Acxiom Announces 2016 Diversity Scholarship Recipients
13 April 2016 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
$5000 Scholarships Issued to Eight Diverse
Students Enrolled in Full Time Post-Secondary Degree Programs
within the IT Industry
Acxiom® (NASDAQ: ACXM), an enterprise data, analytics and
software-as-a-service company, today announced the winners of the
Acxiom Diversity Scholarship Program. This initiative offers $5000
scholarships to diverse students enrolled in a full-time
post-secondary degree program such as Computer Science, Computer
Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Information
Quality, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics and
Statistics or related areas of study.
Applicants for the Diversity Scholarship are selected based on
their ability to demonstrate a combination of academic achievement,
field of study aimed at Information Technology and professional
interest as it relates to Acxiom’s business needs. In addition to
the scholarship, winners also have the opportunity to receive a
paid internship at one of Acxiom’s location sites where they will
gain real-world experience & knowledge and develop IT skills
utilized in the industry today.
Among this year’s Diversity Scholarship recipients are:
- Jason Bledsoe – Computer Information
Systems Junior at Middle Tennessee State
- Aziz Eram – Information Quality
Graduate Student at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Mobolaji Kosoko – Computer Science
Senior at Philander Smith College
- Olivier Kwizera – Computer Science
& Math Junior at Hendrix College
- Xintong Ren – Computer Science &
Math Senior at Arkansas Tech University
- Kelly Spangler – Computer Science &
Math Junior at Harding University
- Eulises Valdovinos – Industrial &
Systems Engineering Senior at San Jose State University
- German Valenzuela – Computer Science
Senior at University of Central Arkansas
Renewal Scholarship Recipients:
- Calton Davis – Information Systems
Senior at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Shelby Sorrells – Computer Engineering
Junior at Harding University
“Acxiom takes great pride in creating an inclusive and
supportive workplace environment where employees feel empowered and
encouraged to share their unique perspective and values,” said
Terilyn Juarez Monroe, Chief People & Culture Officer, Senior
Vice President Human Resources, Acxiom. “We were truly impressed
with the quality of submissions this year and would like to
congratulate all of the scholarship recipients on this exciting
achievement. We look forward to the many contributions these
students will make to Acxiom and to the overall marketing
industry.”
The Acxiom Diversity Program started in 2012 and since then, it
has awarded 26 new scholarships. Click here for more information
about the program.
About Acxiom
Acxiom is an enterprise data, analytics and software as a
service company that uniquely fuses trust, experience and scale to
fuel data-driven results. For over 40 years, Acxiom has been an
innovator in harnessing the most important sources and uses of data
to strengthen connections between people, businesses and their
partners. Utilizing a channel and media neutral approach, we
leverage cutting-edge, data-oriented products and services to
maximize customer value. Every week, Acxiom powers more than a
trillion transactions that enable better living for people and
better results for our 7,000+ global clients. For more information
about Acxiom, visit Acxiom.com.
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