Drexel Interim President C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni Joins Science Center Board.PHILADELPHIA -- C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, interim president of Drexel University, has joined the board of directors of the University City Science Center. Pennoni is one of Drexel's most successful alumni, a 2000 inductee into the National Academy of Engineering and an instrumental figure in Drexel governance. Pennoni is Drexel President Emeritus, having served as Interim President once before (1994-95). He has also served as a University Trustee (1993-2006) and Chairman of the Board (1997-2003). Pennoni is Chairman of Pennoni Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers, a multidisciplinary engineering firm he founded in 1966. Focusing on civil infrastructure systems, Pennoni Associates today employs more than 800 professionals and support staff with 20 offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Pennoni has been President of the American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. (ASCE ASCE abbr. American Society of Civil Engineers ) and Director and President of the ASCE Foundation; a Trustee and President of United Engineering Trustees, Inc. (UET UET Quetta, Pakistan (Airport Code) UET University of Engineering & Technology (Lahore, Pakistan) UET Universal Engineer Tractor UET United Engineering Trustees UET Use Every Time UET Unencrypted Transport ); President of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Overview ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that serves the public by accrediting United States postsecondary degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. (ABET); and a member of the United States Council for International Engineering Practice (USCIEP). "Drexel has been a valuable Science Center partner and shareholder since our inception in 1963," says Science Center President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D. "We're pleased to welcome Chuck Pennoni to our Board of Directors." About The Science Center The University City Science Center accelerates technology commercialization, regional economic development, and the market availability of life-enhancing scientific breakthroughs by bringing together innovations, scientists, entrepreneurs, funding, laboratory facilities, and business services. Established in 1963 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the Science Center was the first, and remains the largest, urban research park in the United States. It provides services that range from incubator space with fully-equipped laboratories and "plug 'n play" offices for entrepreneurs to path-breaking programs designed to demonstrate, nurture, and sustain new technology businesses and bring their benefits to the region and the world. For more information about the Science Center, go to www.sciencecenter.org. |
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