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Laurie
McQuillan/ISSA-NOVA Scholarship Fund
What
is it?
The Laurie McQuillan ISSA-NOVA Scholarship Endowment was created
to provide scholarships for full-time graduates and undergraduate
students pursuing degrees at the George Mason University (Virginia)
Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering, and specifically
for students of financial need and academic merit with an interest
in Information Assurance (also known as information security).
Who created it?
Initial funding will be provided by the ISSA-NOVA organization (Information
Systems Security Association - Northern Virginia Chapter) for which
Laurie was a founding member. We owe a big debt of gratitude to
the current ISSA-NOVA Board, which pledged $25,000 into the endowment
over the next five years, and particularly to the two champions
for initiating and seeing this through: Mark Wilson, former ISSA-NOVA
Board Chairman, and Marc Noble the current Chairman.
Why was it established?
Always the organizer, Laurie documented in her final wishes that
friends, family, and colleagues consider donations in lieu of flowers
to the George Mason University (and also to the American Cancer
Society). With Laurie's passing January 5, 2007, the ISSA-NOVA Board
began discussions with George Mason University to set up the endowment.
ISSA-NOVA posted this memorial of Laurie on its website.
What can I contribute, and are donations
tax deductible?
Any amount is acceptable, and yes, donations are tax deductible.
How can I contribute?
Online:
1. Go to http://supportingmason.gmu.edu
and in the upper right-hand corner click on the words "Make
a Gift Online".
2. On the left side of the page, decide on one of three options:
make a gift, make a pledge, or make a pledge payment (on an existing
pledge).
3. If you choose make a gift or pledge, there will be an online
form to make a gift via credit card and under "Donation Allocation"
you would put in the "Laurie McQuillan/ISSA-NOVA Scholarship
Endowment". Also, you are welcome to write in the comments
section "In memory of Laurie McQuillan."
Via Mail:
1. Put "Laurie McQuillan/ISSA-NOVA Scholarship Endowment"
in the note
2. Mail to address below
How can I learn more about the Laurie
McQuillan ISSA-NOVA Endowment?
Ms. Una Murphy
Director of Leadership Gifts, Office of University Development
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, M5 IA3, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
(703) 993-8621, umurphy@gmu.edu
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