John W. Council Scholarship

About John W. Council

John W. Council was a graduate of Appleton West High School and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. For six years following graduation, John served in the Army National Guard, receiving his honorable discharge in 1969. He was a member of Johnston-Blessman Post #38 of the American Legion.

A pioneer in the information technology field, John’s career spanned more than thirty years at companies including Miller Electric in Appleton and Schreiber Foods in Green Bay. In 1998 he retired from ShopKo as a senior programmer and Electronic Data Interchange specialist.

John was extraordinarily active in the Association of Information Technology Professionals for 40 years, leading the organization at the local, regional, and national levels. He served as president of the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter; as Secretary, Vice President, and President of his Region; as Central District Representative to the National AITP Board; and as Secretary, Executive Vice President, and ultimately President-elect of the National AITP Board, from which he resigned in 2016 due to health issues.

John’s spirit of selfless, devoted, and generous service to others is celebrated in this memorial scholarship.

Eligibility

• Declared computer science, CIS, MIS, or IT major with an overall and major GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
• Satisfactory completion of at least one full semester of college (12 semester hours or equivalent)
• Enrolled full time (12 semester hours or equivalent) as an undergraduate at an accredited U.S. institution
• U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident

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