[nfbcs] NEW BOARD FOR THE NFB IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

[Cricket Bidleman]

Mr. Buhrow,

Congratulations on your presidency! I'm sure your leadership will help
this division to do many great things. I'm proud to be a part of it.
You asked for suggestions, and I only have one. As a financially
stressed student about to enter college on a STEM major, I think it
would be wonderful if the CS division would consider contributing a
scholarship to the many that NFB offers. Blind people are so
underrepresented in the computer science field, and part of that is
because a lot of us are financially unable to pay for technology etc.
The Department of Rehab helps with this, but there are often
roadblocks to gaining their support, so it would be awesome if the CS
division could provide a scholarship or piece of technology of some
sort. Of course, this depends on the resources available to the CS
division. I hope that, if a scholarship is not a possibility at this
time, it could be in the future. Thanks so much for taking the time to
read this. Congratulations again on your presidency!

Best,
Cricket Bidleman

On 7/17/16, Brian Buhrow via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 	Hello fellow NFB-CS members.  As the newly elected president of the
> NFB in Computer Science Division, it is my honor and duty to crib my
> immediate predecessor's announcement, below, of the changes to our board's
> membership.  I'd also like to say that it has been an honor and privilege
> to serve under Curtis Chong's presidency for a number of years.  He has
> served with honor and distinction in this capacity for a number of yers,
> and I have enjoyed working with and learning from him during some of those
> years.  I look forward to continuing to work with, and learn from, him in
> the coming years.
>
> 	In addition, I'm interested in hearing from folks on this list about
> things they'd like to see the NFB in Computer Science do in the future.
> I can't promise we'll do them, but I can promise to take suggestions into
> consideration and to make the NFB in Computer Science the best and most
> vibrant it can be.
>
> sincerely,
>
> your humble president,
> Brian Buhrow
>
>
>
> At its 2016 meeting, held on Saturday, July 2, 2016, the National
> Federation
>  of the Blind made  a change in the composition of its Board of Directors.
> Curtis Chong, its longstanding president, was elected treasurer, and Brian
> Buhrow, formerly a Board member, was elected president. Our officers and
> Board
>  members are as follows:
>
> President, Brian Buhrow
>
> Vice President, Steve Jacobson
>
> Secretary, Louis Maher
>
> Treasurer, Curtis Chong
>
> Board members: Jim Barbour, Jeanine Lineback, and Lloyd Rasmussen
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Curtis Chong, Treasurer
> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
>
>
>
>
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