VIP Announces Winners of 2009 Women in Technology Scholarship (WITS) Program.
FOLSOM, Calif. – June 26, 2009 - Today Visionary Integration Professionals, LLC (VIP) announced its second annual Women In Technology Scholarship (WITS) Awards for 2009. The WITS program was established to support and encourage young women seeking a career in computer science and technology fields.
“We are excited to continue awarding scholarships under this program,” said President and CEO, Jonna Ward, who founded VIP in 1996. “The WITS program is a natural extension of VIP’s story. I wish that more scholarships like this had been available when I was in college and preparing for a career. We congratulate all the exceptional women who won this year and look forward to seeing what they will accomplish.”
“We are excited to be able to continue this program during these difficult economic times,” said Vince Juaristi, Executive Vice President for VIP’s National Government Practice. “There were so many deserving candidates. Selection this year was difficult, but our eight awardees truly distinguished themselves academically and through their thoughtful essays.”
VIP has awarded eight scholarships of $1,000 each to students who have either been accepted to or enrolled in an accredited college or university, and are planning a career in information technology. Awardees were selected based on their academic performance, service to the community, and their response to an essay question. VIP provides below a list of the 2009 WITS awardees—
- Sheri Williamson, George Mason University
- Danielle J. Boyd, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Elysha R. Mayer, University of the Pacific
- Meagan Radecke, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Chi Hoang, University of Connecticut
- Anahita Yazdi, University of California-Davis
- Danielle Bartling, Consumes River College
- Teresa Konopka, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Congratulations to our 2009 awardees. We encourage college- and university-bound young women to apply for our WITS scholarship awards during our next program cycle in the first half of 2010.
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About VIP
Established in 1996, Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) is a global technology and outsourcing firm that has provided solutions to over 900 clients in multiple industries as well as federal, state and local government. VIP helps companies challenge boundaries and uncover new possibilities to increase productivity, maximize revenue, improve performance, mitigate risk, and reduce costs. With nearly 1,000 staff companywide, VIP offers expertise in areas of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, SAP Integration and Consulting, Technology Integration and Operations, Talent and Learning Management, Quality Management, and Management Consulting. VIP’s corporate headquarters is located in Folsom, California with offices in Sacramento, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, New York City, Alexandria, Houston, and Bangalore, India. More information can be found at www.vipconsulting.com.