Front to back, student Cory Jamieson, Research Technician Glenn Rishel, and Assistant Professor of Engineering Daudi Waryoba examine the composition of powder metal samples under the new scanning electronic microscope.
Thanks to a gift from a generous donor, Penn State DuBois engineering students and faculty have another way to distinguish themselves as members of an outstanding program. A new scanning electronic microscope, now housed in the engineering labs, is available, meeting a variety of needs, and bringing some research capabilities in line with labs at University Park.
The Penn State DuBois Women’s basketball team entered their game against the number two seeded team in the PSUAC, Penn State Lehigh Valley, knowing that a win was needed to advance into the PSUAC playoffs. Three solid quarters by DuBois was not enough as Lehigh Valley came up big in the fourth quarter to secure a 67-56 win to end DuBois’s season.
Penn State DuBois Chancellor M. Scott McBride, left, accepts a $30,000 check for the establishment of an Open Doors Scholarship from Farmers National Bank Vice President and Director of Retail Banking Danyell Bundy, and President and CEO William C. Marsh.
The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton has made a $30,000 contribution to Penn State DuBois in support of The Open Doors Scholarship Program. This endowment will provide financial assistance to students who are attending the DuBois campus and involved in the pilot programs.
Front row, left to right: Christina Voorhees, Outstanding Alumnus Award; Dale Simbeck, Lifetime Achievement Award; David Trinkley, Distinguished Ambassador Award. Back row, left to right: Presenters Joe Hummer, Anita McDonald, and Jim Baker.
Christina Swank Voorhees '02 AG accepting the 2011 Outstanding Alumni from Joseph Hummer '70
Christina Voorhees is a Certified Wildlife Biologist® with experience in the fields of wildlife management, human dimensions of natural resources, and recreation management. Chris received an Associate Degree in Wildlife Technology from Penn State DuBois, a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science from Virginia Tech, Master of Science in Forest Resources from Penn State, and a Ph.D in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management from Penn State. Her education and professional experiences have focused on biological and human dimensions research associated with the management of both game and non-game species.
Christina has worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Penn State University, Devine, Tarbell, & Associates, and CalPoly University. Her field experience includes bat mist netting, bird and herp surveys, small mammal trapping, elk and grouse radio-telemetry, and a variety of deer management projects. In addition, Christina has 10 years of experience in human dimensions research focusing on deer management, hunting, and recreational visitor use assessments.
Christina is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Wildlife Specialists, LLC, a natural resource consulting company that primarily provides support to the energy development industry. Her role is to develop and maintain client relations, manage staff, and coordinate projects. Christina also holds several volunteer positions in the wildlife community.
She is an At-Large Board Member of the PA Chapter of the Wildlife Society, a member of Mammal Technical Committee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey, and serves on the advisory board for the Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Program.
Dale Simbeck '69 ENG was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award
Dale R. Simbeck is a partner and vice president of technology of SFA Pacific Inc., which he co-founded in 1980, and is an international expert in global climate change issues, CO2 mitigation, and clean energy technologies.
SFA Pacific specializes in evaluation services in the oil refining, power generation, environmental control, petrochemical and renewable energy industries. The company has provided technical consulting services and conducted in-depth multi-client programs and reports addressing global and regional issues in fuels, chemicals, and electric power to individual companies; government entities including Australia, China, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Qatar, New Zealand and the United States; and universities including Princeton, Pitt, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford.
A high point of Simbeck’s career came in 2007 when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore Jr. Simbeck was one of the lead authors on the 2005 IPCC Special Report on CO2 Capture and Storage.
In addition to the IPCC report, Simbeck has authored numerous professional publications and technical reports and has made many national and international presentations on the technical and economic challenges of CO2 mitigation and clean energy technologies, including keynote presentations at the Gasification Technology Conference, the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies, and the International Fluidized Bed Combustion Conference.
Simbeck is an advisor to the Canadian Clean Power Coalition and a member of the External Advisory Board to both the MIT Energy Lab and the energy industry CO2 Capture Project.
A life member of the Penn State Alumni Association, he and his wife, Marilyn, live in Palo Alto, Calif. Their Son, Rick, and his wife, Mei, also live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
