Marcy Levesque was a beloved part of the Red River family. She was our first remote Network Operations Center employee and an engineer at heart. Marcy joined Red River in 2017 as a network engineer and within months was the technical supervisor of the department. She held multiple roles within the managed services organization and joined the Enterprise Support team in 2021. It was Marcy’s ability to communicate, solve problems and her compassion for others that highlights the impact she has made within Red River and the customers she supported. Marcy loved technology and was a lifelong learner. We have created this scholarship in Marcy’s honor to support women studying technology. In the US, women represent only 24% of the technology workforce. We hope to encourage women to pursue computer science, engineering, and technical studies, and to become leaders in these fields.
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2024 Recipients:
Fareshta Ahmadi – Member of the Red River Women in Tech Mentorship Program. Attending Northern Virginia Community College and hopes to obtain her BS from George Mason University.
Kaitlyn Blaisdell – Child of Red River employee. Attending Marywood University, obtaining her BS in Biotechnology and will continue at the university to obtain her MS. Her goal is to work in the field of molecular or genetic biotechnology.
Adele Bosma – Attending Concord University to obtain a BS in Computer Science and hopes to work for the Department of Defense or Department of Energy.
Warda Dagistam – Member of the Red River Women in Tech Mentorship Program. Attending Northern Virginia Community College and pursuing an associate degree in Cybersecurity. She plans to obtain her BS at George Mason University.
Nathalie Sayou Fosso – Member of the Red River Women in Tech Mentorship Program. Pursuing an associate degree in Cybersecurity.
Laleh Javanshir Ghojehbiglou – Member of the Red River Women in Tech Mentor Program. Attending Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University to obtain certifications and a BS in Cloud Computing.
2023 Recipients:
Casey G. – Attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA Tech), obtaining a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on robotics & mechatronics
Khadigah Brown – Attending Western Governors University, obtaining her master’s degree in cybersecurity
Kimberly Cummings – Attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics
Mekdes Addis – Attending Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to obtain an associate degree in cybersecurity
Faith McKinney – Attending Clemson University to obtain a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in digital arts production
