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FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY JUNE 24, 1998
MURRAY HILL, N.J. - School's out for most college students, but a dozen of the
brightest will spend the summer preparing for graduate school while learning
about technology from scientists and engineers at Bell Labs, Lucent
Technologies' research and development unit.
The twelve college students, all majoring in science, math and engineering,
will also receive four-year doctoral fellowships, courtesy of Bell Labs
Cooperative Research Fellowship Program (CRFP) for minorities and women, and
the Graduate Research Program for Women (GRPW). Funded by the Lucent
Technologies (NYSE: LU) Foundation, the programs are designed to provide
encouragement and financial support to academically excellent candidates who
have demonstrated high potential for obtaining a career in technology.
"For some of our participants, these fellowship programs could mean the
difference between attending a university, with little or no financial worry,
and having to focus on getting an education while working to make ends
meet," said Selwyn Joseph, fellowship program manager for Lucent's
university relations organization.
"Since 1972, Bell Labs has made it possible for some 200 female and
underrepresented minority students to get financial and career support through
these programs, which provide full-time summer employment, education and living
expenses. Participants also have access to a built-in network of their peers,
and experts at Bell Labs, which is well known for its collaborative work-style,
" Joseph said.
"One of the key elements in the ongoing success of the CRFP and GRPW
fellowships is the individualized mentoring. Each student is assigned a mentor
in his or her field of study, who provides career and technical advice even
after the program is completed. Year after year, students tell us that the
valuable guidance and support they get from the scientists make these
fellowships truly unique," said Michael Garey, director of mathematical
sciences research at Bell Labs and committee chair for GRPW.
Fellowship winners for the CRFP are: Tanisha Hall (University of Maryland,
Baltimore County) of Takoma Park, Md.; Shandra Harper (Norfolk State
University) of Franklin, Va.; Ayana Holloway (Princeton University) of Raleigh,
N.C.; Jerri-Ann King (MIT) of Bloomfield, Conn.; Charles Shelton (University of
Maryland, Baltimore County) of Philadelphia; and Tamara Williams (Tennessee
State University) of Belleville, Ill.
Participants pursuing graduate studies through the GRPW include: Susan Dacy
(MIT) of Hudson, Fla.; Michelle Povinelli (MIT) of Westlake, Ohio; Rebecca
Schuller (Cornell) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Yayoi Takamura (Stanford) of
Charlotte, N.C.; and Alice Wang (MIT) of Melville, N.Y. Jill Nickerson, of
Frankfort, Ill., who has already accepted a fellowship from the National
Science Foundation, is pursuing her graduate studies at Harvard and will
receive a GRPW grant for work in computer science.
Program participants receive college tuition, an annual living stipend of
$17,000, a book allowance, university fees, related travel expenses and
relevant summer employment at Bell Labs. A grant of $2,000 is given annually to
GRPW awardees who have accepted a full scholarship from another
institution.
Each student is selected based upon academic GRE scores, class rank, scholastic
aptitude and letters of recommendation.
Information and applications on the CRFP and GRPW programs can be obtained
by writing to:
Fellowship Program Manager; 283 King George
Road; Room B1-D26; Warren, N.J. 07059.
Applications must be received by January 15, 1999. Lucent Technologies (LU),
headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range
of public and private networks, communications systems and software, consumer
and business telephone systems and microelectronics components.
Bell Labs is the research and development unit of the company.
For more information, reporters may contact:
Patrice J. Edwards
Lucent Technologies
908-582-3400
Email:mediarelations@lucent.com
Dick Muldoon
Lucent Technologies
908-582-5330 (office)
Email:rpmuldoon@lucent.com
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