For Immediate Release
August 21, 2003
The Siemon Company Awards Scholarships To College-Bound Students
WATERTOWN, CT — The Siemon Company recently awarded 15 high school graduates with scholarships that they will apply towards their college education, encouraging them to pursue their goals and aspirations. For more than a quarter of a century, Siemon has been awarding these scholarships in order to encourage students to pursue academic goals that will benefit our society and way of life, focusing on occupations based on the physical sciences, engineering technologies, engineering, manufacturing, business and environmental studies.
The Siemon Company Scholarships
This year, Siemon awarded four Siemon Company Scholarships to local high school graduates. The Carl M. Siemon Science Scholarship was awarded to Matthew Plude, The Siemon Company Scholarship was awarded to Erin O'Neill, and the Siemon-Dynamic Manufacturing Scholarship was awarded to Kelly Michaelis, all from Watertown High School. The David B. Siemon Scholarship was awarded to Kristie Giannetto from The Taft School.
Arthur F. Hinkleman Scholarships
The Siemon Company also named 11 high school graduates as winners of the Hinkleman Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to the children of Siemon Company employees. Those being honored with these scholarships include Sarah Bennick of Colorado; Christina Cipriano, Andrew Jones and Michael Rousseau, all of Watertown; Andrew Costello of Brewster NY; Alex Fernandez and David Roman of Waterbury; Jason Francks of Meriden; Jaclyn Geraci of Torrington; Rawinda Kaura of Naugatuck; and Justin Knickerbocker of Wallingford.
The Siemon Company wishes to extend to these students its congratulations and best wishes for continued academic success.
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- About Siemon
- Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) category 5e, category 6 (Class E), augmented category 6/category 6A(Class EA) and category 7/7A (Class F/FA), and multimode and singlemode fiber cabling systems available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, from patch cords to patch panels, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.
- Press Contact:
- Brian Duval
- Marketing Communication Manager
- Siemon
- 101 Siemon Company Drive
- Watertown, CT 06795
- Phone : (1) 860 945-4380
- Fax : (1) 860 945-8503
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