Common Connect - August 2009

Back To School By Michelle August, Executive Director, COMMON Education Foundation
COMMON Education Foundation

Thanks to the generous donations from the COMMON community, four promising students are heading back to school with an extra $500 this fall. The COMMON Education Foundation Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship can be used to offset tuition cost or purchase textbooks. This year’s recipients, in alphabetical order, are Jordan Crosby, Aaron Lingenfelder, Andrew Machado, and Amanda Walsh.

Jordan Crosby (Referred by
Jeff Crosby)

Jordan was born, raised, and still lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is currently 19 years old and a graduate of Heritage Jr. Sr. High School, receiving an Academic Honors diploma. He is on track to graduate in 2012

from Trine University in Angola, Indiana. Jordan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Informatics. He is also preparing for a minor in Business and then intends to go to graduate school for an MBA. He hopes to be able to continue and develop the use of technology in business.

Andrew Machado
(Referred by Charles
Guarino)

Andrew is currently a junior at CUNY Baruch College in New York City, NY. He hopes to receive his Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems in

December 2010. He would then like to obtain a job working in a well renowned IT company. Besides attending school full-time, Andrew also works part-time as an IT Technician for the New York City Department of Education.

Aaron Lingenfelder
(Referred by Hildy
Dickinson)

Aaron is 22 years old and attending Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska. His major is in Computer Programming Technology. He has been interested in programming

ever since a class was offered in high school.

Aaron enjoys attending classes and learning all about programming, from the logic behind it to the syntax of the languages. He is currently a 5th quarter student, and is looking forward to graduating this December.

Amanda Walsh (Referred
by Laura Ubelhor)

Amanda graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.S. in Business Administration in May 2009. She currently works for Consultech Services, Inc., an IT company that specializes in System i

(AS/400) development, support and application implementation assistance, and web site development. She plans to further her education by taking more IT classes, and eventually earning a Master’s Degree. She would like to thank COMMON for helping her to pursue her educational goals.