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PRESIDENT OF WQLN FEATURED SPEAKERAT
UPT ACADEMIC CONVOCATION
Patricia
Combine-Simon, President and General Manager of
WQLN Public Broadcasting of Northwest
Pennsylvania, will deliver the keynote address.
Since being named president of WQLN in
1998, Combine-Simon has increased local
production and radio listenership by 400%, built
the Fatica Learning Center, and created an
education services department that now serves
over 12,000 children. Prior
to coming to WQLN, Combine-Simon was Director of
National Programming, Marketing and Development
for WLRN TV/FM in Miami, Florida, Director of
Marketing and Development for WQLN in Erie, and
Assistant Vice President of General Diversified
Investment. She
is a member of several boards, including the
Board of Trustees of the University of
Pittsburgh at Titusville, Hamot Hospital, Erie,
the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters,
and the Erie Chamber of Commerce. She
has been recognized with numerous PBS awards,
including certificates of achievement for
corporate and foundation support, special
fundraising events, overall development,
individual giving, membership renewal and
corporate support. Combine-Simon
is a graduate of Cleveland State University with
a bachelor’s degree in business
administration. During
the convocation, an induction ceremony will be
held for new members of Phi Theta Kappa, an
honorary fraternity for two-year colleges. UPT
faculty in full academic dress will proceed to
McKinney Hall from the J. Curtis McKinney II
Student Union to the tunes of the bagpipe,
played by Eugene Zimmerman. The
public is invited to attend the ceremony and
reception immediately following.
In the event of rain, the convocation
will relocate to Henne Auditorium in the
Broadhurst Science Center.
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