Ten students enrolled in the online university's project
management specializations received scholarships
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online
university with more than 20,000 students, has awarded $10,000
scholarships to ten students enrolled in Capella's project management
specializations.
The scholarships were awarded to: Joel Frey, employed by the Clark
County School District; Mike Deiman, employed by United Health Group;
Brydee White, employed by Target Corporation; Kathleen Wren, employed
by Wellpoint, Inc.; Margaret Lee, employed by State Farm Insurance;
Amy Krug, employed by MoneyGram International, Inc.; Dustin Fennell,
employed by Scottsdale Community College - Maricopa County Community
College; Dawn Stoyanoff, employed by The University of Texas System
Administration; John Sledgianowski, employed by ARINC Engineering
Services, LLC; and Kathryn Brenny, employed by BestBuy.com.
"Capella realizes the critical role project managers play in
today's corporate environment," said Kurt Linberg, dean of Capella's
School of Business and Technology. "We are pleased to be able to
contribute to advancing the project management discipline by awarding
the scholarships to these dedicated individuals."
Capella's project management specializations provide a strong
foundation in project management that may be applied to a wide variety
of industries, including business, information technology, insurance,
financial services, engineering, and health care. Capella's
scholar/practitioner faculty engage project management students in
real-world projects and research, and work to ensure that curriculum
are aligned with leading project management industry associations like
the Project Management Institute (PMI). Capella's project management
curriculum is designed around A Guide to the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide), an internationally recognized standard.
Capella also offers one of the few PhD-level programs in project
management; only 12 exist worldwide, according to PMI.
Capella selected the scholarship recipients based on several
criteria, including a description of why they are pursuing advanced
education in project management and how will it help them achieve
their goals, professional successes and obstacles overcome, and past
professional or educational experience in project management.
The $10,000 awards will be evenly distributed over eight quarters,
beginning with the winter quarter of 2008.
Capella offers online degree programs for both technical-track and
business-track project management professionals. Technical-track
programs include a BS in Information Technology with a specialization
in Project Management, an MS in Information Technology with a
specialization in Project Management and Leadership, and a PhD in
Information Technology with a specialization in Project Management.
Business-track programs include a BS in Business with a specialization
in Project Management, an MBA with a specialization in Project
Management, and a PhD in Organization and Management with a
specialization in Project Management.
About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited(a), fully
online university that offers graduate degree programs in business,
information technology, education, human services, psychology, public
health, and public safety, and bachelor's degree programs in business,
information technology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella
currently offers 104 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15
certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than
20,000 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed
to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced
business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Capella Education Company headquartered in Minneapolis. For more
information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA
(227.3552).
(a)Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning
Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org.
Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor,
Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.
Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:
online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),
online college
(http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),
distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),
online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),
online learning
(http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).
Capella University
Media Contact:
Irene Silber, 612-977-4132
irene.silber@capella.edu
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