WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A foundation dedicated to supporting packaging and processing education has awarded a $5,000 scholarship to a Pennsylvania College of Technology mechatronics student.

Marissa R. Rupert, of Danville, is one of six students in North America to receive the PACK EXPO scholarship from the PMMI Foundation of the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. A Dean’s List student, Rupert is seeking a bachelor’s degree in automation engineering technology: mechatronics. She is also pursuing a bachelor’s in software development & information management.

Students must major in engineering, packaging, processing, mechatronics or a related field; excel academically; and demonstrate a commitment to the industry in order to qualify for a PACK EXPO scholarship. Since its inception in 1998, the PMMI Foundation has contributed more than $2.8 million to strengthen the packaging and processing industry workforce.

For information about degrees offered by Penn College’s School of Engineering Technologies, call 570-327-4520 or visit www.pct.edu/et.

Penn College is a national leader in applied technology education. Visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call toll-free 800-367-9222.