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| 4500 W Lee Blvd |
| Lawton, OK 73505-8399 |
| General Phone: 580-355-6371 |
| Financial Aid Phone: 580-250-5534 |
| Sector: Public, 2-year |
| Website: www.gptech.org |
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LARGEST GIFT IN PACE HISTORY TO ENDOW PACE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER ... - PressZoom (press release)
News Services LARGEST GIFT IN PACE HISTORY TO ENDOW PACE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Exceptional university students with interests in computer science and information systems soon will be invited to study under exceptional circumstances at Pace University. Their opportunity will come thanks to a $15 million gift to the university’s multidisciplinary computing school from Ivan G. Seidenberg, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc. It is the largest gift in Pace history. (PressZoom) - The gift was announced by Pace University President David A. Caputo. Part of the gift will create a unique scholarship program in which recipients, known as Seidenberg Scholars, will have regular chances for discussions with Seidenberg himself. Seidenberg Scholars also will hold conversations with other leaders in the computing and information systems industry, and will receive tuition assistance and laptops, participate in special mentoring sessions and group projects with faculty members, and have unusual options for summer travel, internships and courses. The remainder of the funds, Caputo said, will help the overall endowment of Pace’s school of Computer Science and Information Systems. In recognition of the importance of the gift, the University’s trustees have renamed the 22-year-old school the Ivan G. Seidenberg - more available