{"id":992,"date":"2013-10-17T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/?p=992"},"modified":"2013-10-17T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T23:08:19","slug":"2-iit-itm-students-and-a-cs-student-are-nominated-for-fifty-for-the-future-award-from-the-illinois-technology-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/2013\/10\/17\/2-iit-itm-students-and-a-cs-student-are-nominated-for-fifty-for-the-future-award-from-the-illinois-technology-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Two ITM students selected for Fifty For The Future award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_999\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/files\/2013\/10\/zeina.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-999\" alt=\"Zeina Abdul Samad\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/files\/2013\/10\/zeina-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/files\/2013\/10\/zeina-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/files\/2013\/10\/zeina-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/itm_loopback\/files\/2013\/10\/zeina.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fifty for the Future honoree Zeina Abdul Samad<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to three IIT students<\/strong> who have been selected to receive the <strong><a title=\"Fifty for the Future\" href=\"http:\/\/illinoistechfoundation.org\/itf-programs\/fifty-for-the-future-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013 Fifty For The Future<\/a>\u00ae<\/strong> award from the <a title=\"Illinois Technology Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/illinoistechfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Technology Foundation<\/a>, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of the technology talent pipeline in the State of Illinois.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First-year ITM undergraduate, Eric Tendian<\/strong>, was nominated by <strong>ITM Adjunct Industry Professor, Bill Slater<\/strong>. <strong>ITM undergraduate Zeina Abdul Samad<\/strong> was nominated by <strong>ITM Industry Professor Ray Trygstad<\/strong>. The third IIT recipient is a Computer Science graduate student, Scott Krieder.<\/p>\n<p>Each student, as well as the faculty member who nominated him\/her will receive a $1000 scholarship to Directions Training\u2019s extensive catalog of offerings.<\/p>\n<p>The Fifty For The Future\u00ae Celebration is attended by information technology executives, industry leaders, judges, Foundation sponsors and other supporters of the technology industry. The students will receive their awards at the 7th Annual Celebration event November 12 at the Chicago Cultural Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to three IIT students who have been selected to receive the 2013 Fifty For The Future\u00ae award from the Illinois Technology Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of the technology talent pipeline in the State of Illinois. First-year ITM undergraduate, Eric Tendian, was nominated by ITM Adjunct Industry Professor, Bill Slater. 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