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Capella University Master's Degree Student Receives FBI Director's Community Leadership Award
Tammy Alexander is a master’s degree student in the online university’s education—enrollment management program
MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2007 – Tammy Alexander, a master’s degree student at Capella University (www.capella.edu), has been awarded the 2006 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. Alexander is studying education with an emphasis on enrollment management at Capella, an accredited online university.
Alexander is the director for information assurance and cybersecurity training at Fountainhead College of Technology in Knoxville, Tenn., where her responsibilities include developing and conducting cyber security awareness lectures and workshops for the general public, academia and law enforcement. She also serves as the vice president on the board of advisors for the Infragard East Tennessee Alliance. Infragard is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) program that aims to improve and extend information sharing between private industry and the government, particularly the FBI, when it comes to critical national infrastructures.
“There are a lot of people who are deserving of this award,” Alexander says. “I’m so honored to be recognized among all of them.”
The award, which was established by the director of the FBI in 1990 to publicly recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations actively involved in community crime prevention, is given annually to one individual or organization from each of the FBI's 56 field offices.
About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 82 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than 17,900 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).
* Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org.
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