Family: Wife, Jean, and son, Michael, 24, and daughter, Kathryn, 22
Occupation: Professor of English and education at Community College of Allegheny County. He's been teaching at the CCAC-North Campus in McCandless since 1983
Education: Bachelor's degree in English from Villanova University, and master's degree in education from Elmira College and master's degree in English from Carnegie Mellon University
Noteworthy: Palcho was recently named a 2002 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development winner. The awards are given each year in recognition of teaching excellence at community colleges.
Quote: "No problem is so big or complicated that education cannot chip away at it," Palcho said, paraphrasing the words of Linus from "Peanuts."
