DuPont has extended for five (5) years an agreement to serve as a major corporate sponsor of the Collision Repair Technology Program at Pennsylvania College (Penn College) of Technology.

Under the renewed agreement, DuPont will donate liquid coatings and its patented technology Color Proofing system for instructional use in Penn College’s collision repair labs, DuPont also will upgrade the school’s computer and mixing room equipment and provide training for faculty members.

As part of the agreement, Penn College will display the DuPont logo in the collision repair laboratory and in the Parkes Automotive Technology Center. Penn College’s Collision Repair Technology program is one of the oldest automotive repair programs in the United States.

“Penn College appreciates the efforts of Jim Evans, Brian Albans, and T. J. Donohue of DuPont for their efforts in bringing this renewal to fruition and the support of our programs,” said Debra M. Miller, director of Corporate Relations at Penn College.  “The relationship with DuPont and with Kline’s Auto Inc. of Allentown, a distributor of DuPont products, continues to be an asset to the students and faculty in our Collision Repair Technology Department.”

“Given the economic environment that the automotive industry is experiencing, a donation of this magnitude attests to the commitment to education by DuPont,” said Colin Williamson, dean of the School of Transportation Technologies at Penn College.  “Without such partners, our students would lack the exposure to the latest paint technology.  With the help of DuPont we can graduate an employee who can be productive immediately.”

“We are thrilled to work with the college in the development of their curriculum and to collaborate to bring the latest and best-in-class technologies to students who will be the future leaders in the collision industry,” commented Jim Evans, U.S. training manager for DuPont.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, committed to applied technology education.  With more than 6,500 students enrolled in bachelor-degree, associate-degree, and certificate majors, Penn College has the second highest enrollment in the Penn State system.

For more information about Pennsylvania College of Technology’s collision repair major or any of its more than 100 fields of study, visit www.pct.edu, call toll-free 800-367-9222 or e-mail admissions@pct.edu. For more information about supporting Penn College and its students, visit www.pct.edu/ia, call the Institutional Advancement Office toll free (866) GIVE 2 PC, or e-mail giving@pct.edu.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company.  Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

 

     Photo, left to right: TJ Donahue, DuPont Refinish Systems Training Instructor: Debra Miller, director of Corporate Relations at Penn College: Brian Albans, DuPont Refinish Systems District Sales Manager: and Colin Williamson, Dean of Transportation Technology at Penn College.