SCTE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR CRINE OAKES MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN

SCTE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR CATHERINE OAKES MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN March 5, 2014 11:48 AM

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SCTE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR CATHERINE OAKES MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN

MARCH 5, 2014 (Exton, PA) The SCTE Foundation today announced that applications are now being accepted for the Catherine Oakes Memorial Leadership Scholarship for Women, a new award to recognize, reward and provide educational opportunities for women who aspire to become leaders in cable engineering or operations.

The Foundation will award an initial grant of $3,500 to be used toward registration in an industry leadership development or executive education program, such as the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program or the SCTE-Georgia Tech Management Development Program. Women applying for the scholarship must be SCTE members. The application deadline is Friday, April 4, 2014.

Applications will be reviewed by past recipients of the Women in Technology Award presented annually by SCTE, Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and CableFAX. More information and an application can be found at http://foundation.scte.org/take-advantage/catherine-oakes-memorial-leadership-scholarship-for-women.

Created to honor the memory of the senior vice president, operations for SCTE who passed away suddenly last fall, the scholarship is funded entirely by donations earmarked specifically in her name. To date, cable system operators, vendors and individuals have donated more than $35,000 in recognition of Oakes' contributions to the industry. Donations to this fund can be made on the SCTE Foundation website at http://foundation.scte.org/give/catherine-oakes-memorial-leadership-scholarship-for-women-fund.

Oakes was a leading voice for diversity and inclusion in the cable engineering and operations workforce who championed the integration of women's and diversity issues into the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program and the SCTE Foundation. She was instrumental in the creation of Women's TechConnect, a mentoring program for women technologists that is a joint initiative of SCTE and WICT.

"Cathy Oakes was a tireless advocate for the women's and diversity programs that are helping to improve our industry," said Bill Schankel, vice president, marketing for SCTE and liaison to the SCTE Foundation. "This scholarship continues that legacy by ensuring the outcome that was so important to her: Creating opportunities for talented women to enter the industry and advance their cable careers."

Established in 2005, the SCTE Foundation is intended to increase the technical, business and leadership skills of the telecommunications engineering workforce, attract and recruit women and minorities into engineering careers, and position the telecommunications industry as a desirable career opportunity for aspiring young people in the early stages of their careers.

For more information about the SCTE Foundation, please visit http://foundation.scte.org.

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