nts must excel academically, show exceptional leadership potential, and make an impact on their communities through service to others. Eli Lilly determines the scholarship winners by review of application, essay, and letters of recommendation.“Eli Lilly and Company continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to the development of tomorrow’s leaders within the information technology industry,” said Wayne Hicks, BETF Executive Director. “The BDPA Foundation is pleased to work with Eli Lilly to help cultivate these future leaders.”
The first scholarship recipient is Daniel Puente, a high school senior at the Yvonne A.
Ewell Townview Magnet Center School of Business and Management. Ranked 15th among 128 in his graduating class, he maintains a 3.5 GPA. Daniel has been a member of BDPA Dallas Chapter since the summer of 2006. He plans to compete on Dallas chapter's high school computer competition team at the 30th annual BDPA Technology Conference in Atlanta later this year. It was actually by an odd twist of fate that Daniel ended up in the program. He was in a summer technology enrichment program, Extreme Techno Camp, at El Centro College and was recruited by Letitia Andrews (El Centro College professor and past president of BDPA Dallas Chapter).Daniel Puente will be awarded a one-time $3,000 scholarship that he plans to use at Texas A&M University where he will pursue a degree in Computer Information Systems. Daniel may use this scholarship to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board, and other college-related expenses.
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