Patricia S. Duthler Computer Science Scholarship

Upon completing her degree, Patricia Duthler earned a job as systems analyst with a military contractor and gradually worked up to senior systems analyst while employed by corporations like Deloitte. With previous international experience, Patricia led teams that assisted Latin American governments with the design of their large-scale computer systems. Patricia particularly enjoyed the strategic planning, structured approach, and complex functional interrelationships that characterized the process of computer systems development. Patricia served as officer for the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery and nearly completed her Masters of Information Systems Technology at George Washington University before being summoned to Grand Rapids to join the family’s business enterprise.

Basic criteria:

• entering freshman year
• cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
• female
• majoring in computer science
• financial need is considered

Renewal criteria: This scholarship is automatically renewable for the sophomore year if the student continues to meet all the scholarship criteria.