AFCCE, IEEE BTS Reveal Scholarship Recipients

The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) and the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS) have announced a total of 10 Spring 2017 scholarship recipients.

The scholarship amounts vary from $750 to $10,000 and have been awarded to students interested in telecommunications.

The recipients are:

• Shane Cyr (University of Maine)
• Martin Doczkat (The George Washington University)
• Dhantha Gunarathna (Drexel University)
• Mohammad Islam (University of Missouri)
• Elaine Khuu (Virginia Tech)
• Abdullah Njie (Georgia Tech)
• Prosanta Paul (Old Dominion University)
• William Shifflett (Oklahoma State University)
• Tyler Turcotte (University of Massachusetts)
• Rafida Zaman (University of Missouri).

Martin Doczkat and William Shifflett were the first two recipients of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society/AFCCE Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship, a new programme that awards scholarships of up to $10,000 to undergraduate or graduate students studying at accredited U.S. universities who are planning to pursue a career in broadcast engineering. Shane Cyr was the recipient of the E. Noel Luddy Scholarship, sponsored by Dielectric Communications.

Bill Hayes, president, IEEE BTS, said: "The Broadcast Technology Society is thrilled that the inaugural Jules Cohen scholarships are being awarded to two such deserving students. We look forward to honoring the memory and work of Jules Cohen by helping develop the students that will lead the evolution of broadcasting into the future."

Bob Weller, president, AFCCE, added: "AFCCE is committed to helping develop engineering talent in radio frequency technologies, including antennas, propagation, transmission, and spectrum management. These scholarships represent our largest-ever award to promising students who we hope will help shape the future of telecommunications."

afcce.org/scholarships

bts.ieee.org/awards

(JP)