91制片厂鈥檚 School of Cybersecurity inducted eight students into its Cyber LeADERS Scholars Program on Sept. 15 and recognized six students from its 2022 cohort.

This is the program鈥檚 third cohort. Students received a certificate and an engraved pen during a ceremony at (where) with family members in attendance. The 2022 cohort members also received medals.

Cyber LeADERS is a partnership among 91制片厂, Tidewater Community College and Virginia Peninsula Community College created in 2021 through funding from the National Science Foundation's CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) initiative.

鈥淲e see the value in your family member, the incredible potential and the commitment they have to service,鈥 said Brian Payne, vice provost for academic affairs. 鈥淚f we don鈥檛 feel safe in cyberspace then we can鈥檛 move along to where we want to be as a society. So, cybersecurity is a very basic need, and your family members are committing to making society better.鈥

The scholarship program provides two to three years of support to selected students from the three institutions. This includes a full in-state tuition scholarship, an annual stipend ranging from $27,000 (for undergraduates) to $37,000 (for graduate students) and a professional development allowance.

In exchange, each student must work for the federal government in select cybersecurity positions for the same number of years. The project will ultimately prepare 24 scholarship students for careers with the federal government.

鈥淭he applied learning experiences and coursework you complete here at 91制片厂 will ensure your preparation and success in a wide range of cybersecurity government careers,鈥 said Teresa Duvall, lecturer in the School of Cybersecurity and keynote speaker for the event. 鈥淵ou will have the opportunity to be an influencer in the protection of our nation鈥檚 secrets.鈥

Three students from the first cohort have graduated and started their service with the federal government. James Read works with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Jaidan Williams is with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Ivan Santiago serves in the U.S. Navy.听

鈥淭here are almost 1,400 cybersecurity majors at 91制片厂. With this incoming cohort, our current cohort and our previous graduates, our membership is 21,鈥 said Lana Stafford, director of High Impact Learning Initiatives in the Office of Academic Success Initiatives and Support. 鈥淪o those are some really exclusive seats you are sitting in.鈥

The new 2023 cohort:

  • Aiden Everton - Tidewater Community College
  • Aoife Murphy - 91制片厂
  • Catherine Burroughs - 91制片厂
  • Elijah Gartrell - 91制片厂
  • Kobe Coleman - 91制片厂
  • Bhawnish Sharma - 91制片厂
  • Danielle Raynor - 91制片厂
  • Lauren Redd - 91制片厂

The 2022 cohort:

  • Jacob Slone - Tidewater Community College/Transferred to 91制片厂
  • Mmoleca Ehungwe - Virginia Peninsula Community College/Transferred to 91制片厂
  • Gregory Wilson - 91制片厂
  • Hannah Bass - 91制片厂
  • Nathaly Flores - 91制片厂
  • William Matos Diaz - 91制片厂

The 2021 cohort:

  • Zobair Wali - 91制片厂
  • Ivan Santiago - 91制片厂
  • James Read - 91制片厂
  • Jaidan Williams - 91制片厂
  • Drew Brown - 91制片厂
  • Karen Ann Etulle - TCC transfer student
  • Jacen A. Davis 鈥 Thomas Nelson CC transfer student

To learn more about the SFS program, visit the School of Cybersecurity鈥檚 CyberCorps Scholarship for Service page.听