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The James "Jim" Rankin Memorial Scholarship
Criteria
In
honor of the founding James "Jim" Rankin. Must be a student of project management in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The scholarship will be
awarded between September and May in the amount of US$2,000.
Application Deadline is 30 June 2008
The PMI
Educational Foundation is proud to present the 2005 James "Jim"
Rankin Memorial Scholarship to:
Liz
Sikes literally an Ambassador for UTA; organizations she has
served include Student Congress, the University Library Committee,
the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), the
Honors College Council and the UTA Maverick Maniacs spirit team. In
addition, she is founder and former president of the Homeschool
Graduates at UTA. As a result of her involvement in numerous campus
organizations, Liz has come to understand the importance of
discernment: "when to participate in discussions with classmates and
professors and when to let another perspective have the floor." She
uses time management and scheduling techniques to balance work,
play, studies and activities. Liz maintains a superior grade point
average and is the winner of awards such as Outstanding Ambassador,
Emerging Leader, and Outstanding Student Leader. She will graduate
at the age of 20 in December 2006 with an M.S.I.S. concentrating in
project management and aspires to! obtain not only a PMP
certification, but eventually a Ph.D. in philosophy to explore the
impacts of ownership on innovation and creativity in the digital
domain.
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