AFCEA Educational Foundation Partners With Chapter to Honor Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi, USA (Ret.)

The AFCEA Hawaii Chapter and the AFCEA Educational Foundation are pleased to announce the new Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi, USA (Ret.), Scholarship. One $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to a competitively selected and deserving student planning to attend or currently enrolled in a college or university in the state of Hawaii who is in an eligible hard science or technical field. The Hawaii Chapter and the Educational Foundation are co-sponsoring the scholarship. A generous endowment from the chapter will provide for the scholarship in perpetuity.

The annual award is in honor of Gen. Rienzi for his devotion to a lifetime of service improving the military communications landscape, particularly in the Pacific region.

Recipients will be selected during the May to June time frame each year from eligible candidates based on the recommendation of a scholarship board. The scholarship board will be under the guidance of the Hawaii Chapter educational vice president. Information on the eligibility requirements can be found at the Hawaii Chapter’s Web site.

Adm. Richard C. Macke, USN (Ret.), Hawaii Chapter president, presented a $60,000 check to AFCEA Educational Foundation to establish the Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi, USA (Ret.), Scholarship fund during ceremonies at the AFCEA Asia-Pacific Conference in October. 
 

Kent R. Schneider (l), president and chief executive officer, AFCEA International, proudly displays the $60,000 check that will endow the new Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi, USA (Ret.), Scholarship fund. Gathering with Schneider in Hawaii are (l-r) Adm. Richard C. Macke, USN (Ret.), president, Hawaii Chapter; Gen. Rienzi (seated); The Honorable Norman Sakamoto, majority whip and chair, committee on education, Hawaii State Senate; Brig. Gen. Ronald M. Bouchard, USA, director for communications systems, J-6, U.S. Pacific Command; Col. Dean Fox, USMC, chairman, scholarship committee, Hawaii Chapter; and Fred H. Rainbow, vice president and executive director, AFCEA Educational Foundation.

 

PDC Courses Offered at WEST 2008

The AFCEA Professional Development Center will offer three courses at West 2008 in San Diego on the subjects of architecture framework, military satellite communications and government contracting:

DoD Architecture Framework Implementation, February 4-8, 2008.
A major revision of the contents of the course now prepares participants to develop architectures conformant to DODAF 1.5.
Course Coordinator: Dr. Alex Levis
 
Military Satellite Communications in a Net-Centric Environment, February 5-8, 2008
This course is divided into two sessions: Unclassified February 5-7 and Secret February 8.
The unclassified session is a prerequisite for the classified session.
Course Coordinator: James A. Mazzei
 
Government Contracting: Workshop for Engineers, Project Managers, Technical Representatives, Procurement Specialists, Contract Administrators, February 5-7, 2008
The course is oriented to industry and government engineers and project managers, but also is beneficial to contracts administrators.
Course Coordinator: Bill C. Giallourakis
 

Education News
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