NEC America Announces Community Scholarships.Business Editors IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2001 NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. America, Inc., a leading developer of advanced communications products, software, and services for public and private networks, today announced that it will underwrite a community scholarship program. The scholarships, each in the amount of $3,000, will be awarded to qualifying students at the following Irving high schools: Irving High School, Nimitz High School Nimitz High School can refer to:
The scholarship program, which will be known as The NEC America Community Scholarships, will be administered by Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America. Dr. Masao Hibino, President of NEC America, will announce the scholarship commitment today at the grand opening ceremony for NEC America's New Corporate Center, which will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby of the new facility at 6555 North State Highway 161 in Irving. Jack Singley, superintendent of the Irving Independent School District Irving Independent School District is a school district based in Irving, Texas (USA). The district, which covers 48.5 square miles, serves most of the city of Irving, except for Valley Ranch and a portion of Las Colinas. The district also serves a small portion of Grand Prairie. , will be present for the announcement. High school students from the three local high schools will be eligible to apply for the awards beginning March 1, 2001. "The winner will be chosen on the basis of past academic performance and future potential, leadership, community involvement, work experience and career aspirations," said Robert Kimbrell, general manager, NEC America Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. & Administration. "Applicants must be graduating high school seniors planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school Vocational-technical schools, often called vo-tech schools, are high schools in the United States and Canada designed to bring traditional academia to their students, as well as provide them with vocational and technical skills. . They must plan to major in engineering or a technology related program. Financial need is not a consideration" "We're pleased to be able to help three Irving area students towards their goals of pursuing a degree in a high-technology area of study," said Kimbrell. He noted that these scholarships represent a continuing commitment on the part of NEC America to the pursuit of education, and that NEC America has recently joined teams with various major local colleges and universities to create a higher education consortium to address employee training and education needs. Additionally, NEC America has a program that awards academic scholarships to children of its employees. The program has distributed more than $200,000 since its inception in 1991. About NEC America, Inc. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NIPNY), NEC America, Inc., develops, markets, installs and services a complete line of advanced communications products and software for public and private networks, including digital key telephone and PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). systems; ATM switching systems; wireless communications; facsimile equipment; fiber optic transmission systems; data communications products; digital microwave radio; satellite communications and network management systems. NEC Corporation and its affiliates worldwide are a $48 billion global leader whose 154,000 employees are dedicated to providing leading-edge computer, communications and semiconductor products and services. For more information visit the company web site at: http://www.necamerica.com. |
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