens College offered several
STEM workshops for high school students
(including Columbia and Lancaster) on
the Stevens campus. Students were
introduced to career fields that lead to
productive, high-demand, good-paying
careers. The workshops were 1–3 days in
length and offered exposure to trending
“gold collar” careers. Hands-on lab
activities were conducted in mechatronics
(electrical and mechanical projects). Using
an iPod, they were able to experience
how technology used daily is part of this
exciting career of mechatronics. Students
were also introduced to plumbing and
carpentry technology. As a group project,
they designed and constructed a bench
that they presented to their school
(Columbia), which was installed outside
the front doors of the high school.
A portion of these workshops were
underwritten by UGI Utilities through
their EITC contribution.
Other summer programs on campus included students from the Exit Lancaster Program (a
middle school mentoring program representing Lancaster City). In total, the Thaddeus Stevens
College campus comes alive in the summer with approximately 300, middle and high school
students exploring various STEM educational applications. If you are a school counselor, educator,
parent, alumnus, or friend you can also become involved by introducing students to the exciting
Thaddeus Stevens College K–12 STEM Experience Camps and programs that are offered, not
only through the summer, but all year long. Contact the College Student Services Office for more
program details.
We are appreciative of the various businesses that supported the 2014 K–12 STEM program
through their EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) donations to the College. With such
continued support new and similar STEM programs will be offered during the summer of
2015 allowing more students to discover technology applications that may be their pathway
to their future.
A PPL electric
utilities lineman
explains his
safety equipment
and tools to
the students as
they learn about
various careers.
Right–Instructor Brad Adams assists
a student in Digital Camp while UGI
representative Tammie Lowery looks on.
Students exhibit a bench they constructed for their
high school.
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The acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math) is receiving much attention these days both by industry
and education. It’s a new challenge that emphasizes the need
for students to attain higher proficiencies in these areas. Why?
Because today’s and tomorrow’s workforces require more
advanced technical skills.
A new project called Building STEM Learning with Mobile
Robotics at the College is emphasizing the importance of a
technical education while creating excitement in youth. Robots
can reach even the most tough-to-engage students. With
the help of a dedicated group of partners, Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology now has not one but two unique
collaborative, human-like robots, known as “Baxter” by the
manufacturer.
Meet Thad and Lydia, as renamed by our students. The
introduction of Thad and Lydia on both Thaddeus Stevens’s
campuses brings safe, cage-free mobile robotics into several
two-year technical programs. Thad and Lydia will be used
(1) to provide new cross-program collaboration opportunities;
(2) to engage post-secondary remedial education students; and
(3) to excite and inspire K-8 children at an interactive science
center. Ultimately, this project will help attract more children
and youth to STEM educational programs and inspire them to
pursue STEM-related careers.
One robot, Thad, is housed in the Kreider Building on our main
campus. It is being used by students and faculty in Electronics
Engineering Technology and Electro-Mechanical Engineering
Technology. Thad is the center of our robotics curriculum and
assists our students pursuing associate degrees with hands-
on experience in programming robotic equipment, applying
it in manufacturing settings, and integrating the robotics
equipment in the manufacturing process.
Today’s manufacturing plants are much more sophisticated
than in the past. Many companies have installed robotic
equipment for routine tasks, allowing workers to perform more
skilled applications. Since robotic equipment is becoming more
common in manufacturing, Thad will keep our students’ skills
up-to-date and highly employable.
Our other robot, Lydia, is housed at the Branch campus in the
Experiencing Technology course laboratory. Lydia is helping to
improve STEM learning and engagement in Pre-Major students
that have enrolled at Stevens and are exploring various career
directions.
This summer, one of the robots will be on loan as part of a
new robotics exhibit at the Lancaster Science Factory. Our
Electronics Engineering and Electro-Mechanical students
are designing and testing a kid-friendly, fun task loop that
the robot can perform for Lancaster Science Factory visitors.
Can the robot assemble a toy car? Can it solve a Rubik’s
Cube? Could it assemble something using K’Nex toys? Select
Stevens College students will serve as interns to guide visitors’
interactions with the robot. The Lancaster Science Factory staff
expects the exhibit to reach approximately 11,000 K-8 students
and their caregivers.
Thad and Lydia will have a full schedule of engagements.
They will become ambassadors for other STEM programs too.
At Stevens College, they will show middle and high school
students how STEM skills are necessary and applied to careers.
Students who participate in summer activities and camps at
the College—Stevens Summer Experience STEM Programs,
Tech Gyrls, Digital Camp, Compass Mark, Exit Lancaster
mentor nonprofit organization students, and Dual Enrollment
students—will have the opportunity to see the robot.
This is a new, exciting area of College instruction, and one our
Industry Advisory Committees have encouraged us to pursue.
Having these robots will significantly improve the College’s
image and expand broad community awareness in the value
of a technical education. It will also serve to strengthen and
deepen the existing collaboration between the College and
the Lancaster Science Factory in a way that potentially can
be a model for partnerships between colleges and interactive
science centers worldwide.
We are very appreciative of our numerous corporate and
foundation partners who have made it possible for us, through
their financial support, to acquire robots Thad and Lydia and
the necessary robotic software and accessory equipment. Many
K-14 students will benefit from this new program, gaining an
opportunity to experience exciting STEM technology and uses.
Thad and Lydia will help make the critical link in the minds
of K-14 students between STEM education, real-world
applications and the benefits of a technical education. And
what student doesn’t get excited about working with a robot?
Building STEM Learning
Funders
Alcoa Foundation
TE Connectivity Foundation
U.S. Dept. of Labor/Employment Training Agency/TAACCCT
Cargas Education Fund
ONExia, Inc.
Rethink Robotics (in-kind)
Lancaster County Community Foundation
Dart Corporate Foundation
Collaborative Partners
Lancaster Science Factory
Stevens STEM summer camps’ partners
6 • Thaddeus Stevens College
then the hands are its voice and yours are about to speak
to the world in the language of work.” This was part of the
message over 350 graduates heard from Pennsylvania State
Budget Secretary Charles Zogby, the keynote speaker for
the 2014 Commencement at Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Zogby spoke to
the students not
only about the
contributions they
were about to
make to their trades
and the economy
as a whole, but
also the need for
civic engagement,
a message that
echoed the
College’s namesake,
Thaddeus Stevens.
In addition to the
students who
received their diplomas, several individuals received recognition
as well. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology recognizes
individuals with the Distinguished Service Award and with
Honorary Doctorate Degrees in order to thank those who have
given willingly of the time and energy for the betterment of the
College and its mission.
Wesley Geib received the Distinguished Service Award. Mr.
Geib has been an active supporter of the College. He has been
part of the Machine Technology Action Committee and has
visited more than a dozen local high schools to meet with
guidance departments and students speaking on behalf of the
program.
Bill Starr also received the Distinguished Service Award. Mr.
Starr has served as a member of the Thaddeus Stevens College
Home Board and is a member of the College’s Community
Advisory Board.
Wayne G. Deibler was presented an Honorary Doctorate from
the College. Deibler is a 1957 graduate of Thaddeus Stevens
with a major in carpentry. He has served the College as an
ambassador for governmental affairs, in alumni activities, and
as a general supporter of the College.
Lancaster City Mayor J. Richard Gray was also presented
an Honorary Doctorate. Mayor Gray has been a longtime
supporter of the College, and through his help and partnership
the College has enjoyed significant growth and prosperity.
Mayor Gray has been a major supporter of the College’s efforts
to revitalize the southeast corner of the city through expanding
and renovating what will become the Greiner Advanced
Manufacturing Center.
In addition to serving as the keynote
speaker, State Secretary of Budget Charles
Zogby also received an honorary degree.
Secretary Zogby has been a strong
advocate of the College both when he
served as Secretary of Education for
the Commonwealth and in his role as
Secretary of Budget. Zogby was instrumental in helping the
College receive capital funding to advance the physical needs
of the school.
Zogby closed his speech with a word of hope for the
graduating students, “I wish each of you every success in life
and may that success not only be measured economically, but
defined, too, by the positive difference you have made in other
people’s lives along the way.”
“It has been said that if the eyes are the window to the soul,
c o m m e n c e m e n t
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Wesley Geib, Wayne G. Deibler, Charles Zogby, J. Richard Gray and
Bill Starr are presented with their respective awards and degrees.
8 • Thaddeus Stevens College
One of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s programs
grabbing the spotlight in 2014 was the Collision Repair
Technology program. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015,
the program geared up for the celebration by expanding the
program and the skills taught through the receipt of several
grants and recognitions. Many of these honors are a direct
result of the tireless efforts of Collision Repair instructors
David Lightner and Dennis Antosy and Automotive Technology
instructors Martin Christian and Victor Gibson.
In 2014, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology received
multiple donations from the Central Pennsylvania Region of
the Porsche Club of America. At a breakfast representatives
from the local chapter of the Porsche Club presented these
donations to students and administrators of the College. Tool
sets for the Sophomore classes of the College’s Automotive
Technology program and Collision Repair Technology Program
were donated by the Porsche Club. Automotive students
received a 1/2" drive Snap-On torque wrench, Argo online
Textbook/simulator, and a Autel scanner/code reader. Students
in the Collision Repair Technology program received a Tekna Pro
Lite Paint Gun. Students will be able to keep these tools for use
in their professional careers upon graduating from Thaddeus
Stevens College.
Two students were also chosen, one from Automotive
Technology and one from Collision Repair Technology, to
receive a $7,100 scholarship each from the Club. Tyler Cooper
(Automotive) from Denver, PA and Cory Swartzentruver
(Collision Repair) from Millersville, PA were the recipients
chosen by the Porsche Club to receive these scholarships.
Finally, in April of 2014, the Porsche Club donated a Porsche
to be worked on in both the Automotive and Collision Repair
programs. At the breakfast in August, the Club officially
handed over the title for the Porsche to the College’s
Foundation. The Porsche will be used for various projects
within the programs.
“I was shocked,” commented David Lightner, first year
instructor in the Collision Repair program at Thaddeus
Stevens College. “When we first saw the Porsche, I thought
our students would do the work and then we would return
the Porsche to its owner for show. Instead, the Central PA
Region of the Porsche Club of America generously donated
this incredible car as a project for our students to expand
their knowledge.”
In October 2014, the Collision Repair program, in addition to
our manufacturing programs, was the recipient of a JOBS1st
PA Tech Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and
Industry. The grant is earmarked to upgrade equipment used in
training students the Collision Repair program. The Department
of Labor & Industry through its Re-Employment Fund made the
funds available.
Thaddeus Stevens received funding in the grant to upgrade
equipment in the Collision Repair Technology Applied Science
degree program. Funds will be used to purchase an auto frame/
unibody straightener for the program. This equipment will
allow existing and future students in the program to continue
to earn industry recognized credentials.
Automotive | Collision Repair Technology
PA Labor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway (c) discusses the
industry with instructors Dennis Antosy (L) and David Lightner (R).
Auto and Collision Tech students assist the Porsche Club at the Club’s Annual April Swap Meet in Hershey. Here they pose in front of
the car donated by The Porsche Club to the College’s program.
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“Part of the mission of Thaddeus Stevens College is to educate
students for skilled employment in a diverse, ever-changing
workforce,” commented Dr. William Griscom, President of
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, “With this grant
the College can continue to expand on this mission and
can continue to develop the knowledge of our graduates,
in turn strengthening the industries and economy of the
Commonwealth.”
In November, the Collision Repair Program was announced
as the 2014 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000
School Grant Post-Secondary Winner by the Collision Repair
Education Foundation. Over 100 programs from across the
nation applied for the grant, with only two recognized as the
top winners and several other named as runner ups.
This makeover grant will allow the Collision Repair Technology
program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to expand
within its current location, purchase much needed equipment
and tools and greatly enhance the knowledge and skills of
the students and future graduates of the program. Program
instructor David Lightner was on hand in Las Vegas, NV when
the grant was awarded to the College. Lightner, the first year
instructor in the program, is also a graduate of the Collision
Repair program at Stevens.
In March of 2014, students from both the Collision Repair
program and the Graphics and Printing Technology program at
Stevens took part in a press conference with the DUI Council
for Lancaster County. The media event
was held to unveil a new police/taxi
hybrid, funded by the DUI Council,
to raise awareness that it is cheaper
to call a taxi cab than to be arrested
on DUI charges. Students from both
programs were involved in the design
and the build of this unique vehicle.
The vehicle has been utilized across the
county to raise awareness and was part of the College’s Annual
Street Fair in conjunction with Homecoming in October.
Sophomore students in the Automotive Technology (L) and Collision Repair
Technology (R) are presented tool sets required for their Lab program from
the Porsche Club.
Dave Lightner ’04Alumnus Profile
10 • Thaddeus Stevens College
David Lightner, a 2004 graduate of the Collision Repair
Technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology, has returned as an instructor to the program
and is playing an instrumental role in guiding Collision
Repair forward. As the program enters its 50th year at
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lightner, along
with second year instructor Dennis Antosy, have continued
to further the program and enhance the experience for the
students going through it.
Reflecting on his time at Stevens as a student, Lightner
comments “it’s definitely a whole new look on things
being on the other side of the table. Now I see why the
instructor (Mr. Antosy) taught and stressed the things that
he did when I was a student.
Mr. Antosy did a great
job preparing me for a
career in the collision
industry and Mr.
Herberto Arjona also
helped prepare me
for becoming a small
business owner.”
Upon graduating from
the College, Lightner
started a custom
automotive business,
with two other
Stevens
graduates (Bob Dructor, Kris Troutman).
Together they built custom cars for OEM
manufacturers and corporate companies
for a few years, and then they decided to
focus more on collision repair. Lightner
went to McCafferty Collision Center
where he was the production painter,
along with Dructor who worked as a
Body Technician. This is where Lightner
would continue to work until returning
to TSCT.
The 2014–15 academic year marks
Lightner’s third year with the program.
Since joining the staff, he has been
instrumental in getting the Collision
Repair program recognized by the
Collision Repair Education Foundation
through I-CAR. In 2013, TSCT was the recipient of a $10,000
grant from the organization as part of their Ultimate
Collision Education Makeover. In 2014, Lightner traveled
to Las Vegas, NV for the I-CAR conference where TSCT was
recognized as the Winner of the competition. The prize
is a $50,000 makeover grant to be used to revitalize the
program, equipment and the classrooms.
“I enjoy being able to be a positive role model to students
who do not have that type of figure in their life. It’s also
great to see a student progress from the first week of
school not knowing anything, to seeing them repair and
paint a car only after a few weeks of training,” commented
Lightner. “I tell student to take the time you have in school
and work on jobs that might be more than your skill level so
you can learn how to make those repairs while you are still
in a learning environment.”
In his spare time, Lightner is a member of the I-CAR regional
committee. He manages a nationwide car show tour
called Tjin Edition Roadshow and is a member of WrTeam
Car Club. His hobbies include pretty much anything with
wheels. He enjoys building and racing cars, is a huge
fan of NASCAR and local dirt track racing, and he enjoys
watching football, basketball and motocross with his son.
He also continues to work for the Tjin Edition Roadshow
and R Miller Autobody when he is not teaching. On top of
all of this, Lightner is currently continuing his education at
Pennsylvania College of Technology pursuing a Bachelors
Degree in Automotive Business Management.
”I’d like to thank Thaddeus Stevens College and Mr. Antosy
for guiding my passion for automotive collision repair and
teaching me the basic skills I needed to become a successful
technician in a fast pace industry,” stated Lightner, “and
I also need to thank my wife for her unwavering support
and having confidence in all the choices I have made over
the years.”
David Lightner, in the red shirt above, has always had a passion
for auto body and collision repair. Above he shows off a custom
designed car to students of the Collision Repair program prior to
joining the teaching staff in the program.
Beth (Stahlman) Valentin is a highly motivated and involved
graduate of Thaddeus Stevens College, having received an
Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) Degree in Machine Tool
and Computer Aided Manufacturing in 2004 and a second
AAS Degree from Stevens in 2006 in Mechanical Engineering
Technology.
“I am very thankful for my teacher, Mr. Meanor, while I
attended Central York High School. He was one of many people
in my life who saw potential in me and gave me that extra
push to try something entirely different and out of the box as
my career path. He pushed me toward something he knew
would utilize my talents and help me succeed in life. During my
senior year at Central York, I entered the William F. Goodling
Regional Advanced Skills Center program and learned about
machining. I really enjoyed learning in this program and my
exposure to the field of Machine Technology. Upon graduation
and with his mentorship, he encouraged me to enroll at
Thaddeus Stevens, which I did.”
Valentin started in the Machine Tool and Computer Aided
Manufacturing program which gave her a great machining
foundation. “I returned right after graduating to pursue a
Mechanical Technology Degree because I really enjoyed the golf
putter design project during the second year of my machine
shop. I wanted to explore what it would be like to be in
engineering and designing as a career. Having the background
as a machinist, knowing how to make the parts, gave me an
advantage over my fellow students who were just entering
the MET program with no experience. I had so many amazing
instructors while at Stevens who encouraged me and believed
that I, among all their students who worked hard, could be
successful.” With two degrees from Thaddeus Stevens she was
ready to follow her career path.
While at Stevens, Valentin worked during summers at New
Standard Corporation and later at Ames Reese, Inc., where
upon graduation she was employed full time engineering,
machining and inspecting parts for the auto industry. In
2008, she joined National Novelty Brush Company (NNBC) in
Lancaster, well-recognized for its closures and applicators used
in products like Elmer’s rubber cement, Liquid Band-Aid, Bath
and Body Works scrubs and other brush applicators on the
market. With Valentin’s background in machining, she became
the company’s Quality Manager and has had the opportunity
to provide leadership in the development of a strong Quality
Department and foster a culture of quality with employees that
supports the company’s success.
Continuing education is important to Valentin. She is an ASQ
(American Society for Quality) member working to obtain
a Certified Quality Engineer title. This, she notes, will help
continue to develop her skills and assure the outstanding
product quality for NNBC.
Recently, Valentin has been back on the Thaddeus Stevens
campus to speak to groups of female high school students
exploring educational opportunities at the College. “I have
enjoyed talking with these young ladies. I was in their position
15 years ago and remember how it feels and the questions
they have for their future. They just need to be provided
with good role models and opportunities like I had. It is
interesting to see the students come in, sleepy eyed and not
really knowing what to expect in our “Gold Collar Career”
panel presentation, that I and several other female graduates
have addressed. But after we get into the program and start
telling them about our experiences they start to “wake up”
ask questions, and be interested in the rewarding career
possibilities we outline for them. We have also introduced
them to the college’s new career awareness web site at
www.myfuturecareer.us as a tool for them to explore
careers we discuss.” There are so many opportunities
awaiting these young ladies.
“I also tell the students to be diligent in their current studies,
work hard, and be prepared to embrace mathematics which
they will need in their careers. I explain I didn’t like math in
high school but one Stevens instructor, Mr. Tompos, cleared the
muddy waters and now I like math!”
Part of the mission at Thaddeus Stevens College is to prepare
our students for full and effective participation as a citizen.
Valentin has embraced this motto actively and with passion. “I
love living in the City with my family. There are so many things
to enjoy and opportunities to give back. I like walking to work,
Central Market, the theater, parks, getting an ice cream cone
and attending numerous downtown events. I am involved as a
member of the Junior League and Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR). I recently joined the Board of Directors of the
Clare House, whose mission is to serve homeless women and
children in a caring environment, through life skills training and
support, leading to self-sufficiency.
While at Stevens, I actually
organized a holiday drive for
the Clare House through the
college’s Women’s Center and
became interested in their
organization.”
“The biggest take away
I have from attending
Thaddeus Stevens is believing
in myself and knowing that
there are people who believe
in you and will help you reach
your dreams and goals. All you
need to do is ask. That and hard
work and being diligent will bring
success in any career path one
chooses. Life is what you make
of it and you grow through
the opportunities you choose
to take.”
Beth Valentin ’04/’06Alumnus Profile
ANNUAL REPORT • 11
According to the Lancaster Workforce Investment Board,
manufacturing is the single biggest contributor to the
Lancaster County economy. Sales of $13.7 billion account
for 34% of all sales and 18% of the gross regional product;
manufacturing exports of $12.3 billion account for 42%
of exports from Lancaster County that total $29.3 billion;
manufacturing jobs of 39,147 account for 13% of all jobs in
Lancaster County; and over the next 10 years, there will be a
need for 2,200 manufacturing workers because of growth in
the industry and an additional 14,600 to replace those Baby
Boom-age workers who will be retiring.
These numbers are not unique to Lancaster County. The
Commonwealth is experiencing the same type of growth
in an industry many thought had been abandoned in this
country. With this type of demand, who has and will continue
to pick up the mantle in educating the future workers in the
manufacturing industry?
The answer is simple: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology,
Pennsylvania’s top two-year college of technology. Since
1905, Thaddeus Stevens College has been driven by providing
students with a trade-based education that prepares them
for careers in various industries. Working with business and
industry, the College has continued to shape and re-shape its
programs to best suit the ever-changing needs of industry.
Today, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has become
one of the leaders in Pennsylvania for manufacturing education
and provides highly skilled individuals to fill the gap left by
those retiring from the industry.
Over the next few years, Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology will embark on an ambitious expansion of its
Manufacturing trade programs. The Greiner Advanced
Manufacturing Campus will introduce expanded, state-of-
the-art facilities for the Machine Tool, Metals Fabrication
and Welding, and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration programs. These programs will at least double
in the number of students able to enroll. This in turn means
the College will graduate twice as many students from the
programs and will expand the number of people available to
work in these industries. This expansion will make Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology the premier manufacturing
training facility not only in southern Pennsylvania, but also
throughout the Commonwealth.
This expansion will also allow for the creation of a stand-alone
welding program and will allow for expansion of the Electrical,
Electronic Engineering, Electro-Mechanical and other programs
currently located on the main campus of the College.
Ensuring employment for our graduates and meeting the
needs of industry has always been a primary focus of Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology. Through this expansion,
the College is recognizing both. The project, slated to be
completed in the next two to three years, will greatly impact
the manufacturing industry and will assist in the industry’s
renaissance in the Commonwealth.
Through a generous donation by Frank Greiner, President of
Greiner Industries, Inc. and Sharon Greiner, and a contribution
from the Commonwealth, Thaddeus Stevens College was two-
thirds of the way to acquiring the property for this project.
It is with great appreciation that Thaddeus Stevens College
of Technology and the Thaddeus Stevens College Foundation
thank the following donors for their contribution to our
Capital Campaign to raise the remaining funds to complete the
acquisition of the property which will become the Advanced
Manufacturing Campus.
12 • Thaddeus Stevens College
The Greiner Campus Campaign
ANNUAL REPORT • 13
Joseph Addabbo
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
Mark Aho
Richard Altrichter
Anonymous (4)
Astro Machine Works
Jack Aten
Michael Baron
Moe Barry
Ann Barshinger
Luke Beazley
Thomas Beck
Justin Bellone
Karl Bender
Deron Benedict
Timothy Bertz
Steven Black
Paulette Bledsoe
	 In memory of Richard Bledsoe
John Block
Bracalente Mfg. Co., Inc.
Brandywine Health Foundation
	 In honor of Roger J. Brown
Scott Breininger
Terry Brendle
John Brennan
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Roger Brown
Eugene Brozowski
John Brumbaugh
Richard Busser
John Buterbaugh
Thomas Cence (D)
Century Spouting Company, Inc.
Steven Chiaverini
Michael Chuhran
James Cohenour
Camilla Collova
Jack Connors
Cooper Printing
Richard Cromleigh
Robert Curtis
Brian Davidson
Jeffrey Deascenti
Joseph Defilippo
Wayne Deibler
DenTech, Inc.
Benjamin Detwiler
Jonathan Deutschlander
Die-Tech, Inc.
Frank Dieter
Carl Dunlap
G. Yale Eastman
Charles English
Samuel Errington
Robert Fanelli
Wesley Fasnacht
Kevin Flory
R. Hilton Foore
Ronald Ford
G. Craig Forney
John Fox
Ronald Frey
	 In honor of Robert Schultz
Douglas Fristick
William Fuhrmann
Don Gallagher
Carmen Garcia-Hommel
Philip Garland
Dorothy George
	 In memory of Gerald George
Jeffrey & Mary Gerhart
	 In honor of Lee A. Gerhart
Edward Gingrich
John Gooding
Michael Grab
Lowell Graver
Greiner Industries
William Griscom
John Groff
M. Wade Groff
Carl Gross
Marlin Guigley
Edward Gunesch
Drew Hallman
Timothy Hammel
Donald & Joan Hanby
Bryan Harman
Walter Henne
Simon Herbert
Roy Hess
High Family Foundation
Donald Hinton
Paul Hoffer
Marjorie Hohrath
Patricia Hopson-Shelton
Melvin Hostetter
Stephen & Sophia Hower
Joseph Hudock
IBM International Foundation
J.D. Kauffman Machine Shop, Inc.
Dale Johnson
Robert Jones
Daniel Jordan
Paul Junas
John Jupin
Thomas Kenyon
Paul Kershner
Daniel Kimble
Albert Klem
Jay Kline
	 In memory of Howard Kline
Thomas Knaub
Charles Krapf
Donna Kreiser
Stiney Kruel
William Kunkle
	 In memory of Helen Kunkle
William Kurilla
Lancaster Salvage Co.
Carl Landeck
	 In memory of Ernie Hower & Family
Ronald Lapinsky
Vincent Lattanzio
M. Richard Lefever
Philip Lehman
Norman Lemon
Brian Leyfert
	 In honor of the ’65 Machine Shop
Michael Liskey
George Lockett
Gerald Loose
George Lower
	 In memory of William E. Huber
Paul Lundahl
Jonathan MacFarland
John Marino
Craig Martin
Scott Martin
James Martin
	 In honor of Harold Grannas
Linda McCulley
Alfred Michenzi
	 In honor of Salvatore Michenzi ‘97
Mid-Atlantic Machine
David Miller Associates, Inc.
Gerald Mills
John Moyer
Roger Moyer
Louis Muhlberg
Alex Munro
David Myers
Arthur Naugle
Christopher Newman
George Noll
Harry Oakill
James Oswald
Edward Papp
Joseph & Janice Patten
	 In memory of Mary Ann Griscom
PPL Corporation
Progressive Property Management, Inc.
Timothy Pruski
Al Prysbylkowski
Kirk Raver
Robert Redcay
Isaac Reed
Ralph Regitz
David Resh
Rettew Associates, Inc.
Michael Rice
Ronda Rice
Robert Rieker
Peter Rios
	 In honor of Paul Cameron
Paulina Rodriguez
Richard Rousseau
George Schlemmer
Bruce Schreiner
Jere Schuler
Ronald Schwalm
Greg Seitz
Jay Shank
Russell Sheldon
William Shillingsford
H. Byron Showers
Barbara Shriver
	 In memory of Mickey Shriver
Roy & Joan Simmers
	 In honor of our parents
Donald Simmons
Paul Solis
James Spoo
Logan Stark
William Starr
The Steinman Foundation
Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
Matthew Stoner
Robert & Barbara Strickler
	 In honor of Alton Auchenbach & 		
James Weaver
Alex Surra
Allen & Nancy Tate
Warren Taylor
Donald Testerman
William Thompson
Andy & Betty Tompos
Louis Traini
D. Scott & Lisa Trower
Robert Vetter
Joseph Vida
Thomas Wargo
Randy Watts
George & Ann Weaver
Russell Webb
John Weber
Matthew Welker
Thomas Wenner
Ray Wentz
Thomas & Susan Wentzel
	 In honor of Jacob Wentzel ‘06
Thomas West
Faye Wetterau
	 In memory of William Wetterau
Robert Whitsel
The Williams Foundation
David Witherite
David Wolf
Ralph Wright
Joseph Wysock, III
Harry Yeich
DanielYohn
JohnYurchak, Jr.
Greiner Campaign Donors
Note: This list includes some donations contributed and received outside
the 2013–2014 fiscal year but are not included elsewhere in the Annual
Report listings.
What is it like to go back into history and relive life in Colonial
Williamsburg as a carpenter or in Colonial Pennsylvania as a
blacksmith, tinsmith or working on one Colonial Philadelphia’s
mansions? Or maybe you envision building part of the
infrastructure of one of today’s aircraft carriers, a submarine
or other types of logistical equipment. These are just some
of the internships 17 Stevens students experienced during
this past summer as internships through the college’s Career
Services Office.
Seven Stevens students from our Electrical, Metal Fabrication/
Welding and Plumbing programs traveled to Newport News
Shipbuilding in Virginia for their 12 week internships working
on aircraft carriers and submarines. Some had never been on
a ship before. “We were able to put what we learned in our
program lab, at Stevens, to practical on -the- job experience.
And in some cases learned new skills not taught at Stevens.”
Zach Betz, one of our plumbing students, was featured in a
Newport News Video promoting the program. Our students
must have made an impression since all were offered full-time
positions, should they want, upon graduation from Stevens
this year.
Five other Stevens students from the Machine Tool Technology
program worked for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
in New Cumberland, PA. By obtaining these internships they
all have a great opportunity to work for DLA upon their
graduation. DLA supplies more than 85 percent of the military’s
spare parts and offers document automation and production
services among many support activities. Alexis Nolt, one of
our students, had her experience documented in the College’s
www.myfuturecareer.us website explaining her career choice
in Machine Tool and Computer Aided Manufacturing and
her summer work for DLA, where she has continued to work
during college breaks.
Another interesting area for interns this past summer was
in the field of historic preservation. Colonial Williamsburg
selected two Stevens students from our carpentry program
to engage their skills reliving colonial craftsmanship at the
historical site. The students were housed and fed on site for
the length of their internships. “This was an unbelievable
experience that we will never forget,” commented Donte
Rideout ‘15 and Virgilio Cardona “15. This partnership with
Colonial Williamsburg was the first of what is hoped to be
many more for our students.
The longest standing historic craftsmanship internship with
Stevens was established in 2012 by the Ddora Foundation,
from New York. It has funded very successful summer
apprenticeships in the Preservation and Traditional Building
Trades as a collaborative partnership between Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA, the
Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission (PHMC), which
oversees all of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s historical
museums and the Ddora Foundation.
Three Thaddeus Stevens students are selected annually to work
during the summer at four of Pennsylvania’s living history
museums including, Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, PA;
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA; Daniel
Boone Homestead, Birdsboro, PA; and Fairmount Park Trust,
Philadelphia, PA. The Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust,
Inc. (the Trust) was created to address the City of Philadelphia’s
significant historic properties that were abandoned and
underutilized in Fairmount Park. The Trust is a nonprofit
corporation that helps the Fairmount Park Commission restore,
rehabilitate and manage the historic properties. With 63
neighborhood parks, Fairmount Park is Philadelphia’s 9,200-
acre citywide park system.
Over the past three years, Thaddeus Stevens students
have represented a variety of program majors including
Cabinetmaking and Wood, Carpentry, Masonry, Machine Tool,
Collision Repair, Metal Fabrication and Welding.
During the summer of 2014, our three apprentices were
assigned to the following sites: Adam Albright (Machine
Tool Technology major) split his time between the Railroad
Museum of PA,
restoring historic
trains to museum
quality (especially
the Lindberg Engine)
and also at the Landis
Valley Museum as an
apprentice blacksmith
and tinsmith
recreating iron and tin
items for sale on site.
Greg Cornele (‘15
Cabinetmaking
and Wood major)
and Michael Reed
(‘15 Carpentry
Technology major)
apprenticed in
Fairmount Park. They
worked on restoring
balustrades at Glen
Foerd, installing
a cedar roof on a
1760’s smokehouse,
lime washing at
Woodford and Glen
Fern, restoring windows, repointing at Mount Pleasant and
Thomas Mansion, removing graffiti at Rittenhouse Square,
consolidating sills and painting at Thomas Mansion and doing
a variety of other smaller projects.
During the three
years of this Ddora
Foundation-sponsored
apprenticeship program,
nine Thaddeus Stevens
students have benefited
from this rewarding
summer experience.
Of the nine students
who participated
during these past years,
two of the students
accepted positions at
the historical museum
where they worked and
have continued their full time career in historic trades and
craftsmanship: Dylan Shanta at The Daniel Boone Homestead,
and Steve Burkholder at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
These unique intern partnerships promote a successful
understanding and experience of historical craftsmanship that
otherwise is a diminishing art.
Over 125 Thaddeus Students participated in valuable learning
experiences through internships at many businesses and
industries. These partnerships strengthen our educational
training and provide outstanding opportunities for companies to
evaluate potential employees. The Stevens Career Services Office
continues to seek and grow these experiences for our students.
Developing Futures Through Partners
Mike Reed’s internship included
restoration work at numerous
old historical mansions located in
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Adam Albright 2014 – working on the
restoration of an undercarriage of a
freight car at the Railroad Museum of
Pennsylvania.
The Glen Foerd Mansion, Philadelphia’s
remaining riverfront estate open to
the public, was one of Greg Cornele’s
restoration projects.
14 • Thaddeus Stevens College
Dear Alumni and Friends:
It’s been a fantastic year at Stevens in seeing the community at large working diligently to help Stevens achieve their campaign goal of $1 million.
We’re honored to say thank you to all our alumni and friends for their valued support and dedication to the 2013–14 growth and expansion of the
College. When we complete the Greiner Advanced Manufacturing Campus, we’ll know we’ve made a significant contribution in enabling Stevens to
increase enrollment and technical training opportunities for qualified students. The technical career fields garnering student and industry interest are
Machine Tool & Computer Aided Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication & Welding Technology and HVAC Technology.
A full calendar of ever-growing events has kept the Foundation and Alumni Association office agendas full with
incredible administrative challenges in organizational growth, which is a welcome problem to have. Below is a list of
events sponsored and coordinated by our office (from top left):
•	The 4th annual Alumni-Student Bowl-A-Thon
•	An informal gathering at the Lancaster Host Resort for the Class of 1964
•	A spring Alumni Banquet that included recognition of 11 Alumni Award recipients and a special presentation to the
50th reunion class
•	The annual Thaddeus Stevens Essay Contest for Lancaster City elementary schools
•	Homecoming events that included a car show and football team reunion
•	The 10th Annual Stevens Scramble golf outing
•	Scholarship Awards and Donor Recognition Dinner
•	College Store Holiday Open House
It’s an exhilarating feeling to have and enjoy when you share in changing the lives of young men and women through
technical education. It’s the basis and reward for all the work we do.
Respectfully,
Alex B. Munro, Executive Director
Alumni & Foundation Events
Thaddeus Stevens
Foundation Officers
John Yurchak, Jr. ’60, President
Warren S. Taylor ’79, Secretary
Thaddeus Stevens Alumni
Association Officers
D. Scott Trower ’80, President
Joseph J. Wysock, III ’15, Vice President
Warren S. Taylor ’79, Secretary
Richard T. Altrichter ‘61
Moe A. Barry ‘71
Deron D. Benedict ‘89
G. Richard Cromleigh ‘82
Robert L. Curtis, III ‘10
Brian S. Davidson ‘04
M. Wade Groff ‘54
Thomas J. Kenyon ‘56
Michael A. Lare ‘86
Ronda Rice ‘12
Logan Stark ‘12
Donald E. Testerman ‘74
David B. Wolf ‘85
John Yurchak, Jr. ‘60
Thaddeus Stevens Foundation Board of Directors and Alumni Association Board of Governors
ANNUAL REPORT • 15
Thaddeus Stevens Alumni Association
Alumni Awards
The Thaddeus Stevens Alumni Association was proud
to honor 11 individuals, foundations and companies
as recipients of the 2014 Alumni Awards. The
presentations were made during the annual Alumni
Awards Banquet last April 26, 2014. The Alumni
Award categories included:
• Honorary Alumnus
• Corporate Partner
• Alumni Service to the College
• Alumni Citizenship
• Spirit of Alumni Achievement
Each of the recipients provided outstanding leadership
and contributions to their community and the College.
Row 1: L–R G. Yale Eastman, Honorary Alumnus; James Powell (Williams Companies) Corporate Partner; Ann Barshinger, Honorary Alumnus;
David Hanson (Fulton Financial), Corporate Partner
Row 2 : L–R Gary Weber ’83 (Machine Tool technology), Spirit of Achievement; James Spoo’72 (Automotive) Alumni Citizenship; Douglas
Brossman (Burnham Holdings), Corporate Partner; Shane Zimmerman (The Steinman Foundation), Corporate Partner; Stephen Hower ’80
(Metals Fabrication & Welding), Alumni Service to the College.
Not pictured but receiving awards were: George Lockett ’48 (Electric), Alumni Service to the College and UGI Utilities, Corporate Partner.
16 • Thaddeus Stevens College
The following is a combined financial report of both Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
and the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation recognizing all financial gifts, equipment, and supplies
donated and received for the 2014 fiscal year that ran between July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014.
These represent received in-hand dollars or items donated during this time period only. Other
donations received after July 1, 2014 will be recognized in the 2015 Annual Report, next year. We
are very appreciative of significant financial support of our many alumni, friends, faculty, staff,
businesses, industries, foundations, organizations, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other
governmental agencies—state and federal—for the commitment each has made to Thaddeus
Stevens College and Foundation during the past year.
Funding received from these financial commitments provides academic support, educational
programs, laboratory equipment & technology needs, student needs and scholarships, upgraded
campus facilities, and other campus wide initiative support toward the quality of education
offered by Thaddeus Stevens College. College partnerships continued to grow with businesses
and organizations this year, some of which are featured throughout this annual report.
During the past year a Three Million Dollar Capital Campaign was initiated to secure financial
resources to purchase 4½ acres of land with existing buildings from Lancaster City. The property
will become the hub for the college’s Advanced Manufacturing Technical Programs. Frank and
Sharon Greiner provided a lead matching gift of one million dollars that was matched and
exceeded by 216 donations from individuals, companies, foundations and an appropriation from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The new campus will be named the Greiner Campus.
In FY 2014 we submitted 76 grant applications to state, federal and private foundations
representing 21 more applications than in 2013. We received cash or multi-year commitments of
$3,034,775, which is more than the previous year. The College received a multi-year US Department
of Labor TAACCCT grant of $ 2,507,468, the largest single grant in the history of the College.
Ten companies contributed toward the College’s K–12th grade STEM-related educational
experiences: Adopt-a-Kindergarten, STEM Summer Experience Technology Camps for middle
grade students, and Dual Enrollment/Early Enrollment program for high school seniors. Most of
these companies donated through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program,
with the largest donation of $50,000 from UGI Services supporting the STEM Summer
Experience Programs for middle school students. Two foundations – Armstrong and Brossman
-also supported our K-12 STEM Technology initiatives.
The Porsche Club of Central PA Chapter developed a new partnership with the College by
granting two full tuition scholarships awarded to a student in the Auto Technology and in the
Collision Repair Technology Program. The Club also purchased tools for each of the second year
students and donated an older model Porsche to refurbish and repair. These were made possible
from the proceeds of their Annual Porsche Club Swap Meet in Hershey in April. Stevens students
assisted in the event. The value of this partnership exceeded $27,000 in 2014.
Numerous companies and individuals contributed equipment and supplies directly to a Technical
Program Classroom Laboratory to assist the programs in the hands-on learning and student
projects or campus needs. The value of these donations exceeded $110,000.
Individuals, foundations, and business benefactors invested over $111,000 in annual and
endowed scholarships, the largest amount ever. These were awarded to 57 students.
Fourteen companies provided support and building materials for the annual Student Home
Construction Project, which is part of our building trade’s curriculum.
The Stevens Foundation benefited from another Annual Golf Scramble at Overlook Golf Course
with over $11,000 realized in net proceeds from the outing and silent auction.
The 2014 Annual Campaign included gifts from 570 individual donors, including restricted and
unrestricted gifts, legacy gifts, annuities, memorial and tribute gifts and other support.
Other special grants during this year included a PA Department of Education – Perkins Grant, Act
101, Workforce Investment Grants, Technical Education Grants, and a Migrant Education Grant.
We express our gratitude to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the residents of
Pennsylvania for their continued financial support of the College. Such support provides stability
to our College offering a valuable investment in and opportunities for the students of this
Commonwealth who may not otherwise experience a good education in pursuit of participation
in a trained Pennsylvania workforce.
To all of our benefactors this past year, your investment as a partner with Thaddeus Stevens
College strengthens our connections toward success. Thank you for your investment.
Partnerships–Connecting to Move Forward
2013–2014 Expenses
(July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014)
2013–2014 Revenues
Tuition and Fees
Federal and State Grants
Auxiliary Enterprises
Non-Operating Revenues
27%
2%
1%
70%
Salaries
Benefits
Supplies & Other Services
Utilities
Depreciation
Expenditures By Category
2013 – 2014
41%
22%
30%
5%
2%
2013–2014 Revenues
(July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014)
ANNUAL REPORT • 17
Visionary Society
($100,000 and up)
Ann B. Barshinger
Frank & Sharon Greiner
Robert Redcay
The Steinman Foundation
Heritage Society
($50,000 – $99,999)
High Family Foundation
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Masters Society
($25,000 – $49,999)
G. Yale Eastman
Ann Klein Trust/ FFA
S. Dale High
Porsche Club of America
Schneider Electric/ Square D 		
	Foundation
The Williams Foundation
Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation
Tower Society
($10,000 – $24,999)
Air Products & Chemicals
Alcoa Foundation
Anonymous
Brossman Charitable Foundation
DDORA Foundation
Wayne G. Deibler
I-Car- Education Foundation
PPL Energy Funding Corporation
TE Connectivity Foundation
Cornerstone Society
($5,000 – $9,999)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Chip & Becky Cargas
Thomas J. Cence
CNH/New Holland Agriculture
Dart Foundation
William Fuhrmann
Fulton Bank
Philip Garland
George Gibson
Hegeman’s Landscaping
HVAC Distributors
William Kurilla
Michael Bartone Memorial Fund
Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
Thomas Wentz
Williams Gas Pipeline
Yeager Supply, Inc.
1905 Society
($2,500 – $4,999)
Armstrong Foundation
Astro Machine Works
Buck Co.
William R. Chambers
DH Funk & Sons, LLC
Glen-Gery Corporation
George Lockett
Meridian Products
Mid-Atlantic Machine
Roger Moyer
National Penn Bank
New Holland Concrete
Susquehanna Bancshares
The Anne M. & Philip H. Glatfelter, III	
	 Family Foundation
The Huston Foundation
Waste Management of PA
President’s Society
($1,000 – $2,499)
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
Associated Marketing
Jack Aten
Becoming the Sum of One 		
	Foundation
Shane Bleacher
Roger J. Brown
DenTech, Inc.
Die-Tech, Inc.
Robert Fanelli
Flex-Cell Precision, Inc.
R. Hilton Foore
Terry & Patricia Frantz
Michael Gerfin
Gooding Group Foundation
John Gooding
M/M Jack Gorelick
M. Wade Groff
Simon Herbert
Paul Hoffer
Horton Brasses, Inc.
Intricate Precision Manufacturing
J.D. Kauffman Machine Shop, Inc.
Lancaster County Code Association
Vincent Lattanzio
Lezzer Lumber
Robert Lorenz
George Lower
James A. Martin
Mold Base Industries, Inc.
National Novelty Brush Co.
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PNC Institutional Investments
PRL, Inc.
Pryor E. Neuber Charitable Trust
Al Pryzbylkowski
Rettew Associates, Inc.
Louis Robinson
James Scheuren
William Shillingsford
Mickey Shriver (D)
Roy Simmers
James Spoo
William Starr
Robert Strickler
Susquehanna Litho Foundation
The Hall Foundation
Louis Traini
Weaver Industries
Weis Markets
Robert Wenrich
2nd Century Club
($500 – $999)
Ashland Foundation
Moe Barry
Bracalente Mfg. Co., Inc.
Mark Diener
G. Craig Forney
Ronald Frey
Ray Froeschle
GE Foundation
William E. Griscom
Roy Kenneth Hess
Patricia Hopson-Shelton
Donna Kreiser
Learning Disabilities Association of 	
	 Lancaster County
John Marino
Vincent Miles
John Oakes
Richard Rousseau
Nina Shroll
D. Scott & Lisa Trower
John Weber
Thomas West
Faye Wetterau
Carla Stirling Williams
David Wolf
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
& Thaddeus Stevens Foundation
Annual Fund
Gifts and
Donations
Thaddeus Stevens Foundation and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
are very appreciative to the following individuals, businesses, foundations,
and organizations for their generous contribution received between July 1,
2013 and June 30, 2014.
The offices of the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation and College Development
Office have worked diligently to make this donor list complete and accurate.
Any gifts received after June 30, 2014 will be recognized in next
year’s 2015 Annual Report. We appreciate all gifts and recognize them
accordingly. Thank you.
Giving by Gift Club
18 • Thaddeus Stevens College
The Annual Fund Gifts
Received in 2013-2014
Gift Breakout
Unrestricted:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,822
Restricted:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,336,280
	 Total Dollar Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,382,102
In-Kind Gifts (equipment and supplies)  . . . . . . . .  $112,401
Federal Grants and Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $137,354
State, Local and other Grant Contracts  . . . . . . . .  $174,072
Charter Club
($250 – $499)
Mark & Denise Bailey
William Beyer
John Block
Brandywine Health Foundation
Scott Breininger
Terry Brendle
Laura Brenner
Edward Bruker
Camilla Collova
Exelon Corporation
Ted Gregg
Timothy Hammel
David Hansel
Jay Randall Hess
James Hoy
Robert Harry Jones
Philip Lehman
Ronny Lewis
Paul Lundahl
David Myers
PSEA
Ralph Regitz
Eric Schuck
Donald Testerman
Joseph Vida
George & Ann Weaver
Ray Wentz
David Witherite
William Zimmerman
Bulldog Club
($125 – $249)
Allstate
Richard Altrichter
Michael Baron
Luke Beazley
Ryan Bennethum
Mike Berg
Gretchen Berkheimer
Timothy Bertz
James Brison
Fred Brumbach
Paul Buhay
John Buterbaugh
James Campbell
Steven Chiaverini
Darrell Claar
Galen Claar
Daniel Coffman
Lisa Gillogly Cowan
David Miller Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey Deascenti
R. Joseph Dolbin
John Drenning
Carl Dunlap
Earl Ellenberger
Joseph Ewasko
John Geiser
William Gilpin
Anthony Goad
Earnest Gordon
Lowell Graver
Marlin Guigley
Edward Gunesch
Michael Halick
Donald & Joan Hanby
Terrance Hansel
Galen Helsel
Mark Helwig
Guy Herring
Joseph Ivic
Jerry James
Dale Johnson
Anthony Karwacki
Dennis Keithan
Paul Kershner
Jay Kline
Thomas Knaub
Joel Krallinger
Richard Kulick
William Kunkle
John Kurtz
Ronald Lapinsky
John Lebzelter
Robert Lechowicz
Michael Liskey
Leo Mangold
Scott Martin
Richard Martz
James McKeon
Salvatore Michenzi
Richard Miller
Robert Miller
I. Landis Moyer
John Moyer
Alex Munro
Gary Naugle
Robert Naugle
Robert Nelson
Harry Oakill
James Oswald
Frank Petrachonis
PMPA MA District
Mark Queen
Bernard Radocha
Kirk Raver
Nicholas Readinger
Isaac Reed
Darwin Reese
Duane Reitz
Benny Rigoroso
Russell Rudenko
Michael Saxinger
Jere Schuler
Ronald Schwalm
Ronald Schwartz
Jay Shank
Carl Smith
Glenn Stehman
Robert Vetter
Albert Wank
Walter Weston
John Wetzel
Robert Whitsel
Drew Williams
Brian Wills
John Wodarski
George Yesavage
Apprentice Club
(Up to $124)
Joseph Addabbo
Mark Aho
Danielle Almond
Curtis Anderson
B.J. Baldwin Electric
Leland Bailey
Thomas Beck
Justin Bellone
Karl Bender
Berks Engineering Co.
Samuel Bigler
Robert Bittenbender
Paulette Bledsoe
Saralee Bowditch
Michael Brady
Justin Brandt
John Brennan
Eugene Brozowski
Donald Burns
Richard Busser
Cargas Systems
Daniel Caudill
Century Spouting Co., Inc.
Charles Snyder Funeral Home
Michael Chuhran
Dana Clough
James Cohenour
Robert Coldren
Jack Connors
Cooper Printing
Joseph Defilippo
Michael & Danielle DeGroft
Joseph Derlunas
Benjamin Detwiler
Jonathan Deutschlander
Frank Dieter
Michael Dower
Thomas Edgecumbe
Charles English
Samuel Errington
Wesley Fasnacht
Marvin Fishel
Michael Fletcher
Kevin Flory
Ronald Ford
James Frey
Douglas Fristick
Don Gallagher
Carmen Garcia-Hommel
Patrick Garvey
Dorothy George
Jeffrey Gerhart
Edward Gingrich
Donald Goldstrom
Michael Grab
John Groff
Carl Gross
Douglas Guise
Drew Hallman
Bryan Harman
Dorothy Harvey
Walter Henne
Robert Hetrick
Donald Hinton
Marjorie Hohrath
Melvin Hostetter
Kenneth Houck
Joseph Hudock
Thomas Jobe
Nevin Johnson
Daniel Jordan
Paul Junas
John Jupin
Dwight Kauffman
Daniel Kimble
Albert Klem
Stanley Kost
Charles Krapf
Stiney Kruel
Lancaster Salvage Co.
Marijane Landis
David Lawrence
M. Richard Lefever
Lee Leibensperger
Lynn Leibensperger
Norman Lemon
Brian Leyfert
Mark Little
Gerald Loose
Dean Lowry
Jonathan MacFarland
Manheim Township Lions Club
James Marshall
Clayton Martin
Craig Martin
William Maruschak
Michael McCarroll
Linda McCulley
McKonly & Asbury, LLP
Benjamin McMichael
Donald Miller
Howard Miller
Tom Miller
Donald Millner
Gerald Mills
D. Martin Moser
Louis Muhlberg
Arthur Naugle
ANNUAL REPORT • 19
Christopher Newman
George Noll
Gregory Owens
Beverly Palmer
Edward Papp
Joseph Patten
John Peck
David Pennell
Kevin Price
Progressive Property Management, 	
	Inc.
Timothy Pruski
Ward Reese
Richard Reiner
David Resh
RGS Associates
Robert Rieker
Peter Rios
Paulina Rodriguez
Russell Rohrer
Bruce Royer
Colin Ruh
David Rutt
Sandt Products
George Schlemmer
Bruce Schreiner
Nicholas Scrip
James Seagreaves
William Selgrath
Eugene Shaw
Russell Sheldon
Timothy Shirk
H. Byron Showers
Donald Simmons
Brenda Smith
Douglas Stevens
Matthew Stoner
Alex Surra
Robert Taltoan
William Thompson
Dinh Tran
Tram Trinh
Charles Umbenhauer
Ruth Walp
Thomas Wargo
Leo Watts
Randy Watts
Russell Webb
Matthew Welker
Thomas Wenner
Thomas & Susan Wentzel
Thomas Whalen
Paul White
Ward Whitehill
Matthew Widders
Ralph Wright
Harry Yeich
George Yerger
Daniel Yohn
John Zuzu
Class of 1935
Thomas Cence
Class of 1940
Earl Ellenberger
Class of 1944
Melvin Hostetter
Dean Lowry
Class of 1948
George Lockett
Paul Lundahl
Arthur Naugle
Russell Webb
Class of 1950
Jack Aten
Paul Buhay
Robert Coldren
Donald Millner
Class of 1951
Ronald Frey
Robert Naugle
Class of 1952
M. Richard Lefever
James Marshall
Class of 1953
Lowell Graver
Carl Gross
Charles Krapf
Duane Reitz
Nicholas Scrip
Ray Wentz
Class of 1954
Wesley Fasnacht
R. Hilton Foore
M. Wade Groff
John Marino
David Myers
William Shillingsford
Class of 1955
Samuel Errington
William Gilpin
James McKeon
Donald Miller
Al Pryzbylkowski
Isaac Reed
Richard Reiner
Richard Rousseau
Jay Shank
Mickey Shriver (D)
Glenn Stehman
Louis Traini
Joseph Vida
Harry Yeich
William Zimmerman
Class of 1956
Roger Brown
R. Joseph Dolbin
John Wetzel
Ward Whitehill
John Zuzu
Class of 1957
Edward Bruker
Wayne Deibler
Robert Fanelli
Simon Herbert
Robert Jones
William Kurilla
John Peck
Ralph Regitz
Thomas West
Walter Weston
Robert Whitsel
Class of 1958
James Brison
Fred Brumbach
Jack Connors
Joseph Derlunas
John Oakes
Bernard Radocha
Roy Simmers
Charles Umbenhauer
George Yesavage
Class of 1959
Joseph Addabbo
Marvin Fishel
William Fuhrmann
Anthony Goad
Roy Kenneth Hess
Robert Hetrick
Donald Hinton
Stiney Kruel
I. Landis Moyer
George Noll
Russell Rudenko
David Witherite
Class of 1960
Donald Burns
Carl Dunlap
Edward Gingrich
Jerry James
Nevin Johnson
Benjamin McMichael
Alex Munro
James Scheuren
Class of 1961
Richard Altrichter
John Drenning
Marlin Guigley
Guy Herring
Paul Junas
Robert Miller
George Yerger
Class of 1962
James Cohenour
Joe Ewasko
Dale Johnson
Paul Kershner
Albert Klem
Jay Kline
Robert Lechowicz
William Maruschak
Darwin Reese
Robert Rieker
Ronald Schwalm
William Selgrath
John Weber
Class of 1963
Darrell Claar
Leo Mangold
Gary Naugle
Mark Queen
Thomas Wargo
Class of 1964
Charles English
Douglas Fristick
Michael Gerfin
Michael Grab
Galen Helsel
Ronald Lapinsky
Harry Oakill
Thomas Wenner
Class of 1965
Timothy Bertz
Galen Claar
Frank Dieter
Ed Gunesch
Anthony Karwacki
Brian Leyfert
George Lower
Tom Miller
Robert Nelson
Paul White
Class of 1966
Timothy Hammel
Daniel Jordan
John Jupin
Gerald Loose
Eugene Shaw
Class of 1967
James Campbell
Dana Clough
Thomas Jobe
Thomas Knaub
Philip Lehman
James Martin
Gregory Owens
Leo Watts
Ralph Wright
Class of 1968
Frank Petrachonis
George Schlemmer
Class of 1969
G. Craig Forney
Richard Kulick
Alumni Giving by Class
20 • Thaddeus Stevens College
Louis Muhlberg
Drew Williams
Class of 1970
John Brennan
Michael Dower
Dwight Kauffman
Randy Watts
Class of 1971
Moe Barry
Walter Henne
Gerald Mills
Albert Wank
Thomas Whalen
John Wodarski
Class of 1972
John Buterbaugh
Daniel Coffman
Douglas Guise
Michael Halick
David Hansel
Michael McCarroll
John Moyer
James Spoo
Class of 1973
Jeff Deascenti
Kenneth Houck
David Pennell
Class of 1974
Michael Baron
Earnest Gordon
Richard Martz
Don Testerman
Robert Vetter
Class of 1975
Joseph Ivic
John Kurtz
Russell Rohrer
Class of 1976
Paul Hoffer
Joseph Hudock
Carl Landeck
Brian Wills
Class of 1977
John Geiser
David Resh
Class of 1978
Richard Busser
William Chambers
Patrick Garvey
Stanley Kost
Vincent Lattanzio
Timothy Pruski
Peter Rios
Class of 1979
Bryan Harman
Dennis Keithan
Bruce Schreiner
Class of 1980
John Block
Kevin Flory
Terrance Hansel
Dinh Tran
D. Scott Trower
Class of 1981
Curtis Anderson
Philip Garland
David Lawrence
Ronny Lewis
Scott Martin
Class of 1982
Scott Breininger
Kevin Price
Bruce Royer
Class of 1983
James Seagreaves
Class of 1984
Eugene Brozowski
Craig Martin
Christopher Newman
Class of 1985
Shane Bleacher
Thomas Edgecumbe
Michael Fletcher
Mark Little
James Oswald
David Rutt
Carl Smith
David Wolf
Class of 1986
Benny Rigoroso
Class of 1987
Vincent Miles
Class of 1988
Eric Schuck
Ronald Schwartz
Robert Taltoan
Class of 1990
Michael Liskey
Class of 1991
William Beyer
Mark Diener
Class of 1993
Joel Krallinger
Class of 1994
James Hoy
Class of 1995
Gretchen Berkheimer
George Gibson
Class of 1996
Russell Sheldon
Timothy Shirk
Class of 1997
Salvatore Michenzi
Class of 1999
Terry Brendle
Marjorie Hohrath
Nicholas Readinger
Class of 2000
Lisa Gillogly Cowan
Mark Helwig
Class of 2001
Ryan Bennethum
Douglas Stevens
Class of 2002
Kirk Raver
Class of 2003
Joseph DeFilippo
Michael DeGroft
Class of 2004
Matthew Widders
Class of 2005
Luke Beazley
Michael Brady
Steven Chiaverini
Edward Papp
Alex Surra
Class of 2006
Danielle DeGroft
Paulina Rodriguez
Matthew Stoner
Daniel Yohn
Class of 2007
Justin Bellone
Class of 2008
Benjamin Detwiler
Class of 2009
Jonathan MacFarland
Class of 2010
Matthew Welker
Class of 2011
Karl Bender
Daniel Caudill
Drew Hallman
John Lebzelter
Tram Trinh
Class of 2012
Jonathan Deutschlander
Jay Randall Hess
Class of 2013
Danielle Almond
Justin Brandt
ANNUAL REPORT • 21
NAMED SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS
Astro Machine Employees
	 Astro Machine Scholarship
Michael Bartone Memorial Fund
	 Michael Bartone Memorial Scholarship
Becoming the Sum of One Foundation
	 Becoming the Sum of One Scholarship
Roger Brown
	 George Brody Scholarship
Laura Brenner
	 Thomas J. Cence Endowed Scholarship
Electrical Technology Class of 1985 Reunion 	
	Members
	 Edward H. Sears Electrical Technology 	
	 Exemplary Student Scholarship
Terry & Patricia Frantz
	 Bryan K. Frantz Memorial Scholarship
The Hall Foundation
	 Hall Foundation Merit Scholarship
S. Dale High
	 S. Dale High Endowed Scholarship
E. Ann Klein Trust Fund
	 E. Ann Klein Automotive Scholarship
Lancaster County Code Association
	 LanCode Scholarship
Lapp Electrical Service, Inc.
	 Emanuel M. Lapp-Lapp Electric 	
	Scholarship
Robert Lorenz
	 Walter Lorenz Scholarship Fund
Mark E. Little
	 George Brody Scholarship
Arlene E. & Pryor R. Neuber Charitable Trust
	 Arlene E. & Pryor R. Neuber Scholarship
Porsche Club of America
	 Porche Club Scholarship
Willis & Elsie Shenk Foundation
	 Willis W. Shenk Scholarship Fund
Susquehanna Litho Foundation
	 Susquehanna Litho Scholarship
The Williams Foundation
	 Williams Gas Pipeline Scholarship
FUTURE MACHINIST SCHOLARSHIP
Astro Machine Works
Flex-Cell Precision, Inc.
Intricate Precision Manufacturing
Mold Base Industries, Inc.
National Novelty Brush Company
PRL, Inc.
Weaver Industries
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS
Lee Leibensperger
Richard Miller
STUDENT AWARDS
Jack & Helen Gorelick
PMPA
Roy Simmers
EITC FUND
Fulton Bank
DH Funk & Sons, LLC
National Penn Bank
PNC Financial Services
PPL Corporation
Susquehanna Bancshares
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Waste Management of PA
Weis Markets
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF MARY ANN
GRISCOM
These memorial gifts were designated for
the Thaddeus Stevens God Fund
Nina Shroll
Brenda Smith
Charles Snyder Funeral Home
THE CARGAS FUND IN MEMORY OF
DONALD G. CARGAS
Leland Bailey
Mark & Denise Bailey
Saralee Bowditch
M/M Donald Cargas
Cargas Systems
James Frey
Donald Goldstrom
William Griscom
Dorothy Harvey
Marijane Landis
Lynn Leibensperger
Clayton Martin
McKonly & Asbury, LLP
Howard Miller
D. Martin Moser
RGS Associates
Colin Ruh
Sandt Products
Charles Snyder Funeral Home
Ruth Walp
George & Ann Weaver
OTHER MEMORIAL/HONORARY GIFTS
David Jones
	 In memory of Mickey Shriver
Carla Stirling Williams
	 In honor of Luke Shilston ’14
OTHER RESTRICTED GIFTS
Air Products & Chemicals
	 My Future Career Project
	 The Women’s Center
Alcoa Foundation
	 LabVolt Equipment
Anonymous
	 Water Management Technology
Armstrong Foundation
	 K–12 Initiatives
Sam Bigler
	 The God Fund
The Brossman Charitable Foundation
	 Dual Enrollment
CNH/New Holland Agriculture
	 My Future Career Project
Dart Foundation
	 LabVolt Equipment
DDORA Foundation
	 Craftsman Apprentice Program
DenTech, Inc.
	 The God Fund
William Fuhrmann
	 The God Fund
The Anne M. & Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family
Foundation
	 LabVolt Equipment
The Huston Foundation
	Adopt-a-Kindergarten
Dr. Vincent Miles
	 The Vincent E. Miles African 		
	 American Collection
PPL Corporation
	 K–12 Initiatives
Porsche Club of America
	 Tools for Auto Students
Roy Simmers
	 The God Fund
TE Connectivity
	 Robotics Project
Robert Wenrich
	 Tools for Auto Students
Paul White
	 Brick & Tile Wall Project
Restricted Gifts
Contributions only received July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 fiscal year are listed
below. Gifts outside this fiscal year will appear in the 2015 Annual Report.
We appreciate all the gifts that have been given to support the college.
22 • Thaddeus Stevens College
PRESIDENT’S EDUCATION FUND
Ashland Foundation
Ann B. Barshinger
G. Yale Eastman
LEGACY CLUB MEMBERS
The following individuals have made a
commitment to support the perpetuity
of the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation by
investing in a charitable gift annuity. We
thank them for sharing a portion of their
prosperity for the Foundation’s mission of
support to Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology.
Ray and Lois Barber
William (D) and Laura Dunkelberger
G. Yale and Jane Eastman
Robert and Alison Fanelli
Jack (D) and Ruth Herscovitz
Ruth Mellinger (D)
Thomas and Mary Jane Wentz (D)
Thomas Wentz, Jr.
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
Air Products
Allstate Giving Campaign
Exelon Corporation
GE Foundation
IBM Foundation
Illinois Tool Works
Johnson & Johnson
Kellogg’s
PPL
Safe Harbor Water Power
TE Connectivity
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
HOUSING PROJECT PARTNERS
Fessenden Hall
Glen-Gery Corporation
Hegeman’s Landscaping
HVAC Distributors
New Holland Concrete
Rohrer’s Quarry
Yale Electric
Yeager Supply
IN-KIND NON-CASH DONATIONS
(Equipment, supplies, etc.)
Associated Marketing
	 Plumbing Technology Equipment
The Buck Company
	 Metal Casting & Foundry 		
	 Equipment 	
Mike Berg
	 Machine Program
Community Services Group
	 Computer Network and Systems
	 Lab Equipment 	
Ray Froeschle
	 Books for LRC
Full Span Solutions, LLC
	 Computer Network and Systems
	 Lab Equipment 	
Homecraft Veneer
	 Materials for Cabinetmaking
Horton Brasses, Inc.
	 Hardware for Cabinetmaking
I-Car Foundation
	 Equipment and Supplies for 		
	 Collision Repair program
Mrs. George Gibson
	 HVAC Equipment/Tools
Dennis Lezzi
	 Football Coach Clinic
Learning Disabilities Association
	 of Lancaster
	iPads
Meridian Products
	 Materials for Cabinetmaking
Porsche Club
	 Vehicle for Auto Repair and
	 Collision programs 	
PPL
	 Electrical Lab Equipment
Louis Robinson
	 Surveying Equipment
Michael Saxinger
	 Land Development Services
Schneider Electric/Square D
	 Electrical Lab Equipment
The Standard Group
	 Paper for Graphics & Printing Lab
Allen & Nancy Tate
	 Microwave for Student Services
D. Scott Trower
	 Dorm TV
Faye Wetterau
	Vehicle
STEVENS SCRAMBLE SPONSORS
AND AUCTION CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Altrichter
Autumn Run Woodworking
Bauer Fastener
CD Motorsports
Certified Carpet
Ditto Couture
Marcy Erisman
Finch Jewelers
Gerry Ganse
Greg Gehman
Evan Germann
William Griscom
Groff’s Complete Auto Repair
Chester Harman
R.S. Hollinger & Sons, Inc.
Kristine Hollingsworth
Home Depot
Keystone Fireworks
Alexa Kinney
Lancaster Archery
Land Grant Surveyors
Vince Lattanzio
Lowe’s
Judy Munro
Prospect Storage
Al & Jean Pryzbylkowski
Ronda Rice
Shearer Painting
Sherwin Williams
Sight & Sound
Roy Simmers
Michael Snyder
Stevens College Store
Stubby’s
Swedish Motors
Symposium Restaurant
Allen & Nancy Tate
The Sugar Shack
Scott Trower
Tudbinks Greenhouse
Vincent & Company Fine Jewelers
Maggie Waters
ANNUAL REPORT • 23
Donna Kreiser 	 McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC
Gregory Lefever	 PNC Bank
John M. Levitski	 Irex Company
Maryann Marotta 	 MM Architects
J. Roger Moyer, Jr.
John Nodecker	 Manheim Township School District
Tom Palisin 	 Manufacturers Association
George Rettew	 Rettew & Associates
Lisa Riggs 	 Economic Development Company of Lancaster
Pedro Rivera	 School District of Lancaster
Scott Sheely	 Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
Robert Shoemaker	 Lancaster City Alliance
Todd Shultz PHR	 Tyson Foods Inc.
Senator Lloyd Smucker	 State Senate District 13
William Starr
Christopher A. Stevens	 Greiner Industries, Inc.
Commissioner Dennis Stuckey	 Lancaster County Commissioners
Representative P. Michael Sturla	 96th Legislative District
Matthew M. Sullivan	 Buck Company Inc.
Michael Szymanski	 Glaxo Smith Kline
Richard Watson, Jr., 	 Gooding Group LLC
Thomas Baldrige	 Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dr. Brian Barnhart	 Lancaster IU13
Daniel Betancourt	 Community First Fund
Michael Biggerstaff	 NXTBOOK MEDIA
Stephen P. Borza	 UGI Utilities, Inc.
Douglas S. Brossman	 Burnham Holdings, Inc.
Mark Bos 	 National Bearings Co.
Dr. Richard Burley
Rev. Dr. Louis A. Butcher, Jr. 	 Brightside Baptist Church
Chip Cargas	 Cargas Systems
Anthony Chivinski 	 Leadership Advisory Services
Dana Chryst 	 The Jay Group, Inc.
John Daniels 	 New Holland Agriculture
Todd Eachus	 Comcast Cable (350 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 300)
G. Yale Eastman	 Eastman Family Partners
Jim Engledow	 Alcoa Mill Products
Brad Forrey	 Wohlsen Construction
John Gooding	 The Gooding Group
Darryl Gordon	 The High Companies
John Hartman	 Lancaster General Health
Kurt Krammes	 Carpenter Technology Corp
Community Advisory Council
Special Thanks To Our Housing Project Partners
We would like to thank the following businesses who have supported through gifts-in-kind
or significant financial contributions of materials and/or services in support of our new home
construction project. Their ongoing partnership is vital to the continuation of providing hands-
on training for our students.
B.R. Kreider
Fessenden Hall
Glen-Gery Corporation
Hegeman’s Landscaping
HVAC Distributors
Indoor City
Keener Insulation
Penn Stone
Rohrer’s Quarry
Sherwin Williams
Two Dudes
Yale Electric
Yeager Supply
York (New Holland Concrete)
24 • Thaddeus Stevens College
Donna L. Kreiser–Chairperson Paul R. Hoffer ’76–Secretary
Maryann Marotta
Theodore R. Williams, III ’00 Dr. Frederick S. Withum III
Patricia Hopson-Shelton Richard A. Watson, Jr.
Ronald E. Ford–Vice Chair John M. Levitski–Treasurer
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
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    Thaddeus Stevens College ofTechnology Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Connecting to Move Forward Partnerships
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    Greetings from ThaddeusStevens College of Technology, The theme for this year’s Annual Report is Partnerships – Connecting to Move Forward. In today’s environment of limited resources, greater competition, and emphasis on increased productivity, partnerships become even more critical. They provide access to additional resources and, when structured properly, result in “win-win” relationships for all the organizations involved. It is not an exaggeration to state that without such partnerships the College could not fulfill its mission. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is fortunate to have a large number of strong partnerships that cover the entire spectrum. From its inception, the College’s Housing Project has been dependent upon its industry partners. A significant portion of the materials used to build the homes comes from donations and deep discounts by industry. Students then become familiar with specific vendors and products. When later employed, they often make purchases based on that familiarity. Industry partners also rely on the College’s skilled recent graduates to meet their workforce needs. The City of Lancaster is a third partner in this relationship, assisting with the permits and code requirements that have resulted in more than 100 affordable, quality homes built by our students in the city over the last 50 years. The College’s recent capital campaign to acquire property from the City of Lancaster to build the Advanced Manufacturing Center is another partnership example. The city’s willingness to allow the property to be utilized by the College for a higher purpose than a city maintenance facility is a great example of leadership by Mayor Rick Gray. A lead matching gift from Greiner Industries by Mr. Frank Greiner and his wife, Sharon, was critical. Greiner has been a long time employer of our graduates and anticipates that need increasing exponentially in the future. Subsequent financial and equipment gifts by the Steinman Foundations, High Family Foundation, Burnham Company/US Boilers and innumerable other individuals and companies allowed us to reach our goal in less than a year. The new facilities that will comprise the Greiner Campus will triple our capacity and address the critical workforce needs of industry in several areas. This increased capacity is crucial for companies to compete in a global economy and will contribute to economic development. In addition, the future Community Learning Center, included in the design plans, will provide a means for citizens in the area to develop skills that will provide them access to a career ladder and family-sustaining employment. All and all, this is a win-win situation for everyone involved and a great example of how partnerships should work. Many companies and individuals have also developed significant partnerships with one or more of our 20 major technical degree programs. They have donated equipment, materials and supplies to equip program laboratories, thus assisting our students in hands-on training and projects. These companies are included in the Partnerships – Connecting to Move Forward review starting on page 17 of the Financial Report section. This 2014 financial report represents donations and support received from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. This Annual Report will highlight numerous other partnerships, but by no means is it a comprehensive or static list. We are very appreciative of your interest and investment in our students. The foundation for all of our actions on campus is driven by our mission and our new Master Plan and Strategic Direction. Over the next few years, you will see numerous changes on campus. Much of this will be the result of our goal for enrollment and retention growth, with additional new academic programs and new facilities that will accommodate this growth. It will be an exciting time to see the metamorphosis of these changes on campus. We will continue to provide a quality technical college education resulting in more Thaddeus Stevens graduates entering high-demand careers. Our partnerships will continue to expand as the College grows and will continue to be a critical component of our ability to fulfill our mission and achieve success. Thank you for being a partner. Best regards, William E. Griscom, Ed.D. President HAD DEUS STE VENS from the PresidentMessage On the Cover Don Dagen (R) instructor, in the college’s new Electro- Mechanical Technology program demonstrates to Jason Cotterman (L), freshman, diagnostical review and repair of a fluid pump system in the program’s laboratory.
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    In an effortto better educate middle and high school students about various industries, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology partnered with several companies and organizations in 2014 to create fun and unique ways to highlight both construction and manufacturing careers. On September 17, the College partnered with Landmark Homes based in Ephrata, PA for the first ever Construction Trades Day. The goals of this day were to bring students to a planned community built by Landmark and showcase the various areas of new home construction. Over 300 students from across Lancaster County attended this event. Students were able to walk throughout the community and see workers from all areas of construction, including framing, carpentry, water management and even the business side of selling the homes. Workers on site at each home were able to fully explain their responsibilities and the benefits of working in their particular trade. Due to the overwhelming success of the first ever Construction Trades Day and the large participation from schools from throughout the county, Landmark Homes and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have agreed to partner again in the future to sponsor this day. National Manufacturing Day has been in existence for several years—and Lancaster County, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology included, have participated in various activities the past two years. In 2014, the Workforce Investment Board of Lancaster County (WIB) decided it was time to not only highlight manufacturing careers in the county on one day, but to create a comprehensive week of activities which focused on educating students, the general public and other members of the business community to the many advantages manufacturing has to offer. During the last week of September and in to the start of October, the WIB organized events throughout the county highlighting these different areas of manufacturing. The week kicked off with an informative press conference where the future of manufacturing in the county was spotlighted and discussion was focused on the needs of the industry, pointing to what needs to occur in order for manufacturing to continue its renaissance in this area. The College hosted a luncheon midweek, which focused on providing human resource representatives information about the industry. The College was able to discuss programs associated with manufacturing and to discuss plans for the Advanced Manufacturing Campus that is set to open its doors in a few years. Much focus was given to the fact that manufacturing has an aging workforce that needs to be replenished with skilled, technical workers, the kind that Thaddeus Stevens College graduates each year. For the College, the week was capped off by attending two sessions with Astro Machine Works in Ephrata, PA. Students from various local schools were bussed in to see the company’s many contributions to the manufacturing industry. They were able to see several projects from conception to completion and were able to see the diverse range of fields necessary to get from these points. The College presented information about our programs and how they can assist with finding strong careers in these fields, such as those students were visiting that day. Nearly a third of Astro Machine Works’ workforce are Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology graduates. Partnering with organizations such as the WIB and with companies like Landmark and Astro Machine are critical aspects of the College’s success. ANNUAL REPORT • 1 Manufacturing Day | Construction Trades Day By working together, we are able to get information to students about the College’s programs, as well as about the many benefits that come with working in these fields.
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    2 • ThaddeusStevens College The 2014–2015 academic year was ushered in with two new programs at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Both the Electro-Mechanical Technology and Water and Environmental Technology programs began their first classes in August 2014. Both programs were created based on the demand for qualified employees, as well as at the request of industry. The Electro-Mechanical Technology (ELME) program, often referred to as mechatronics, is producing students who will easily fit into the manufacturing industry based on the knowledge of electronic and electrical systems, robotics, hydraulics and more. Electro-mechanical technicians have become essential employees in the manufacturing industry. Through the ELME program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, we are now meeting those needs. The ELME program, headed by instructors Don Dagen and Arthur Jackson, hit the ground running in August. Through generous donations of equipment, specifically a Baxter robot acquired through partnership grants, students are now able to experience first hand the type of automated mechanical manufacturing they would in industry. According to Laurie Grove, Director of Career Services at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, “This program will easily become the program with the most sought after graduates within the next year or two. Based solely on the demand from industry, graduates should find it easy to find employment upon graduating from Stevens.” A program that was developed based not only on the overwhelming demands of industry, but also the fact that everyone needs clean, palatable water is the Water and Environmental Technology (WET) program at Stevens. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is the first College in the Commonwealth to offer a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection accredited Associate Degree in this field. The degree will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to help fill the impending shortage of certified operators. Why is this in such demand? Laurie Grove commented, “With an aging workforce, there is an anticipated shortage of certified operators expected in the next five to ten years. This, coupled with new and always changing state and federal regulations, requires someone with an advanced degree to work in this field.” New Programs | ELME • WET
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    ANNUAL REPORT •3 Instructors Bill McKeon and Katie Surra come with years of experience and knowledge working in the field. The outlook for graduates is strong and students can expect to find jobs in both the public and private sectors. The 2015-2016 academic year will introduce the new Residential Remodeling program to Thaddeus Stevens College. A derivative of the Carpentry Technology program, Residential Remodeling will introduce students to the craft of residential remodeling and will cover basic carpentry and remodeling skills, as well as advanced remodeling and renovation practices. This stand-alone, construction discipline utilizes state-of-the-art methods and materials to keep current homeowners in their existing houses. Residential Remodeling adds living space to existing homes and retrofits existing structures with modern conveniences and updated building codes and standards. Charles Byers, a longtime Carpentry instructor at the College, has spearheaded this program and will begin teaching the curriculum this fall. “Construction, as a whole, has been on the rise in the Lancaster area and beyond for the past few years,” stated Laurie Grove. “With the advent of this program, we will not only be training in the field of new construction, but now in the much desired Remodeling field as well.” Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology continues to work with industry in developing and renewing the skills taught in each of programs. Through the expert knowledge of our Craft Advisory Boards, curriculum is constantly reviewed and scrutinized, ensuring graduates of all of the College’s existing programs, as well as potential new programs, will be skilled and highly employable upon their graduation from the College. “… this program will easily become the program with the most sought after graduates within the next year or two.”
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    The demand forskilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and math is closely linked to global competitiveness. Technology is pervasive in almost every aspect of daily life. As the workplace changes, especially in industry with skilled workers retiring, the question remains, “Will there be enough new workers interested or trained with the skills needed to fill these high demand career opportunities?” There is a call to implement more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in secondary education curriculum, which would result in students having a better educational foundation leading to a better career. There is also a need to introduce more female students to the wide variety of in-demand, non-traditional careers that they may never have thought of or explored. Thaddeus Stevens College has a myriad of Experience STEM Opportunities Camps for middle and high school students. Many of these STEM Camps are offered during the summer months on the College campus for 1–2 weeks at a time. The development and expansion of Summer Experience programs during 2014 was made possible by UGI Utilities with their $50,000 grant through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). Their funding supported the curriculum development, materials, instruction and student registration fees. Many of the participating middle and high school students were from the school districts of Lancaster and Columbia. The Stevens Experience Camp was a series of two-week camps on campus for 35 hours per week and attended by middle school students mostly from the City of Lancaster. Three two-week camps were offered during the summer with registration limited to 15 students per camp. Students were introduced to various technology skills, including graphics, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. Campers complete hands-on projects in each area. Also included are field trips to Lancaster Science Factory, North Museum, and other museums that introduce STEM learning, technical exploration and fun activities. STEM career awareness, associated with the College’s technical programs is also introduced along with self-development and leadership training activities. 4 • Thaddeus Stevens College STEM Camps: Pathways to the Future Thaddeus Stevens College has a myriad of Experience STEM Opportunities Camps for middle and high school students. Fifth grade students from the School District of Lancaster take part in various sessions learning about technology STEM careers. Three two-week workshops were held in 2014. Bottom left, students experience Metal Casting project.
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    Tech Gyrls isa two-week STEM camp for middle grades girls, held for 3½ hours each morning on the College’s campus. In the afternoon, the program transitions to the YWCA for more activities. Approximately 12–15 students attended each of the four, two-week camps during the 2014 summer. During the morning sessions at Stevens, the girls develop self–esteem and leadership skills; gain personal financial literacy awareness; are mentored by industry partners; participate in Technical Skills Workshops in various technology labs on campus; and explore MyFutureCareer, an interactive career awareness website emphasizing STEM Technology careers. PPL Electric and the Pell Grant program also assist as partners in these camps. In 2014, students represented the school districts of Lancaster, Manheim Township, Garden Spot, Solanco, Conestoga Valley and Lampeter Strasburg. Digital Image Camp is a one-week creative design camp offered through the College’s Graphic Communications and Printing Technology Department. The summer camp ran Monday through Thursday, from 9 am – 2 pm, with a maximum of 16 students. Through numerous projects students learned digital photography, digital page layout, Adobe Photoshop techniques, screen printing, logo design, and basic Web page development. Compass Mark in conjunction with Thaddeus Stevens College offered several STEM workshops for high school students (including Columbia and Lancaster) on the Stevens campus. Students were introduced to career fields that lead to productive, high-demand, good-paying careers. The workshops were 1–3 days in length and offered exposure to trending “gold collar” careers. Hands-on lab activities were conducted in mechatronics (electrical and mechanical projects). Using an iPod, they were able to experience how technology used daily is part of this exciting career of mechatronics. Students were also introduced to plumbing and carpentry technology. As a group project, they designed and constructed a bench that they presented to their school (Columbia), which was installed outside the front doors of the high school. A portion of these workshops were underwritten by UGI Utilities through their EITC contribution. Other summer programs on campus included students from the Exit Lancaster Program (a middle school mentoring program representing Lancaster City). In total, the Thaddeus Stevens College campus comes alive in the summer with approximately 300, middle and high school students exploring various STEM educational applications. If you are a school counselor, educator, parent, alumnus, or friend you can also become involved by introducing students to the exciting Thaddeus Stevens College K–12 STEM Experience Camps and programs that are offered, not only through the summer, but all year long. Contact the College Student Services Office for more program details. We are appreciative of the various businesses that supported the 2014 K–12 STEM program through their EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) donations to the College. With such continued support new and similar STEM programs will be offered during the summer of 2015 allowing more students to discover technology applications that may be their pathway to their future. A PPL electric utilities lineman explains his safety equipment and tools to the students as they learn about various careers. Right–Instructor Brad Adams assists a student in Digital Camp while UGI representative Tammie Lowery looks on. Students exhibit a bench they constructed for their high school. ANNUAL REPORT • 5
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    The acronym STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is receiving much attention these days both by industry and education. It’s a new challenge that emphasizes the need for students to attain higher proficiencies in these areas. Why? Because today’s and tomorrow’s workforces require more advanced technical skills. A new project called Building STEM Learning with Mobile Robotics at the College is emphasizing the importance of a technical education while creating excitement in youth. Robots can reach even the most tough-to-engage students. With the help of a dedicated group of partners, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology now has not one but two unique collaborative, human-like robots, known as “Baxter” by the manufacturer. Meet Thad and Lydia, as renamed by our students. The introduction of Thad and Lydia on both Thaddeus Stevens’s campuses brings safe, cage-free mobile robotics into several two-year technical programs. Thad and Lydia will be used (1) to provide new cross-program collaboration opportunities; (2) to engage post-secondary remedial education students; and (3) to excite and inspire K-8 children at an interactive science center. Ultimately, this project will help attract more children and youth to STEM educational programs and inspire them to pursue STEM-related careers. One robot, Thad, is housed in the Kreider Building on our main campus. It is being used by students and faculty in Electronics Engineering Technology and Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology. Thad is the center of our robotics curriculum and assists our students pursuing associate degrees with hands- on experience in programming robotic equipment, applying it in manufacturing settings, and integrating the robotics equipment in the manufacturing process. Today’s manufacturing plants are much more sophisticated than in the past. Many companies have installed robotic equipment for routine tasks, allowing workers to perform more skilled applications. Since robotic equipment is becoming more common in manufacturing, Thad will keep our students’ skills up-to-date and highly employable. Our other robot, Lydia, is housed at the Branch campus in the Experiencing Technology course laboratory. Lydia is helping to improve STEM learning and engagement in Pre-Major students that have enrolled at Stevens and are exploring various career directions. This summer, one of the robots will be on loan as part of a new robotics exhibit at the Lancaster Science Factory. Our Electronics Engineering and Electro-Mechanical students are designing and testing a kid-friendly, fun task loop that the robot can perform for Lancaster Science Factory visitors. Can the robot assemble a toy car? Can it solve a Rubik’s Cube? Could it assemble something using K’Nex toys? Select Stevens College students will serve as interns to guide visitors’ interactions with the robot. The Lancaster Science Factory staff expects the exhibit to reach approximately 11,000 K-8 students and their caregivers. Thad and Lydia will have a full schedule of engagements. They will become ambassadors for other STEM programs too. At Stevens College, they will show middle and high school students how STEM skills are necessary and applied to careers. Students who participate in summer activities and camps at the College—Stevens Summer Experience STEM Programs, Tech Gyrls, Digital Camp, Compass Mark, Exit Lancaster mentor nonprofit organization students, and Dual Enrollment students—will have the opportunity to see the robot. This is a new, exciting area of College instruction, and one our Industry Advisory Committees have encouraged us to pursue. Having these robots will significantly improve the College’s image and expand broad community awareness in the value of a technical education. It will also serve to strengthen and deepen the existing collaboration between the College and the Lancaster Science Factory in a way that potentially can be a model for partnerships between colleges and interactive science centers worldwide. We are very appreciative of our numerous corporate and foundation partners who have made it possible for us, through their financial support, to acquire robots Thad and Lydia and the necessary robotic software and accessory equipment. Many K-14 students will benefit from this new program, gaining an opportunity to experience exciting STEM technology and uses. Thad and Lydia will help make the critical link in the minds of K-14 students between STEM education, real-world applications and the benefits of a technical education. And what student doesn’t get excited about working with a robot? Building STEM Learning Funders Alcoa Foundation TE Connectivity Foundation U.S. Dept. of Labor/Employment Training Agency/TAACCCT Cargas Education Fund ONExia, Inc. Rethink Robotics (in-kind) Lancaster County Community Foundation Dart Corporate Foundation Collaborative Partners Lancaster Science Factory Stevens STEM summer camps’ partners 6 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    then the handsare its voice and yours are about to speak to the world in the language of work.” This was part of the message over 350 graduates heard from Pennsylvania State Budget Secretary Charles Zogby, the keynote speaker for the 2014 Commencement at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Zogby spoke to the students not only about the contributions they were about to make to their trades and the economy as a whole, but also the need for civic engagement, a message that echoed the College’s namesake, Thaddeus Stevens. In addition to the students who received their diplomas, several individuals received recognition as well. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology recognizes individuals with the Distinguished Service Award and with Honorary Doctorate Degrees in order to thank those who have given willingly of the time and energy for the betterment of the College and its mission. Wesley Geib received the Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Geib has been an active supporter of the College. He has been part of the Machine Technology Action Committee and has visited more than a dozen local high schools to meet with guidance departments and students speaking on behalf of the program. Bill Starr also received the Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Starr has served as a member of the Thaddeus Stevens College Home Board and is a member of the College’s Community Advisory Board. Wayne G. Deibler was presented an Honorary Doctorate from the College. Deibler is a 1957 graduate of Thaddeus Stevens with a major in carpentry. He has served the College as an ambassador for governmental affairs, in alumni activities, and as a general supporter of the College. Lancaster City Mayor J. Richard Gray was also presented an Honorary Doctorate. Mayor Gray has been a longtime supporter of the College, and through his help and partnership the College has enjoyed significant growth and prosperity. Mayor Gray has been a major supporter of the College’s efforts to revitalize the southeast corner of the city through expanding and renovating what will become the Greiner Advanced Manufacturing Center. In addition to serving as the keynote speaker, State Secretary of Budget Charles Zogby also received an honorary degree. Secretary Zogby has been a strong advocate of the College both when he served as Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth and in his role as Secretary of Budget. Zogby was instrumental in helping the College receive capital funding to advance the physical needs of the school. Zogby closed his speech with a word of hope for the graduating students, “I wish each of you every success in life and may that success not only be measured economically, but defined, too, by the positive difference you have made in other people’s lives along the way.” “It has been said that if the eyes are the window to the soul, c o m m e n c e m e n t ANNUAL REPORT • 7 Wesley Geib, Wayne G. Deibler, Charles Zogby, J. Richard Gray and Bill Starr are presented with their respective awards and degrees.
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    8 • ThaddeusStevens College One of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s programs grabbing the spotlight in 2014 was the Collision Repair Technology program. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015, the program geared up for the celebration by expanding the program and the skills taught through the receipt of several grants and recognitions. Many of these honors are a direct result of the tireless efforts of Collision Repair instructors David Lightner and Dennis Antosy and Automotive Technology instructors Martin Christian and Victor Gibson. In 2014, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology received multiple donations from the Central Pennsylvania Region of the Porsche Club of America. At a breakfast representatives from the local chapter of the Porsche Club presented these donations to students and administrators of the College. Tool sets for the Sophomore classes of the College’s Automotive Technology program and Collision Repair Technology Program were donated by the Porsche Club. Automotive students received a 1/2" drive Snap-On torque wrench, Argo online Textbook/simulator, and a Autel scanner/code reader. Students in the Collision Repair Technology program received a Tekna Pro Lite Paint Gun. Students will be able to keep these tools for use in their professional careers upon graduating from Thaddeus Stevens College. Two students were also chosen, one from Automotive Technology and one from Collision Repair Technology, to receive a $7,100 scholarship each from the Club. Tyler Cooper (Automotive) from Denver, PA and Cory Swartzentruver (Collision Repair) from Millersville, PA were the recipients chosen by the Porsche Club to receive these scholarships. Finally, in April of 2014, the Porsche Club donated a Porsche to be worked on in both the Automotive and Collision Repair programs. At the breakfast in August, the Club officially handed over the title for the Porsche to the College’s Foundation. The Porsche will be used for various projects within the programs. “I was shocked,” commented David Lightner, first year instructor in the Collision Repair program at Thaddeus Stevens College. “When we first saw the Porsche, I thought our students would do the work and then we would return the Porsche to its owner for show. Instead, the Central PA Region of the Porsche Club of America generously donated this incredible car as a project for our students to expand their knowledge.” In October 2014, the Collision Repair program, in addition to our manufacturing programs, was the recipient of a JOBS1st PA Tech Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The grant is earmarked to upgrade equipment used in training students the Collision Repair program. The Department of Labor & Industry through its Re-Employment Fund made the funds available. Thaddeus Stevens received funding in the grant to upgrade equipment in the Collision Repair Technology Applied Science degree program. Funds will be used to purchase an auto frame/ unibody straightener for the program. This equipment will allow existing and future students in the program to continue to earn industry recognized credentials. Automotive | Collision Repair Technology PA Labor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway (c) discusses the industry with instructors Dennis Antosy (L) and David Lightner (R). Auto and Collision Tech students assist the Porsche Club at the Club’s Annual April Swap Meet in Hershey. Here they pose in front of the car donated by The Porsche Club to the College’s program.
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    ANNUAL REPORT •9 “Part of the mission of Thaddeus Stevens College is to educate students for skilled employment in a diverse, ever-changing workforce,” commented Dr. William Griscom, President of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, “With this grant the College can continue to expand on this mission and can continue to develop the knowledge of our graduates, in turn strengthening the industries and economy of the Commonwealth.” In November, the Collision Repair Program was announced as the 2014 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 School Grant Post-Secondary Winner by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Over 100 programs from across the nation applied for the grant, with only two recognized as the top winners and several other named as runner ups. This makeover grant will allow the Collision Repair Technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to expand within its current location, purchase much needed equipment and tools and greatly enhance the knowledge and skills of the students and future graduates of the program. Program instructor David Lightner was on hand in Las Vegas, NV when the grant was awarded to the College. Lightner, the first year instructor in the program, is also a graduate of the Collision Repair program at Stevens. In March of 2014, students from both the Collision Repair program and the Graphics and Printing Technology program at Stevens took part in a press conference with the DUI Council for Lancaster County. The media event was held to unveil a new police/taxi hybrid, funded by the DUI Council, to raise awareness that it is cheaper to call a taxi cab than to be arrested on DUI charges. Students from both programs were involved in the design and the build of this unique vehicle. The vehicle has been utilized across the county to raise awareness and was part of the College’s Annual Street Fair in conjunction with Homecoming in October. Sophomore students in the Automotive Technology (L) and Collision Repair Technology (R) are presented tool sets required for their Lab program from the Porsche Club.
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    Dave Lightner ’04AlumnusProfile 10 • Thaddeus Stevens College David Lightner, a 2004 graduate of the Collision Repair Technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, has returned as an instructor to the program and is playing an instrumental role in guiding Collision Repair forward. As the program enters its 50th year at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lightner, along with second year instructor Dennis Antosy, have continued to further the program and enhance the experience for the students going through it. Reflecting on his time at Stevens as a student, Lightner comments “it’s definitely a whole new look on things being on the other side of the table. Now I see why the instructor (Mr. Antosy) taught and stressed the things that he did when I was a student. Mr. Antosy did a great job preparing me for a career in the collision industry and Mr. Herberto Arjona also helped prepare me for becoming a small business owner.” Upon graduating from the College, Lightner started a custom automotive business, with two other Stevens graduates (Bob Dructor, Kris Troutman). Together they built custom cars for OEM manufacturers and corporate companies for a few years, and then they decided to focus more on collision repair. Lightner went to McCafferty Collision Center where he was the production painter, along with Dructor who worked as a Body Technician. This is where Lightner would continue to work until returning to TSCT. The 2014–15 academic year marks Lightner’s third year with the program. Since joining the staff, he has been instrumental in getting the Collision Repair program recognized by the Collision Repair Education Foundation through I-CAR. In 2013, TSCT was the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the organization as part of their Ultimate Collision Education Makeover. In 2014, Lightner traveled to Las Vegas, NV for the I-CAR conference where TSCT was recognized as the Winner of the competition. The prize is a $50,000 makeover grant to be used to revitalize the program, equipment and the classrooms. “I enjoy being able to be a positive role model to students who do not have that type of figure in their life. It’s also great to see a student progress from the first week of school not knowing anything, to seeing them repair and paint a car only after a few weeks of training,” commented Lightner. “I tell student to take the time you have in school and work on jobs that might be more than your skill level so you can learn how to make those repairs while you are still in a learning environment.” In his spare time, Lightner is a member of the I-CAR regional committee. He manages a nationwide car show tour called Tjin Edition Roadshow and is a member of WrTeam Car Club. His hobbies include pretty much anything with wheels. He enjoys building and racing cars, is a huge fan of NASCAR and local dirt track racing, and he enjoys watching football, basketball and motocross with his son. He also continues to work for the Tjin Edition Roadshow and R Miller Autobody when he is not teaching. On top of all of this, Lightner is currently continuing his education at Pennsylvania College of Technology pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Automotive Business Management. ”I’d like to thank Thaddeus Stevens College and Mr. Antosy for guiding my passion for automotive collision repair and teaching me the basic skills I needed to become a successful technician in a fast pace industry,” stated Lightner, “and I also need to thank my wife for her unwavering support and having confidence in all the choices I have made over the years.” David Lightner, in the red shirt above, has always had a passion for auto body and collision repair. Above he shows off a custom designed car to students of the Collision Repair program prior to joining the teaching staff in the program.
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    Beth (Stahlman) Valentinis a highly motivated and involved graduate of Thaddeus Stevens College, having received an Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) Degree in Machine Tool and Computer Aided Manufacturing in 2004 and a second AAS Degree from Stevens in 2006 in Mechanical Engineering Technology. “I am very thankful for my teacher, Mr. Meanor, while I attended Central York High School. He was one of many people in my life who saw potential in me and gave me that extra push to try something entirely different and out of the box as my career path. He pushed me toward something he knew would utilize my talents and help me succeed in life. During my senior year at Central York, I entered the William F. Goodling Regional Advanced Skills Center program and learned about machining. I really enjoyed learning in this program and my exposure to the field of Machine Technology. Upon graduation and with his mentorship, he encouraged me to enroll at Thaddeus Stevens, which I did.” Valentin started in the Machine Tool and Computer Aided Manufacturing program which gave her a great machining foundation. “I returned right after graduating to pursue a Mechanical Technology Degree because I really enjoyed the golf putter design project during the second year of my machine shop. I wanted to explore what it would be like to be in engineering and designing as a career. Having the background as a machinist, knowing how to make the parts, gave me an advantage over my fellow students who were just entering the MET program with no experience. I had so many amazing instructors while at Stevens who encouraged me and believed that I, among all their students who worked hard, could be successful.” With two degrees from Thaddeus Stevens she was ready to follow her career path. While at Stevens, Valentin worked during summers at New Standard Corporation and later at Ames Reese, Inc., where upon graduation she was employed full time engineering, machining and inspecting parts for the auto industry. In 2008, she joined National Novelty Brush Company (NNBC) in Lancaster, well-recognized for its closures and applicators used in products like Elmer’s rubber cement, Liquid Band-Aid, Bath and Body Works scrubs and other brush applicators on the market. With Valentin’s background in machining, she became the company’s Quality Manager and has had the opportunity to provide leadership in the development of a strong Quality Department and foster a culture of quality with employees that supports the company’s success. Continuing education is important to Valentin. She is an ASQ (American Society for Quality) member working to obtain a Certified Quality Engineer title. This, she notes, will help continue to develop her skills and assure the outstanding product quality for NNBC. Recently, Valentin has been back on the Thaddeus Stevens campus to speak to groups of female high school students exploring educational opportunities at the College. “I have enjoyed talking with these young ladies. I was in their position 15 years ago and remember how it feels and the questions they have for their future. They just need to be provided with good role models and opportunities like I had. It is interesting to see the students come in, sleepy eyed and not really knowing what to expect in our “Gold Collar Career” panel presentation, that I and several other female graduates have addressed. But after we get into the program and start telling them about our experiences they start to “wake up” ask questions, and be interested in the rewarding career possibilities we outline for them. We have also introduced them to the college’s new career awareness web site at www.myfuturecareer.us as a tool for them to explore careers we discuss.” There are so many opportunities awaiting these young ladies. “I also tell the students to be diligent in their current studies, work hard, and be prepared to embrace mathematics which they will need in their careers. I explain I didn’t like math in high school but one Stevens instructor, Mr. Tompos, cleared the muddy waters and now I like math!” Part of the mission at Thaddeus Stevens College is to prepare our students for full and effective participation as a citizen. Valentin has embraced this motto actively and with passion. “I love living in the City with my family. There are so many things to enjoy and opportunities to give back. I like walking to work, Central Market, the theater, parks, getting an ice cream cone and attending numerous downtown events. I am involved as a member of the Junior League and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). I recently joined the Board of Directors of the Clare House, whose mission is to serve homeless women and children in a caring environment, through life skills training and support, leading to self-sufficiency. While at Stevens, I actually organized a holiday drive for the Clare House through the college’s Women’s Center and became interested in their organization.” “The biggest take away I have from attending Thaddeus Stevens is believing in myself and knowing that there are people who believe in you and will help you reach your dreams and goals. All you need to do is ask. That and hard work and being diligent will bring success in any career path one chooses. Life is what you make of it and you grow through the opportunities you choose to take.” Beth Valentin ’04/’06Alumnus Profile ANNUAL REPORT • 11
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    According to theLancaster Workforce Investment Board, manufacturing is the single biggest contributor to the Lancaster County economy. Sales of $13.7 billion account for 34% of all sales and 18% of the gross regional product; manufacturing exports of $12.3 billion account for 42% of exports from Lancaster County that total $29.3 billion; manufacturing jobs of 39,147 account for 13% of all jobs in Lancaster County; and over the next 10 years, there will be a need for 2,200 manufacturing workers because of growth in the industry and an additional 14,600 to replace those Baby Boom-age workers who will be retiring. These numbers are not unique to Lancaster County. The Commonwealth is experiencing the same type of growth in an industry many thought had been abandoned in this country. With this type of demand, who has and will continue to pick up the mantle in educating the future workers in the manufacturing industry? The answer is simple: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Pennsylvania’s top two-year college of technology. Since 1905, Thaddeus Stevens College has been driven by providing students with a trade-based education that prepares them for careers in various industries. Working with business and industry, the College has continued to shape and re-shape its programs to best suit the ever-changing needs of industry. Today, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has become one of the leaders in Pennsylvania for manufacturing education and provides highly skilled individuals to fill the gap left by those retiring from the industry. Over the next few years, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology will embark on an ambitious expansion of its Manufacturing trade programs. The Greiner Advanced Manufacturing Campus will introduce expanded, state-of- the-art facilities for the Machine Tool, Metals Fabrication and Welding, and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration programs. These programs will at least double in the number of students able to enroll. This in turn means the College will graduate twice as many students from the programs and will expand the number of people available to work in these industries. This expansion will make Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the premier manufacturing training facility not only in southern Pennsylvania, but also throughout the Commonwealth. This expansion will also allow for the creation of a stand-alone welding program and will allow for expansion of the Electrical, Electronic Engineering, Electro-Mechanical and other programs currently located on the main campus of the College. Ensuring employment for our graduates and meeting the needs of industry has always been a primary focus of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Through this expansion, the College is recognizing both. The project, slated to be completed in the next two to three years, will greatly impact the manufacturing industry and will assist in the industry’s renaissance in the Commonwealth. Through a generous donation by Frank Greiner, President of Greiner Industries, Inc. and Sharon Greiner, and a contribution from the Commonwealth, Thaddeus Stevens College was two- thirds of the way to acquiring the property for this project. It is with great appreciation that Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and the Thaddeus Stevens College Foundation thank the following donors for their contribution to our Capital Campaign to raise the remaining funds to complete the acquisition of the property which will become the Advanced Manufacturing Campus. 12 • Thaddeus Stevens College The Greiner Campus Campaign
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    ANNUAL REPORT •13 Joseph Addabbo Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Mark Aho Richard Altrichter Anonymous (4) Astro Machine Works Jack Aten Michael Baron Moe Barry Ann Barshinger Luke Beazley Thomas Beck Justin Bellone Karl Bender Deron Benedict Timothy Bertz Steven Black Paulette Bledsoe In memory of Richard Bledsoe John Block Bracalente Mfg. Co., Inc. Brandywine Health Foundation In honor of Roger J. Brown Scott Breininger Terry Brendle John Brennan Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Roger Brown Eugene Brozowski John Brumbaugh Richard Busser John Buterbaugh Thomas Cence (D) Century Spouting Company, Inc. Steven Chiaverini Michael Chuhran James Cohenour Camilla Collova Jack Connors Cooper Printing Richard Cromleigh Robert Curtis Brian Davidson Jeffrey Deascenti Joseph Defilippo Wayne Deibler DenTech, Inc. Benjamin Detwiler Jonathan Deutschlander Die-Tech, Inc. Frank Dieter Carl Dunlap G. Yale Eastman Charles English Samuel Errington Robert Fanelli Wesley Fasnacht Kevin Flory R. Hilton Foore Ronald Ford G. Craig Forney John Fox Ronald Frey In honor of Robert Schultz Douglas Fristick William Fuhrmann Don Gallagher Carmen Garcia-Hommel Philip Garland Dorothy George In memory of Gerald George Jeffrey & Mary Gerhart In honor of Lee A. Gerhart Edward Gingrich John Gooding Michael Grab Lowell Graver Greiner Industries William Griscom John Groff M. Wade Groff Carl Gross Marlin Guigley Edward Gunesch Drew Hallman Timothy Hammel Donald & Joan Hanby Bryan Harman Walter Henne Simon Herbert Roy Hess High Family Foundation Donald Hinton Paul Hoffer Marjorie Hohrath Patricia Hopson-Shelton Melvin Hostetter Stephen & Sophia Hower Joseph Hudock IBM International Foundation J.D. Kauffman Machine Shop, Inc. Dale Johnson Robert Jones Daniel Jordan Paul Junas John Jupin Thomas Kenyon Paul Kershner Daniel Kimble Albert Klem Jay Kline In memory of Howard Kline Thomas Knaub Charles Krapf Donna Kreiser Stiney Kruel William Kunkle In memory of Helen Kunkle William Kurilla Lancaster Salvage Co. Carl Landeck In memory of Ernie Hower & Family Ronald Lapinsky Vincent Lattanzio M. Richard Lefever Philip Lehman Norman Lemon Brian Leyfert In honor of the ’65 Machine Shop Michael Liskey George Lockett Gerald Loose George Lower In memory of William E. Huber Paul Lundahl Jonathan MacFarland John Marino Craig Martin Scott Martin James Martin In honor of Harold Grannas Linda McCulley Alfred Michenzi In honor of Salvatore Michenzi ‘97 Mid-Atlantic Machine David Miller Associates, Inc. Gerald Mills John Moyer Roger Moyer Louis Muhlberg Alex Munro David Myers Arthur Naugle Christopher Newman George Noll Harry Oakill James Oswald Edward Papp Joseph & Janice Patten In memory of Mary Ann Griscom PPL Corporation Progressive Property Management, Inc. Timothy Pruski Al Prysbylkowski Kirk Raver Robert Redcay Isaac Reed Ralph Regitz David Resh Rettew Associates, Inc. Michael Rice Ronda Rice Robert Rieker Peter Rios In honor of Paul Cameron Paulina Rodriguez Richard Rousseau George Schlemmer Bruce Schreiner Jere Schuler Ronald Schwalm Greg Seitz Jay Shank Russell Sheldon William Shillingsford H. Byron Showers Barbara Shriver In memory of Mickey Shriver Roy & Joan Simmers In honor of our parents Donald Simmons Paul Solis James Spoo Logan Stark William Starr The Steinman Foundation Stephenson Equipment, Inc. Matthew Stoner Robert & Barbara Strickler In honor of Alton Auchenbach & James Weaver Alex Surra Allen & Nancy Tate Warren Taylor Donald Testerman William Thompson Andy & Betty Tompos Louis Traini D. Scott & Lisa Trower Robert Vetter Joseph Vida Thomas Wargo Randy Watts George & Ann Weaver Russell Webb John Weber Matthew Welker Thomas Wenner Ray Wentz Thomas & Susan Wentzel In honor of Jacob Wentzel ‘06 Thomas West Faye Wetterau In memory of William Wetterau Robert Whitsel The Williams Foundation David Witherite David Wolf Ralph Wright Joseph Wysock, III Harry Yeich DanielYohn JohnYurchak, Jr. Greiner Campaign Donors Note: This list includes some donations contributed and received outside the 2013–2014 fiscal year but are not included elsewhere in the Annual Report listings.
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    What is itlike to go back into history and relive life in Colonial Williamsburg as a carpenter or in Colonial Pennsylvania as a blacksmith, tinsmith or working on one Colonial Philadelphia’s mansions? Or maybe you envision building part of the infrastructure of one of today’s aircraft carriers, a submarine or other types of logistical equipment. These are just some of the internships 17 Stevens students experienced during this past summer as internships through the college’s Career Services Office. Seven Stevens students from our Electrical, Metal Fabrication/ Welding and Plumbing programs traveled to Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia for their 12 week internships working on aircraft carriers and submarines. Some had never been on a ship before. “We were able to put what we learned in our program lab, at Stevens, to practical on -the- job experience. And in some cases learned new skills not taught at Stevens.” Zach Betz, one of our plumbing students, was featured in a Newport News Video promoting the program. Our students must have made an impression since all were offered full-time positions, should they want, upon graduation from Stevens this year. Five other Stevens students from the Machine Tool Technology program worked for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in New Cumberland, PA. By obtaining these internships they all have a great opportunity to work for DLA upon their graduation. DLA supplies more than 85 percent of the military’s spare parts and offers document automation and production services among many support activities. Alexis Nolt, one of our students, had her experience documented in the College’s www.myfuturecareer.us website explaining her career choice in Machine Tool and Computer Aided Manufacturing and her summer work for DLA, where she has continued to work during college breaks. Another interesting area for interns this past summer was in the field of historic preservation. Colonial Williamsburg selected two Stevens students from our carpentry program to engage their skills reliving colonial craftsmanship at the historical site. The students were housed and fed on site for the length of their internships. “This was an unbelievable experience that we will never forget,” commented Donte Rideout ‘15 and Virgilio Cardona “15. This partnership with Colonial Williamsburg was the first of what is hoped to be many more for our students. The longest standing historic craftsmanship internship with Stevens was established in 2012 by the Ddora Foundation, from New York. It has funded very successful summer apprenticeships in the Preservation and Traditional Building Trades as a collaborative partnership between Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA, the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission (PHMC), which oversees all of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s historical museums and the Ddora Foundation. Three Thaddeus Stevens students are selected annually to work during the summer at four of Pennsylvania’s living history museums including, Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, PA; Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA; Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro, PA; and Fairmount Park Trust, Philadelphia, PA. The Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc. (the Trust) was created to address the City of Philadelphia’s significant historic properties that were abandoned and underutilized in Fairmount Park. The Trust is a nonprofit corporation that helps the Fairmount Park Commission restore, rehabilitate and manage the historic properties. With 63 neighborhood parks, Fairmount Park is Philadelphia’s 9,200- acre citywide park system. Over the past three years, Thaddeus Stevens students have represented a variety of program majors including Cabinetmaking and Wood, Carpentry, Masonry, Machine Tool, Collision Repair, Metal Fabrication and Welding. During the summer of 2014, our three apprentices were assigned to the following sites: Adam Albright (Machine Tool Technology major) split his time between the Railroad Museum of PA, restoring historic trains to museum quality (especially the Lindberg Engine) and also at the Landis Valley Museum as an apprentice blacksmith and tinsmith recreating iron and tin items for sale on site. Greg Cornele (‘15 Cabinetmaking and Wood major) and Michael Reed (‘15 Carpentry Technology major) apprenticed in Fairmount Park. They worked on restoring balustrades at Glen Foerd, installing a cedar roof on a 1760’s smokehouse, lime washing at Woodford and Glen Fern, restoring windows, repointing at Mount Pleasant and Thomas Mansion, removing graffiti at Rittenhouse Square, consolidating sills and painting at Thomas Mansion and doing a variety of other smaller projects. During the three years of this Ddora Foundation-sponsored apprenticeship program, nine Thaddeus Stevens students have benefited from this rewarding summer experience. Of the nine students who participated during these past years, two of the students accepted positions at the historical museum where they worked and have continued their full time career in historic trades and craftsmanship: Dylan Shanta at The Daniel Boone Homestead, and Steve Burkholder at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. These unique intern partnerships promote a successful understanding and experience of historical craftsmanship that otherwise is a diminishing art. Over 125 Thaddeus Students participated in valuable learning experiences through internships at many businesses and industries. These partnerships strengthen our educational training and provide outstanding opportunities for companies to evaluate potential employees. The Stevens Career Services Office continues to seek and grow these experiences for our students. Developing Futures Through Partners Mike Reed’s internship included restoration work at numerous old historical mansions located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Adam Albright 2014 – working on the restoration of an undercarriage of a freight car at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The Glen Foerd Mansion, Philadelphia’s remaining riverfront estate open to the public, was one of Greg Cornele’s restoration projects. 14 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    Dear Alumni andFriends: It’s been a fantastic year at Stevens in seeing the community at large working diligently to help Stevens achieve their campaign goal of $1 million. We’re honored to say thank you to all our alumni and friends for their valued support and dedication to the 2013–14 growth and expansion of the College. When we complete the Greiner Advanced Manufacturing Campus, we’ll know we’ve made a significant contribution in enabling Stevens to increase enrollment and technical training opportunities for qualified students. The technical career fields garnering student and industry interest are Machine Tool & Computer Aided Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication & Welding Technology and HVAC Technology. A full calendar of ever-growing events has kept the Foundation and Alumni Association office agendas full with incredible administrative challenges in organizational growth, which is a welcome problem to have. Below is a list of events sponsored and coordinated by our office (from top left): • The 4th annual Alumni-Student Bowl-A-Thon • An informal gathering at the Lancaster Host Resort for the Class of 1964 • A spring Alumni Banquet that included recognition of 11 Alumni Award recipients and a special presentation to the 50th reunion class • The annual Thaddeus Stevens Essay Contest for Lancaster City elementary schools • Homecoming events that included a car show and football team reunion • The 10th Annual Stevens Scramble golf outing • Scholarship Awards and Donor Recognition Dinner • College Store Holiday Open House It’s an exhilarating feeling to have and enjoy when you share in changing the lives of young men and women through technical education. It’s the basis and reward for all the work we do. Respectfully, Alex B. Munro, Executive Director Alumni & Foundation Events Thaddeus Stevens Foundation Officers John Yurchak, Jr. ’60, President Warren S. Taylor ’79, Secretary Thaddeus Stevens Alumni Association Officers D. Scott Trower ’80, President Joseph J. Wysock, III ’15, Vice President Warren S. Taylor ’79, Secretary Richard T. Altrichter ‘61 Moe A. Barry ‘71 Deron D. Benedict ‘89 G. Richard Cromleigh ‘82 Robert L. Curtis, III ‘10 Brian S. Davidson ‘04 M. Wade Groff ‘54 Thomas J. Kenyon ‘56 Michael A. Lare ‘86 Ronda Rice ‘12 Logan Stark ‘12 Donald E. Testerman ‘74 David B. Wolf ‘85 John Yurchak, Jr. ‘60 Thaddeus Stevens Foundation Board of Directors and Alumni Association Board of Governors ANNUAL REPORT • 15
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    Thaddeus Stevens AlumniAssociation Alumni Awards The Thaddeus Stevens Alumni Association was proud to honor 11 individuals, foundations and companies as recipients of the 2014 Alumni Awards. The presentations were made during the annual Alumni Awards Banquet last April 26, 2014. The Alumni Award categories included: • Honorary Alumnus • Corporate Partner • Alumni Service to the College • Alumni Citizenship • Spirit of Alumni Achievement Each of the recipients provided outstanding leadership and contributions to their community and the College. Row 1: L–R G. Yale Eastman, Honorary Alumnus; James Powell (Williams Companies) Corporate Partner; Ann Barshinger, Honorary Alumnus; David Hanson (Fulton Financial), Corporate Partner Row 2 : L–R Gary Weber ’83 (Machine Tool technology), Spirit of Achievement; James Spoo’72 (Automotive) Alumni Citizenship; Douglas Brossman (Burnham Holdings), Corporate Partner; Shane Zimmerman (The Steinman Foundation), Corporate Partner; Stephen Hower ’80 (Metals Fabrication & Welding), Alumni Service to the College. Not pictured but receiving awards were: George Lockett ’48 (Electric), Alumni Service to the College and UGI Utilities, Corporate Partner. 16 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    The following isa combined financial report of both Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation recognizing all financial gifts, equipment, and supplies donated and received for the 2014 fiscal year that ran between July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014. These represent received in-hand dollars or items donated during this time period only. Other donations received after July 1, 2014 will be recognized in the 2015 Annual Report, next year. We are very appreciative of significant financial support of our many alumni, friends, faculty, staff, businesses, industries, foundations, organizations, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other governmental agencies—state and federal—for the commitment each has made to Thaddeus Stevens College and Foundation during the past year. Funding received from these financial commitments provides academic support, educational programs, laboratory equipment & technology needs, student needs and scholarships, upgraded campus facilities, and other campus wide initiative support toward the quality of education offered by Thaddeus Stevens College. College partnerships continued to grow with businesses and organizations this year, some of which are featured throughout this annual report. During the past year a Three Million Dollar Capital Campaign was initiated to secure financial resources to purchase 4½ acres of land with existing buildings from Lancaster City. The property will become the hub for the college’s Advanced Manufacturing Technical Programs. Frank and Sharon Greiner provided a lead matching gift of one million dollars that was matched and exceeded by 216 donations from individuals, companies, foundations and an appropriation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The new campus will be named the Greiner Campus. In FY 2014 we submitted 76 grant applications to state, federal and private foundations representing 21 more applications than in 2013. We received cash or multi-year commitments of $3,034,775, which is more than the previous year. The College received a multi-year US Department of Labor TAACCCT grant of $ 2,507,468, the largest single grant in the history of the College. Ten companies contributed toward the College’s K–12th grade STEM-related educational experiences: Adopt-a-Kindergarten, STEM Summer Experience Technology Camps for middle grade students, and Dual Enrollment/Early Enrollment program for high school seniors. Most of these companies donated through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, with the largest donation of $50,000 from UGI Services supporting the STEM Summer Experience Programs for middle school students. Two foundations – Armstrong and Brossman -also supported our K-12 STEM Technology initiatives. The Porsche Club of Central PA Chapter developed a new partnership with the College by granting two full tuition scholarships awarded to a student in the Auto Technology and in the Collision Repair Technology Program. The Club also purchased tools for each of the second year students and donated an older model Porsche to refurbish and repair. These were made possible from the proceeds of their Annual Porsche Club Swap Meet in Hershey in April. Stevens students assisted in the event. The value of this partnership exceeded $27,000 in 2014. Numerous companies and individuals contributed equipment and supplies directly to a Technical Program Classroom Laboratory to assist the programs in the hands-on learning and student projects or campus needs. The value of these donations exceeded $110,000. Individuals, foundations, and business benefactors invested over $111,000 in annual and endowed scholarships, the largest amount ever. These were awarded to 57 students. Fourteen companies provided support and building materials for the annual Student Home Construction Project, which is part of our building trade’s curriculum. The Stevens Foundation benefited from another Annual Golf Scramble at Overlook Golf Course with over $11,000 realized in net proceeds from the outing and silent auction. The 2014 Annual Campaign included gifts from 570 individual donors, including restricted and unrestricted gifts, legacy gifts, annuities, memorial and tribute gifts and other support. Other special grants during this year included a PA Department of Education – Perkins Grant, Act 101, Workforce Investment Grants, Technical Education Grants, and a Migrant Education Grant. We express our gratitude to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the residents of Pennsylvania for their continued financial support of the College. Such support provides stability to our College offering a valuable investment in and opportunities for the students of this Commonwealth who may not otherwise experience a good education in pursuit of participation in a trained Pennsylvania workforce. To all of our benefactors this past year, your investment as a partner with Thaddeus Stevens College strengthens our connections toward success. Thank you for your investment. Partnerships–Connecting to Move Forward 2013–2014 Expenses (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014) 2013–2014 Revenues Tuition and Fees Federal and State Grants Auxiliary Enterprises Non-Operating Revenues 27% 2% 1% 70% Salaries Benefits Supplies & Other Services Utilities Depreciation Expenditures By Category 2013 – 2014 41% 22% 30% 5% 2% 2013–2014 Revenues (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014) ANNUAL REPORT • 17
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    Visionary Society ($100,000 andup) Ann B. Barshinger Frank & Sharon Greiner Robert Redcay The Steinman Foundation Heritage Society ($50,000 – $99,999) High Family Foundation UGI Utilities, Inc. Masters Society ($25,000 – $49,999) G. Yale Eastman Ann Klein Trust/ FFA S. Dale High Porsche Club of America Schneider Electric/ Square D Foundation The Williams Foundation Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation Tower Society ($10,000 – $24,999) Air Products & Chemicals Alcoa Foundation Anonymous Brossman Charitable Foundation DDORA Foundation Wayne G. Deibler I-Car- Education Foundation PPL Energy Funding Corporation TE Connectivity Foundation Cornerstone Society ($5,000 – $9,999) Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Chip & Becky Cargas Thomas J. Cence CNH/New Holland Agriculture Dart Foundation William Fuhrmann Fulton Bank Philip Garland George Gibson Hegeman’s Landscaping HVAC Distributors William Kurilla Michael Bartone Memorial Fund Stephenson Equipment, Inc. Thomas Wentz Williams Gas Pipeline Yeager Supply, Inc. 1905 Society ($2,500 – $4,999) Armstrong Foundation Astro Machine Works Buck Co. William R. Chambers DH Funk & Sons, LLC Glen-Gery Corporation George Lockett Meridian Products Mid-Atlantic Machine Roger Moyer National Penn Bank New Holland Concrete Susquehanna Bancshares The Anne M. & Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation The Huston Foundation Waste Management of PA President’s Society ($1,000 – $2,499) Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Associated Marketing Jack Aten Becoming the Sum of One Foundation Shane Bleacher Roger J. Brown DenTech, Inc. Die-Tech, Inc. Robert Fanelli Flex-Cell Precision, Inc. R. Hilton Foore Terry & Patricia Frantz Michael Gerfin Gooding Group Foundation John Gooding M/M Jack Gorelick M. Wade Groff Simon Herbert Paul Hoffer Horton Brasses, Inc. Intricate Precision Manufacturing J.D. Kauffman Machine Shop, Inc. Lancaster County Code Association Vincent Lattanzio Lezzer Lumber Robert Lorenz George Lower James A. Martin Mold Base Industries, Inc. National Novelty Brush Co. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC Institutional Investments PRL, Inc. Pryor E. Neuber Charitable Trust Al Pryzbylkowski Rettew Associates, Inc. Louis Robinson James Scheuren William Shillingsford Mickey Shriver (D) Roy Simmers James Spoo William Starr Robert Strickler Susquehanna Litho Foundation The Hall Foundation Louis Traini Weaver Industries Weis Markets Robert Wenrich 2nd Century Club ($500 – $999) Ashland Foundation Moe Barry Bracalente Mfg. Co., Inc. Mark Diener G. Craig Forney Ronald Frey Ray Froeschle GE Foundation William E. Griscom Roy Kenneth Hess Patricia Hopson-Shelton Donna Kreiser Learning Disabilities Association of Lancaster County John Marino Vincent Miles John Oakes Richard Rousseau Nina Shroll D. Scott & Lisa Trower John Weber Thomas West Faye Wetterau Carla Stirling Williams David Wolf Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology & Thaddeus Stevens Foundation Annual Fund Gifts and Donations Thaddeus Stevens Foundation and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are very appreciative to the following individuals, businesses, foundations, and organizations for their generous contribution received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. The offices of the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation and College Development Office have worked diligently to make this donor list complete and accurate. Any gifts received after June 30, 2014 will be recognized in next year’s 2015 Annual Report. We appreciate all gifts and recognize them accordingly. Thank you. Giving by Gift Club 18 • Thaddeus Stevens College The Annual Fund Gifts Received in 2013-2014 Gift Breakout Unrestricted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,822 Restricted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,336,280 Total Dollar Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,382,102 In-Kind Gifts (equipment and supplies) . . . . . . . . $112,401 Federal Grants and Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,354 State, Local and other Grant Contracts . . . . . . . . $174,072
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    Charter Club ($250 –$499) Mark & Denise Bailey William Beyer John Block Brandywine Health Foundation Scott Breininger Terry Brendle Laura Brenner Edward Bruker Camilla Collova Exelon Corporation Ted Gregg Timothy Hammel David Hansel Jay Randall Hess James Hoy Robert Harry Jones Philip Lehman Ronny Lewis Paul Lundahl David Myers PSEA Ralph Regitz Eric Schuck Donald Testerman Joseph Vida George & Ann Weaver Ray Wentz David Witherite William Zimmerman Bulldog Club ($125 – $249) Allstate Richard Altrichter Michael Baron Luke Beazley Ryan Bennethum Mike Berg Gretchen Berkheimer Timothy Bertz James Brison Fred Brumbach Paul Buhay John Buterbaugh James Campbell Steven Chiaverini Darrell Claar Galen Claar Daniel Coffman Lisa Gillogly Cowan David Miller Associates, Inc. Jeffrey Deascenti R. Joseph Dolbin John Drenning Carl Dunlap Earl Ellenberger Joseph Ewasko John Geiser William Gilpin Anthony Goad Earnest Gordon Lowell Graver Marlin Guigley Edward Gunesch Michael Halick Donald & Joan Hanby Terrance Hansel Galen Helsel Mark Helwig Guy Herring Joseph Ivic Jerry James Dale Johnson Anthony Karwacki Dennis Keithan Paul Kershner Jay Kline Thomas Knaub Joel Krallinger Richard Kulick William Kunkle John Kurtz Ronald Lapinsky John Lebzelter Robert Lechowicz Michael Liskey Leo Mangold Scott Martin Richard Martz James McKeon Salvatore Michenzi Richard Miller Robert Miller I. Landis Moyer John Moyer Alex Munro Gary Naugle Robert Naugle Robert Nelson Harry Oakill James Oswald Frank Petrachonis PMPA MA District Mark Queen Bernard Radocha Kirk Raver Nicholas Readinger Isaac Reed Darwin Reese Duane Reitz Benny Rigoroso Russell Rudenko Michael Saxinger Jere Schuler Ronald Schwalm Ronald Schwartz Jay Shank Carl Smith Glenn Stehman Robert Vetter Albert Wank Walter Weston John Wetzel Robert Whitsel Drew Williams Brian Wills John Wodarski George Yesavage Apprentice Club (Up to $124) Joseph Addabbo Mark Aho Danielle Almond Curtis Anderson B.J. Baldwin Electric Leland Bailey Thomas Beck Justin Bellone Karl Bender Berks Engineering Co. Samuel Bigler Robert Bittenbender Paulette Bledsoe Saralee Bowditch Michael Brady Justin Brandt John Brennan Eugene Brozowski Donald Burns Richard Busser Cargas Systems Daniel Caudill Century Spouting Co., Inc. Charles Snyder Funeral Home Michael Chuhran Dana Clough James Cohenour Robert Coldren Jack Connors Cooper Printing Joseph Defilippo Michael & Danielle DeGroft Joseph Derlunas Benjamin Detwiler Jonathan Deutschlander Frank Dieter Michael Dower Thomas Edgecumbe Charles English Samuel Errington Wesley Fasnacht Marvin Fishel Michael Fletcher Kevin Flory Ronald Ford James Frey Douglas Fristick Don Gallagher Carmen Garcia-Hommel Patrick Garvey Dorothy George Jeffrey Gerhart Edward Gingrich Donald Goldstrom Michael Grab John Groff Carl Gross Douglas Guise Drew Hallman Bryan Harman Dorothy Harvey Walter Henne Robert Hetrick Donald Hinton Marjorie Hohrath Melvin Hostetter Kenneth Houck Joseph Hudock Thomas Jobe Nevin Johnson Daniel Jordan Paul Junas John Jupin Dwight Kauffman Daniel Kimble Albert Klem Stanley Kost Charles Krapf Stiney Kruel Lancaster Salvage Co. Marijane Landis David Lawrence M. Richard Lefever Lee Leibensperger Lynn Leibensperger Norman Lemon Brian Leyfert Mark Little Gerald Loose Dean Lowry Jonathan MacFarland Manheim Township Lions Club James Marshall Clayton Martin Craig Martin William Maruschak Michael McCarroll Linda McCulley McKonly & Asbury, LLP Benjamin McMichael Donald Miller Howard Miller Tom Miller Donald Millner Gerald Mills D. Martin Moser Louis Muhlberg Arthur Naugle ANNUAL REPORT • 19
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    Christopher Newman George Noll GregoryOwens Beverly Palmer Edward Papp Joseph Patten John Peck David Pennell Kevin Price Progressive Property Management, Inc. Timothy Pruski Ward Reese Richard Reiner David Resh RGS Associates Robert Rieker Peter Rios Paulina Rodriguez Russell Rohrer Bruce Royer Colin Ruh David Rutt Sandt Products George Schlemmer Bruce Schreiner Nicholas Scrip James Seagreaves William Selgrath Eugene Shaw Russell Sheldon Timothy Shirk H. Byron Showers Donald Simmons Brenda Smith Douglas Stevens Matthew Stoner Alex Surra Robert Taltoan William Thompson Dinh Tran Tram Trinh Charles Umbenhauer Ruth Walp Thomas Wargo Leo Watts Randy Watts Russell Webb Matthew Welker Thomas Wenner Thomas & Susan Wentzel Thomas Whalen Paul White Ward Whitehill Matthew Widders Ralph Wright Harry Yeich George Yerger Daniel Yohn John Zuzu Class of 1935 Thomas Cence Class of 1940 Earl Ellenberger Class of 1944 Melvin Hostetter Dean Lowry Class of 1948 George Lockett Paul Lundahl Arthur Naugle Russell Webb Class of 1950 Jack Aten Paul Buhay Robert Coldren Donald Millner Class of 1951 Ronald Frey Robert Naugle Class of 1952 M. Richard Lefever James Marshall Class of 1953 Lowell Graver Carl Gross Charles Krapf Duane Reitz Nicholas Scrip Ray Wentz Class of 1954 Wesley Fasnacht R. Hilton Foore M. Wade Groff John Marino David Myers William Shillingsford Class of 1955 Samuel Errington William Gilpin James McKeon Donald Miller Al Pryzbylkowski Isaac Reed Richard Reiner Richard Rousseau Jay Shank Mickey Shriver (D) Glenn Stehman Louis Traini Joseph Vida Harry Yeich William Zimmerman Class of 1956 Roger Brown R. Joseph Dolbin John Wetzel Ward Whitehill John Zuzu Class of 1957 Edward Bruker Wayne Deibler Robert Fanelli Simon Herbert Robert Jones William Kurilla John Peck Ralph Regitz Thomas West Walter Weston Robert Whitsel Class of 1958 James Brison Fred Brumbach Jack Connors Joseph Derlunas John Oakes Bernard Radocha Roy Simmers Charles Umbenhauer George Yesavage Class of 1959 Joseph Addabbo Marvin Fishel William Fuhrmann Anthony Goad Roy Kenneth Hess Robert Hetrick Donald Hinton Stiney Kruel I. Landis Moyer George Noll Russell Rudenko David Witherite Class of 1960 Donald Burns Carl Dunlap Edward Gingrich Jerry James Nevin Johnson Benjamin McMichael Alex Munro James Scheuren Class of 1961 Richard Altrichter John Drenning Marlin Guigley Guy Herring Paul Junas Robert Miller George Yerger Class of 1962 James Cohenour Joe Ewasko Dale Johnson Paul Kershner Albert Klem Jay Kline Robert Lechowicz William Maruschak Darwin Reese Robert Rieker Ronald Schwalm William Selgrath John Weber Class of 1963 Darrell Claar Leo Mangold Gary Naugle Mark Queen Thomas Wargo Class of 1964 Charles English Douglas Fristick Michael Gerfin Michael Grab Galen Helsel Ronald Lapinsky Harry Oakill Thomas Wenner Class of 1965 Timothy Bertz Galen Claar Frank Dieter Ed Gunesch Anthony Karwacki Brian Leyfert George Lower Tom Miller Robert Nelson Paul White Class of 1966 Timothy Hammel Daniel Jordan John Jupin Gerald Loose Eugene Shaw Class of 1967 James Campbell Dana Clough Thomas Jobe Thomas Knaub Philip Lehman James Martin Gregory Owens Leo Watts Ralph Wright Class of 1968 Frank Petrachonis George Schlemmer Class of 1969 G. Craig Forney Richard Kulick Alumni Giving by Class 20 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    Louis Muhlberg Drew Williams Classof 1970 John Brennan Michael Dower Dwight Kauffman Randy Watts Class of 1971 Moe Barry Walter Henne Gerald Mills Albert Wank Thomas Whalen John Wodarski Class of 1972 John Buterbaugh Daniel Coffman Douglas Guise Michael Halick David Hansel Michael McCarroll John Moyer James Spoo Class of 1973 Jeff Deascenti Kenneth Houck David Pennell Class of 1974 Michael Baron Earnest Gordon Richard Martz Don Testerman Robert Vetter Class of 1975 Joseph Ivic John Kurtz Russell Rohrer Class of 1976 Paul Hoffer Joseph Hudock Carl Landeck Brian Wills Class of 1977 John Geiser David Resh Class of 1978 Richard Busser William Chambers Patrick Garvey Stanley Kost Vincent Lattanzio Timothy Pruski Peter Rios Class of 1979 Bryan Harman Dennis Keithan Bruce Schreiner Class of 1980 John Block Kevin Flory Terrance Hansel Dinh Tran D. Scott Trower Class of 1981 Curtis Anderson Philip Garland David Lawrence Ronny Lewis Scott Martin Class of 1982 Scott Breininger Kevin Price Bruce Royer Class of 1983 James Seagreaves Class of 1984 Eugene Brozowski Craig Martin Christopher Newman Class of 1985 Shane Bleacher Thomas Edgecumbe Michael Fletcher Mark Little James Oswald David Rutt Carl Smith David Wolf Class of 1986 Benny Rigoroso Class of 1987 Vincent Miles Class of 1988 Eric Schuck Ronald Schwartz Robert Taltoan Class of 1990 Michael Liskey Class of 1991 William Beyer Mark Diener Class of 1993 Joel Krallinger Class of 1994 James Hoy Class of 1995 Gretchen Berkheimer George Gibson Class of 1996 Russell Sheldon Timothy Shirk Class of 1997 Salvatore Michenzi Class of 1999 Terry Brendle Marjorie Hohrath Nicholas Readinger Class of 2000 Lisa Gillogly Cowan Mark Helwig Class of 2001 Ryan Bennethum Douglas Stevens Class of 2002 Kirk Raver Class of 2003 Joseph DeFilippo Michael DeGroft Class of 2004 Matthew Widders Class of 2005 Luke Beazley Michael Brady Steven Chiaverini Edward Papp Alex Surra Class of 2006 Danielle DeGroft Paulina Rodriguez Matthew Stoner Daniel Yohn Class of 2007 Justin Bellone Class of 2008 Benjamin Detwiler Class of 2009 Jonathan MacFarland Class of 2010 Matthew Welker Class of 2011 Karl Bender Daniel Caudill Drew Hallman John Lebzelter Tram Trinh Class of 2012 Jonathan Deutschlander Jay Randall Hess Class of 2013 Danielle Almond Justin Brandt ANNUAL REPORT • 21
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    NAMED SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS AstroMachine Employees Astro Machine Scholarship Michael Bartone Memorial Fund Michael Bartone Memorial Scholarship Becoming the Sum of One Foundation Becoming the Sum of One Scholarship Roger Brown George Brody Scholarship Laura Brenner Thomas J. Cence Endowed Scholarship Electrical Technology Class of 1985 Reunion Members Edward H. Sears Electrical Technology Exemplary Student Scholarship Terry & Patricia Frantz Bryan K. Frantz Memorial Scholarship The Hall Foundation Hall Foundation Merit Scholarship S. Dale High S. Dale High Endowed Scholarship E. Ann Klein Trust Fund E. Ann Klein Automotive Scholarship Lancaster County Code Association LanCode Scholarship Lapp Electrical Service, Inc. Emanuel M. Lapp-Lapp Electric Scholarship Robert Lorenz Walter Lorenz Scholarship Fund Mark E. Little George Brody Scholarship Arlene E. & Pryor R. Neuber Charitable Trust Arlene E. & Pryor R. Neuber Scholarship Porsche Club of America Porche Club Scholarship Willis & Elsie Shenk Foundation Willis W. Shenk Scholarship Fund Susquehanna Litho Foundation Susquehanna Litho Scholarship The Williams Foundation Williams Gas Pipeline Scholarship FUTURE MACHINIST SCHOLARSHIP Astro Machine Works Flex-Cell Precision, Inc. Intricate Precision Manufacturing Mold Base Industries, Inc. National Novelty Brush Company PRL, Inc. Weaver Industries GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS Lee Leibensperger Richard Miller STUDENT AWARDS Jack & Helen Gorelick PMPA Roy Simmers EITC FUND Fulton Bank DH Funk & Sons, LLC National Penn Bank PNC Financial Services PPL Corporation Susquehanna Bancshares UGI Utilities, Inc. Waste Management of PA Weis Markets GIFTS IN MEMORY OF MARY ANN GRISCOM These memorial gifts were designated for the Thaddeus Stevens God Fund Nina Shroll Brenda Smith Charles Snyder Funeral Home THE CARGAS FUND IN MEMORY OF DONALD G. CARGAS Leland Bailey Mark & Denise Bailey Saralee Bowditch M/M Donald Cargas Cargas Systems James Frey Donald Goldstrom William Griscom Dorothy Harvey Marijane Landis Lynn Leibensperger Clayton Martin McKonly & Asbury, LLP Howard Miller D. Martin Moser RGS Associates Colin Ruh Sandt Products Charles Snyder Funeral Home Ruth Walp George & Ann Weaver OTHER MEMORIAL/HONORARY GIFTS David Jones In memory of Mickey Shriver Carla Stirling Williams In honor of Luke Shilston ’14 OTHER RESTRICTED GIFTS Air Products & Chemicals My Future Career Project The Women’s Center Alcoa Foundation LabVolt Equipment Anonymous Water Management Technology Armstrong Foundation K–12 Initiatives Sam Bigler The God Fund The Brossman Charitable Foundation Dual Enrollment CNH/New Holland Agriculture My Future Career Project Dart Foundation LabVolt Equipment DDORA Foundation Craftsman Apprentice Program DenTech, Inc. The God Fund William Fuhrmann The God Fund The Anne M. & Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation LabVolt Equipment The Huston Foundation Adopt-a-Kindergarten Dr. Vincent Miles The Vincent E. Miles African American Collection PPL Corporation K–12 Initiatives Porsche Club of America Tools for Auto Students Roy Simmers The God Fund TE Connectivity Robotics Project Robert Wenrich Tools for Auto Students Paul White Brick & Tile Wall Project Restricted Gifts Contributions only received July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 fiscal year are listed below. Gifts outside this fiscal year will appear in the 2015 Annual Report. We appreciate all the gifts that have been given to support the college. 22 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    PRESIDENT’S EDUCATION FUND AshlandFoundation Ann B. Barshinger G. Yale Eastman LEGACY CLUB MEMBERS The following individuals have made a commitment to support the perpetuity of the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation by investing in a charitable gift annuity. We thank them for sharing a portion of their prosperity for the Foundation’s mission of support to Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Ray and Lois Barber William (D) and Laura Dunkelberger G. Yale and Jane Eastman Robert and Alison Fanelli Jack (D) and Ruth Herscovitz Ruth Mellinger (D) Thomas and Mary Jane Wentz (D) Thomas Wentz, Jr. MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Air Products Allstate Giving Campaign Exelon Corporation GE Foundation IBM Foundation Illinois Tool Works Johnson & Johnson Kellogg’s PPL Safe Harbor Water Power TE Connectivity SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR HOUSING PROJECT PARTNERS Fessenden Hall Glen-Gery Corporation Hegeman’s Landscaping HVAC Distributors New Holland Concrete Rohrer’s Quarry Yale Electric Yeager Supply IN-KIND NON-CASH DONATIONS (Equipment, supplies, etc.) Associated Marketing Plumbing Technology Equipment The Buck Company Metal Casting & Foundry Equipment Mike Berg Machine Program Community Services Group Computer Network and Systems Lab Equipment Ray Froeschle Books for LRC Full Span Solutions, LLC Computer Network and Systems Lab Equipment Homecraft Veneer Materials for Cabinetmaking Horton Brasses, Inc. Hardware for Cabinetmaking I-Car Foundation Equipment and Supplies for Collision Repair program Mrs. George Gibson HVAC Equipment/Tools Dennis Lezzi Football Coach Clinic Learning Disabilities Association of Lancaster iPads Meridian Products Materials for Cabinetmaking Porsche Club Vehicle for Auto Repair and Collision programs PPL Electrical Lab Equipment Louis Robinson Surveying Equipment Michael Saxinger Land Development Services Schneider Electric/Square D Electrical Lab Equipment The Standard Group Paper for Graphics & Printing Lab Allen & Nancy Tate Microwave for Student Services D. Scott Trower Dorm TV Faye Wetterau Vehicle STEVENS SCRAMBLE SPONSORS AND AUCTION CONTRIBUTORS Richard Altrichter Autumn Run Woodworking Bauer Fastener CD Motorsports Certified Carpet Ditto Couture Marcy Erisman Finch Jewelers Gerry Ganse Greg Gehman Evan Germann William Griscom Groff’s Complete Auto Repair Chester Harman R.S. Hollinger & Sons, Inc. Kristine Hollingsworth Home Depot Keystone Fireworks Alexa Kinney Lancaster Archery Land Grant Surveyors Vince Lattanzio Lowe’s Judy Munro Prospect Storage Al & Jean Pryzbylkowski Ronda Rice Shearer Painting Sherwin Williams Sight & Sound Roy Simmers Michael Snyder Stevens College Store Stubby’s Swedish Motors Symposium Restaurant Allen & Nancy Tate The Sugar Shack Scott Trower Tudbinks Greenhouse Vincent & Company Fine Jewelers Maggie Waters ANNUAL REPORT • 23
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    Donna Kreiser McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC Gregory Lefever PNC Bank John M. Levitski Irex Company Maryann Marotta MM Architects J. Roger Moyer, Jr. John Nodecker Manheim Township School District Tom Palisin Manufacturers Association George Rettew Rettew & Associates Lisa Riggs Economic Development Company of Lancaster Pedro Rivera School District of Lancaster Scott Sheely Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board Robert Shoemaker Lancaster City Alliance Todd Shultz PHR Tyson Foods Inc. Senator Lloyd Smucker State Senate District 13 William Starr Christopher A. Stevens Greiner Industries, Inc. Commissioner Dennis Stuckey Lancaster County Commissioners Representative P. Michael Sturla 96th Legislative District Matthew M. Sullivan Buck Company Inc. Michael Szymanski Glaxo Smith Kline Richard Watson, Jr., Gooding Group LLC Thomas Baldrige Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry Dr. Brian Barnhart Lancaster IU13 Daniel Betancourt Community First Fund Michael Biggerstaff NXTBOOK MEDIA Stephen P. Borza UGI Utilities, Inc. Douglas S. Brossman Burnham Holdings, Inc. Mark Bos National Bearings Co. Dr. Richard Burley Rev. Dr. Louis A. Butcher, Jr. Brightside Baptist Church Chip Cargas Cargas Systems Anthony Chivinski Leadership Advisory Services Dana Chryst The Jay Group, Inc. John Daniels New Holland Agriculture Todd Eachus Comcast Cable (350 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 300) G. Yale Eastman Eastman Family Partners Jim Engledow Alcoa Mill Products Brad Forrey Wohlsen Construction John Gooding The Gooding Group Darryl Gordon The High Companies John Hartman Lancaster General Health Kurt Krammes Carpenter Technology Corp Community Advisory Council Special Thanks To Our Housing Project Partners We would like to thank the following businesses who have supported through gifts-in-kind or significant financial contributions of materials and/or services in support of our new home construction project. Their ongoing partnership is vital to the continuation of providing hands- on training for our students. B.R. Kreider Fessenden Hall Glen-Gery Corporation Hegeman’s Landscaping HVAC Distributors Indoor City Keener Insulation Penn Stone Rohrer’s Quarry Sherwin Williams Two Dudes Yale Electric Yeager Supply York (New Holland Concrete) 24 • Thaddeus Stevens College
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    Donna L. Kreiser–ChairpersonPaul R. Hoffer ’76–Secretary Maryann Marotta Theodore R. Williams, III ’00 Dr. Frederick S. Withum III Patricia Hopson-Shelton Richard A. Watson, Jr. Ronald E. Ford–Vice Chair John M. Levitski–Treasurer Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Board of Trustees OfficersDirectors
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    Over 109 yearsof creating partnerships in education. NTHAD DEUS STE VENSN Colle ge of Techn ology Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 750 East King Street Lancaster, PA 17602-3198 www.stevenscollege.edu Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1354 Lancaster, PA