The scholarships are to reward them for their extra efforts in studying for and passing their certification exams and to encourage them to keep going in their studies. As an industry, we need to cheer on these students and others who want to become part of the IT workforce.
Our foundation is partnering with schools and educational groups to help the next generation of IT workers get the training and certification they need to land jobs. However, what more can we do? Do you know of a great training group in your local area that we can partner with so that more youth enter the IT industry? We want to know.
The IT Merit Award recipients for this fall comprise 20 schools from 15 states. So let’s giving a loud hoot and holler for:
- Vanessa Gerado of Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
- Gregory Neumann of Alpena Community College in Alpena, Mich.
- Dakota Askins of Central Tech in Erie, Penn.
- Yu Kiu Ng of City Collge of San Francisco
- Clarksburg High School in Clarksburg, Md.:
- Matt Bornemann-Larson of Concord Regional Technical Center in Concord, N.H.
- Robert Pham and Ricky Stokely of DFW Career Training Corp. in Richardson, Texas
- Trey Mifflin of Dunbar High School Academy of Technology Excellence in Ft. Myers, Fla.
- Cristina Ortiz of Edison Job Corps Academy in Edison, N.J.
- Kevin Williams of Focus: HOPE in Detriot, Mich.
- Deidra Hansen of Joseph City Unified School District in Joseph City, Ariz.
- Alexander Chlapik of Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Ill.
- Shivaun Theriault of North Shore Technical High School in Middleton, Mass.
- Adam Cotenoff of Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, N.J.
- Jordan Madnick of South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach, Fla.
- Marina Gonsalves and Rosa Elena Navarro of Stride Center in Concord, Calif.
- James Phipps of Sullivan University in Fort Knox, Ky.
- Nicholas John and Jeffrey Moberly of Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Springs, Md.
- Damon Glomski and Andrew Johnson of Tri Rivers Career Center in Marion, Ohio.
- Stephen Allen and Casey Jenkins of Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah
