School of Systems & Enterprises announces new Engineering Management undergraduate scholarship

HOBOKEN, N.J. ― Virginia and Kevin Ruesterholz have established a $10,000 scholarship fund to recognize and reward outstanding leadership and achievement in Engineering Management among the undergraduate student population at Stevens Institute of Technology. The award will be granted to a senior in Engineering Management who meets the requirements listed below, and who best exemplifies the value of an Engineering Management edu cation.

Criteria for eligibility include:

· Minimum GPA of 3.3 or higher.

· Must be an entering senior in the undergraduate Engineering Management program.

· Active participant of a student organization, such as ASEM, INCOSE, or other professional society programs offered through the School of Systems and Enterprises.

· Submission of a written statement on the benefits of an Engineering Management edu cation.

A committee, consisting of members of the School of Systems and Enterprises faculty, will review the eligible applicants and select either one or two recipients. Students receiving the award will receive a scholarship in the amount of $10,000 applied to their student account, will be acknowledged at Convocation, and will be honored with their names on a plaque to be displayed in the SSE offices. If the award is granted to two students, each student will receive one-half of the full monetary award value.

The department is pleased and proud to have such an outstanding group of students from which to choose a recipient for this award.

Qualified Engineering Management students can apply by fulfilling the requirements above and mailing their documentation to the attention of Dr. Kate Abel, Program Director, Engineering Management.

Applications must be received by June 29, 2009 .

Please send to the attention of:

Dr. Kate Abel
Director for Undergraduate Academics and Engineering Management
School of Systems and Enterprises
Stevens Institute of Technology
1 Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken , NJ 07030

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Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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