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| ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER CHAPTER - Sep 16, 2015 |
Scholarships Awarded at Monthly Luncheon |
In September, the chapter held its monthly luncheon on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The highlight of the luncheon was the opportunity to recognize 2nd Lt. Cristal Rodriguez, U.S. Army ROTC, with the AFCEA Educational Foundation 2015 Ralph W. Shrader Diversity Scholarship. This $3,000 scholarship is for the 2015-16 academic year and is awarded to full-time students pursuing a graduate degree and maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Chapter President Bob Wright also presented Gail Whalen with a check for $1,000 to help fund a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education experience at the Peterson Air Force Base Air and Space Museum. The guest speaker, Col. Donovan Routsis, USAF, deputy director, Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and ISR Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, gave an informative brief on the structure and missions of the White House Communications Agency (WHCA). Col. Routsis recently arrived in Colorado Springs after a highly successful tour as the WHCA commander. |
Event Photographs: |
 Chapter President Col. Bob Wright, USAF, presents Lt. Cristal Rodriguez with the AFCEA Educational Foundation's 2015 Ralph W. Shrader Diversity Scholarship at the September luncheon. |
 Col. Wright (r) presents Gail Whalen from the Peterson Air Force Base Air and Space Museum with a $1,000 check from the chapter during the September luncheon to help fund a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) facility. |
 Col. Wright (l) thanks Col. Donovan Routsis, USAF, deputy director, Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and ISR Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, for providing an outstanding presentation on the White House Communications Agency structure and missions. |
