The IBM Destination z community is pleased to announce the winners of the annual IBM Destination z Enterprise Computing Scholarship for 2016. To be considered for this scholarship, students must have demonstrated excellence in their enterprise computing coursework, with plans for continued growth on the mainframe platform in their academic and professional careers and attend a post-secondary school in the U.S. that’s both a member of the IBM Academic Initiative and Destination z. The winners of the 2016 scholarship, chosen by a panel of representatives in the mainframe community, are:
Jeremy Delossantos, West Texas A&M University Derek Garrity, Northern Illinois University Ari Kenney, University of California, Berkeley James O’Brien, Marist College Shikandar Hoque, Touro College Keep an eye out in our academic section <http://links.mspcommunications.mkt7925.com/ctt?kn=12&ms=MTA2NzE2NzcS1&r=MTM0Mjg0MzkxNTEyS0&b=0&j=MTEyMTc2OTg0NwS2&mt=1&rt=0> for a feature soon on 2016 winner Jeremy Delossantos. Congratulations to all of these scholarship winners, and best wishes for their continued academic success. The scholarship is made possible by the Destination z sponsors: IBM, INNOVATION Data Processing, Rocket Software and Vicom Infinity. The Destination z community looks forward to continuing to encourage the next generation of enterprise systems professionals. If you’d like to become involved in the Destination z Enterprise Computing Scholarship as a sponsor, please email Troy Crutcher <mailto:[email protected]> or learn more here <http://links.mspcommunications.mkt7925.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=MTA2NzE2NzcS1&r=MTM0Mjg0MzkxNTEyS0&b=0&j=MTEyMTc2OTg0NwS2&mt=1&rt=0>. A list of member schools is available here <http://links.mspcommunications.mkt7925.com/ctt?kn=20&ms=MTA2NzE2NzcS1&r=MTM0Mjg0MzkxNTEyS0&b=0&j=MTEyMTc2OTg0NwS2&mt=1&rt=0>. Schools can register by filling out a form on ibm.com <http://links.mspcommunications.mkt7925.com/ctt?kn=14&ms=MTA2NzE2NzcS1&r=MTM0Mjg0MzkxNTEyS0&b=0&j=MTEyMTc2OTg0NwS2&mt=1&rt=0>. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
