2015 Fifty for the Future® Students Recognized

by William Waas
March 21, 2016

March 11, 2016 | CHICAGO – The Illinois Technology Foundation (ITF), a not-for- profit organization dedicated to fueling the technology workforce in Illinois, announced the top 60 Illinois technology students for 2015. The program, in its 9th year, recognizes 50 college students and 10 high school students from around the state.

The formal recognition program was hosted by Robert Morris University on March 16, 2016. In addition to the recognition, each student and their nominating faculty receives a $1,000 scholarship to apply to training offerings from Directions Training.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s Awardees.

StudentSchoolVirupaksh AgrawalUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFatima AriasRobert Morris UniversityRicardo AriasDeVry UniversityRandy BarrowmanDeVry UniversityLily BeckerDePaul UniversityKaimin CaiUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignSteven DayLewis UniversityManali DesaiLane Tech College Prep High SchoolSam DreyerUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoRussell EricksonElmhurst CollegeHiba FakhouryDePaul UniversityMatthew FerreraIowa State UniversityAngie GeorgarasNorthside College Preparatory High SchoolAntoine GlennDeVry UniversityJoshua GrolmanUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJoshua GubermanIllinois Institute of TechnologyJanusz GurosGovernors State UniversityMelanie HarrisonLewis UniversityDylan Haugh-EwaldLane Tech College Prep High SchoolEileen HollandNorthside College Preparatory High SchoolMinhyuk JooIllinois Institute of TechnologyOleksandr KachanovElmhurst CollegeEdin KalezicDeVry UniversitySaravanakumar Kandhallu DwarakanElmhurst CollegePhilip KnappRobert Morris UniversityEdwin KoszulinskiGovernors State UniversityCamille KulandaVon Steuben Metro Science High SchoolWing LamUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCurtis LebensorgerLewis UniversityMatthew MalinowskiIllinois State UniversityKatherine MantychElmhurst CollegeGrzegorz MaryniarczykGovernors State UniversityJonathan MasonGovernors State UniversityJimmy McDermottProspect High SchoolDamian MedinaLake View High SchoolNathaniel MedinaDeVry UniversityPatrick MortonRobert Morris UniversityJoel MurphyRobert Morris UniversityRoss NelsonNiles West High SchoolKyle OckerlundHuntley High SchoolMorgan OlenskiDePaul UniversityJulian OperanaGovernors State UniversityDavid PeteckiGovernors State UniversityAbu QaderLane Tech College Prep High SchoolFavian RaygozaLewis UniversityDaniel RockwoodWestern Illinois UniversityJerry RodgersGovernors State UniversityRicardo RodriguezMoraine Valley Community CollegeEric RosasGovernors State UniversityGregory RuppIllinois Institute of TechnologyDavid SheltonGovernors State UniversityAustin SongerRobert Morris UniversityMalik SwansonChicago State UniversityKatherine TelloRobert Morris UniversityLuciano TovarRobert Morris UniversityBrandon WhiteLewis UniversityKaitlin WhitneyElmhurst CollegeIzumi YoshidaElmhurst CollegeLaura ZukoskiLewis UniversityJelena ZunicCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

The annual event, Fifty for the Future®, continues to build awareness of the talent of tomorrow for the Illinois technology ecosystem. The ITF is proud to carry on the tradition of highlighting and supporting the future technology workforce of Illinois.

About the Illinois Technology Foundation

The Illinois Technology Foundation (ITF) is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to the development of the technology pipeline in the State of Illinois.

The ITF is a grassroots organization with over 300 passionate volunteers that are focused on developing and retaining the best IT talent and leadership in Illinois by bringing real- world career opportunities to the classroom. In doing this, we enrich the careers of students by helping them find meaningful employment that allows them to pursue their technical aspirations and make valuable contributions to their employers.

The ITF focuses on three core areas:

  • Assisting college students in the transition from academia to industry
  • Working with students to encourage the pursuit of a career in technology
  • Supporting our hiring community in the continuous development of their technology staff.

www.illinoistechfoundation.org.

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