Dave Sanders Memorial Scholarship

About Dave Sanders

Dave Sanders, computer lab and business instructor at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was among those killed on April 20, 1999. He was the only teacher killed that day.

On May 11, 1999, the Mile High Chapter (Denver) of the Association of Information Technology Professionals announced the creation of an endowment fund in his honor. The fund originally provided tuition and book aid to Columbine graduates pursuing technology-related college degrees, and offered one-time continuing-education grants to Columbine and Jefferson County teachers to strengthen technology instruction at the high school level. The first grants were awarded at the end of the 1999-2000 school year.

Scholarships and grants are now awarded on a national basis each year.

Charles Oriez, a Mile High Chapter member and leader, played an instrumental role in establishing this memorial scholarship. The members of the Foundation’s board remember Charles with great fondness and gratefully acknowledge his remarkable record of service.

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

Tax-deductible contributions, payable to the Foundation for Information Technology Education, may be added to the Dave Sanders Memorial Scholarship fund at any time.

Previous recipients