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The John Martinson Honors Program to Expand and Enhance SIUE's Honors Experience

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is pleased to announce the renaming of its esteemed University Honors Program to the John Martinson Honors Program in recognition of a generous $4 million gift from SIUE 1975 Master of Business Administration alumnus John Martinson.

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  • The transformative gift will expand and enhance the Honors experience at SIUE for students for years to come.
  • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is pleased to announce the renaming of its esteemed University Honors Program to the John Martinson Honors Program in recognition of a generous $4 million gift from SIUE 1975 Master of Business Administration alumnus John Martinson.
  • "The renaming of the Honors Program and the generous gift from Mr. Martinson exemplifies his innovative spirit and commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.
  • "Through this generous gift SIUE plans to double the Honors student body, making this unique education accessible to more students," said Jessica Hutchins, PhD, interim director of the John Martinson Honors Program.

Clarkson University Student Awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Potsdam, NY, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cooper Mattice ‘25, an Honors Student at Clarkson, has been awarded the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.

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  • Potsdam, NY, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cooper Mattice ‘25, an Honors Student at Clarkson, has been awarded the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.
  • At Clarkson, he is a member of the Varsity Swimming and Diving Team, the Honors Program, and Treasurer of the Clarkson Chapter of the New York Water Environment Association.
  • “I was incredibly excited to be awarded the scholarship and honestly surprised,” Mattice said “Since it is a national-level scholarship, I didn't expect to be awarded, but I'm really excited about it!
  • Even more exciting, they offered me an internship position this summer as well, separate from the SMART Scholarship program.”
    The SMART Scholarship is a program sponsored by the Department of Defense, designed to create a relationship between them and bright and motivated STEM college students.

Clarkson University Senior Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Potsdam, NY, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abigail Kienzle ‘23, a Civil Engineering major and member of the Honors Program at Clarkson University, has been awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).

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  • Potsdam, NY, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abigail Kienzle ‘23, a Civil Engineering major and member of the Honors Program at Clarkson University, has been awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).
  • The prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship will provide financial support for Kienzle to complete her Ph.D. at an institution of her choosing.
  • In 2022 she was awarded the prestigious ACI Concrete Practitioner Fellowship.
  • During her time at Clarkson, Kienzle also completed three summer internships and worked weekly shifts at the Writing Center.

Etsy Appoints Colin Stretch as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY), which operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, announced today that Colin Stretch will join the company as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective on February 14, 2023.

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY), which operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, announced today that Colin Stretch will join the company as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective on February 14, 2023.
  • Colin comes to Etsy with 25 years of experience, including as former General Counsel of Facebook (now Meta) from 2013-2019, where he led the company's legal and compliance functions and corporate legal affairs.
  • Colin commented, "Etsy has a strong reputation as not only a prospering business, but as a leader in the advocacy space.
  • Colin will be based out of Etsy's Brooklyn headquarters, report directly to Josh Silverman, and join Etsy's executive team.

Unisys Appoints Claudius O. Sokenu as General Counsel and Secretary

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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BLUE BELL, Pa., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the appointment of Claudius O. Sokenu as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. He will lead Unisys' global legal, corporate secretary and ethics and compliance functions. He will report to Unisys Chair and Chief Executive Officer Peter Altabef. His appointment is effective May 2.

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  • BLUE BELL, Pa., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the appointment of Claudius O. Sokenu as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
  • Sokenu joins Unisys from Cognizant, a Fortune 200 information technology company, where he served as senior vice president, global deputy general counsel and chief of staff to the general counsel.
  • Prior to joining Cognizant, Sokenu served as deputy general counsel, global head of ethics and compliance and global head of litigation and investigations at Andeavor, a then-Fortune 100 energy company.
  • Unisys and other Unisys products and services mentioned herein, as well as their respective logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unisys Corporation.