Scholarships
New England Fiberoptic Council Announces its Scholarships Winners for 2011 - 2012
Chestnut Hill, Mass. The New England Fiberoptic Council (NEFC), a regional professional organization committed to promoting the photonics and fiber optics industry, has announced that three community college students have been awarded its annual NEFC scholarship. Winners include:
Maciej Walichnowski – Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth, NH, a resident of Newfields, NH. He was recommended by Professor David Miller.
Patrick Rourke – Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT, a resident of Groton, CT. He was recommended by Professor Judith Donnelly.
Anita Thomas-Misiaszek – Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA, a resident of Chicopee, MA. She was recommended by Professor Nicholas Massa.
The awards were made May 17, 2011 at the NEFC’s monthly dinner meeting, held at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Framingham.
According to NEFC Board Member and Educational Chair Fenna Hanes, the organization awarded $1000 to each of the three qualified community college students who will be enrolled for the 2011 - 2012 academic year in a program that offers at least on course in fiber optics. The award is merit-based. Since the scholarship’s inception more than ten years ago, the organization has provided more than $60,000 in educational funds to regional students.
According to Hanes, scholarship benefits extend beyond just the money. “Students will also have the opportunity to attend all NEFC monthly meetings for free and take advantage of the great networking opportunities they present,” she explained. Hanes continued, “We’re also very interested in hearing from schools that are exploring ways of establishing a course in the future for their students.”