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10/19/10 - Investor Solutions Graduate Scholarship Winner Announced

Investor Solutions Graduate Scholarship Winner Announced

 

 

Jeanine Cunliffe, a student in the Executive M.S. in the Management of Information Technology (M.S. in MIT) Program at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Investor Solutions Graduate Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship, which is awarded annually to an incoming graduate student in one of the School’s four outstanding graduate programs, is specifically designated for U.S. military combat veterans. Recipients of the scholarship must have served as an enlisted man or woman, must have been honorably discharged, and must demonstrate financial need.

 

“In establishing this scholarship, we are pleased to support students in McIntire’s prestigious, nationally recognized graduate programs, and we are proud to honor our nation’s veterans,” says UVA alumnus Francis C. “Frank” Armstrong III (A&S ‘66), President and Founder of Investor Solutions Inc. Armstrong himself is a Vietnam veteran.

 

Cunliffe, a Senior Manager for Herndon, VA-based technology consulting firm Guident, serves as a Lieutenant Colonel specializing in Logistics in the US Army Reserves, and is an instructor for the Reserve component course for the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth.  Called to active duty in 2003 to support the Global War on Terrorism, she was deployed to Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq.  In Iraq, Cunliffe coordinated the building of 11 base camps and life support services for the 10,000 troops in the Polish-led Multi National Division in Babylon.  After returning home, she stayed on active duty to develop and conduct training for personnel working with contractors accompanying the force.

 

“I am very grateful for this generous award from Investor Solutions,” says Cunliffe, noting that she currently has one child in college, and another who’ll soon be enrolling.  “Although I would have continued to pursue my Master’s degree in the Management of Information Technology regardless of whether or not I received any scholarships, this award helps tremendously.”

 

Cunliffe says that the M.S. in MIT program will not only provide a solid academic basis for her career, but will also help to deepen her understanding of both business and technology.  Such understanding, she says, “is especially critical for veterans as we transition knowledge of military leadership and operations into real business skills that are in demand in the marketplace.”

 

Cunliffe was selected for the scholarship by a committee composed of McIntire faculty members and a representative from Investor Solutions.

 

“We are extremely grateful to Investor Solutions for their generous support of McIntire’s graduate programs and students, and we look forward to working with them in the future to honor deserving veterans as scholarship recipients,” says McIntire Dean Carl Zeithaml.

 

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