SCTE FOUNDATION EXCEEDS $2.2 MILLION IN ADVANCING CABLE EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN
OCT. 23, 2013 (Atlanta, GA) (Revised)—The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Foundation today announced that it has surpassed the $2.2 million mark in money raised to advance the capabilities of the cable telecommunications engineering workforce as part of the Foundation’s Advancing Cable Excellence (ACE) campaign.
At a meeting of the SCTE Foundation Board today at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® here, the Foundation recognized more than a dozen new donors, including 10 who have Platinum-level contributions of $100,000 each. In addition, the Foundation announced that 11 leaders in cable telecommunications have joined its Board of Directors.
The new Platinum contributors are:
• Accenture;
• Alcatel-Lucent;
• Bright House Networks;
• Charter Communications;
• Corning, Inc.;
• Dycom Industries;
• Netcracker Technology;
• Pace;
• PPC Broadband, Inc.; and
• Samsung Electronics America.
Also new, the Foundation has received Gold pledges from Harmonic and Suddenlink Communications, a Silver pledge from Times Fiber Communications and Bronze commitments from Aurora Networks, the Broadcom Foundation, CSG, Evolution Digital, Intel and TVC Communications.
The following individuals have been newly named to the SCTE Foundation Board of Directors: Tim Baxter (Samsung Electronics Americas); Nomi Bergman (Bright House Networks); Mike Calabrese (Alcatel-Lucent); Joe Cozzolino (Cisco); Gary Ervin (Ervin Construction/Dycom); Andrew Feinberg (Netcracker); John Igel (Corning); Dave Jackson (PPC Broadband); John Phillips (Accenture); Mike Pulli (Pace America); and Chris Whitaker (Time Warner Cable).
The existing Foundation Board members are: Tony Werner (Comcast Cable); Jim Hughes (CommScope); Tom Gorman (opXL); Julian Brodsky (Comcast); John Civiletto (Cox Communications); Mark Dzuban (SCTE); Marwan Fawaz (Sarepta Advisors); Bob Gold (Bob Gold & Associates); Keith Hayes (Charter Communications); Mike LaJoie (Time Warner Cable); Dr. Vish Nandlall (Ericsson North America); Bill Warga (Liberty Global); Ken Wright (Wright Solutions); and Drew Zogby (Alpha Technologies).
“The overwhelming response to our ACE campaign shows the deep commitment our industry has to advance the career goals of the cable workforce,” said Jim Hughes, senior vice president of worldwide broadband sales for CommScope, vice president of the SCTE Foundation Board of Directors and Fundraising Committee chair for the SCTE Foundation. “I look forward to working with the SCTE Foundation Board to develop programs that will support the educational goals of cable engineering and operations professionals and increase the skills and the knowledge base of the industry.”
Established in 2005, the SCTE Foundation is intended to increase the technical, business and leadership skills of the telecommunications engineering workforce, attract and recruit women and minorities into engineering careers, and position the telecommunications industry as a desirable career opportunity for aspiring young people in the early stages of their careers.
The Advancing Cable Excellence campaign offers four levels of corporate involvement—Platinum ($100,000), Gold ($50,000), Silver ($25,000) and Bronze ($10,000)—as well as a variety of giving opportunities for individuals and SCTE chapters. Funds generated through the campaign will be used to facilitate a variety of educational opportunities, including the creation and availability of online courses and tuition assistance for approved higher education experiences.
To donate to the ACE campaign, or for more information about the SCTE Foundation, please visit http://foundation.scte.org.
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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has nearly 14,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry’s educational benefit. A prime example is SCTE’s Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI), an unprecedented effort to help cable operators leverage financial and environmental advantages of implementing Green strategies. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Connect with SCTE at www.scte.org/socialmedia.
