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PTA Takes 1st Place in AIA Golf Outing

July 2010 - PTA participated in the Akron AIA, Akron Canton CSI, and Cleveland CSI 2010 golf outing held on July 30.  The team was comprised of mechanical engineers Brian Holloway, Matt Sejba, Pat Klanac, and Jeff Cerveny pictured below from left to right.  The highlight of the 1...

Akron Wine Auction

June 2010: PTA was a proud sponsor of the Annual Wine Auction benefiting the Akron Art Museum.   This year's Wine Auction took place on June 12 and was held at the museum for the first time in the 15 year history of the event.  The evening featured delicious food, ...

Walleye Fishing Tournament

June 2010: PTA sponsored a team for the annual MS Fishing Tournament.  This annual Walleye Fishing Tournament benefits the Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  The tournament was held on Lake Erie from the Midway Marina in Port Clinton,...

2010 Graduation Season Brings New Additions to PTA Staff

May 2010: This year's graduation season brings us three new additions to the PTA staff: Brian Makan, Tom Myers, and Nick Peters.

Brian Makan attended Arizona State and graduated with an Electrical Engineering Degree this May.  Brian is an avid bowler and has been com...

PTA Founder Presents Scholarships at Breakfast Awards Ceremony

April 2010 - The University of Akron Engineering Scholarship Award Ceremony was held on April 23, 2010.  Joe Varvaro presented the awards at this year's breakfast.  Phillip Gouin, an Electrical Engineering Junior was awarded the Kucheman and Varvaro Scholarshi...

PTA has an ADSPE Board Member on Board

February 2010 - Dave Tschantz is the newest Board Member for the Akron District Society of Professional Engineers (ADSPE).  The Akron District is the Akron area's local member chapter for the Society of Professional Engineers, an engineering society with a National and State...

PTA Joins AFCOM

November 2009 - Five members of the PTA team have joined AFCOM.  AFCOM is the leading association for data center professionals and as such provides data center information and resources to its members.  Chad Beery, Pat Klanac, Nick P...

Engineering Scholarships Awarded

January 2010 - PTA is pleased to announce the recipients of two scholarships, Michael Shepard and Michael Prechel.  The Kucheman and Varvaro Scholarship for Electrical Engineering was awarded to Michael D. Shepard for the 2009/2010 school year.  Michael is an Electrical Engineeri...

BIM Lab is Taking PTA Team to New Dimensions

September 2009 - Buildings today are becoming more complex and as such, the construction industry is changing, necessitating the advancement of the industry's design tools and software.  PTA is prepared to apply the latest technology in software to improve building desi...

Accredited Tier Designer Awarded to Two PTA Recipients

October 2009 - Peters, Tschantz & Associates, Inc. (PTA) is pleased to announce Jim Peters and Pat Klanac have become Accredited Tier Designers through the Uptime Institute.  Peters and Klanac attended the inaugural Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer three-day cou...