Fuentek Cosponsors Excellence Fund Scholarship For UNC-Chapel Hill School Of Medicine Student

Technology Consulting Firm Supports Students Entering Medical Profession

[ClickPress, Tue May 27 2008] Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that the firm is cosponsoring a scholarship for a medical student at UNC-Chapel Hill through the Excellence Fund. The Excellence Fund provides support for programs in UNC Hospitals and the School of Medicine through annual, unrestricted gifts from non-medical alumni. These donations provide support for patient care, research and medical education. Scholarships are typically awarded to first-year medical students, and recipients are determined based on their financial need. The Excellence Fund scholarships can be used to recruit students entering medical school, and the scholarship recipient will be determined by the Admissions Office within the next month.

Fuentek is cosponsoring the scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year with Scintellix, LLC, an international network of biomedical technology consultants headquartered in Raleigh. The Co-Founders’ Club, the annual recognition society of The Medical Foundation of NC, Inc. which honors individuals who have given $1,000 or more cumulatively to any area of UNC School of Medicine or UNC Hospitals, has recognized both Schoppe and Peter C. Johnson, president and CEO of Scintellix, as members for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

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News Facts:

• Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that the firm is cosponsoring a scholarship for a medical student at UNC-Chapel Hill through the Excellence Fund.
• The Excellence Fund provides support for programs in UNC Hospitals and the School of Medicine through annual, unrestricted gifts from non-medical alumni.
• These donations provide support for patient care, research and medical education. Scholarships are typically awarded to first-year medical students, and recipients are determined based on their financial need.
• The Excellence Fund scholarships can be used to recruit students entering medical school, and the scholarship recipient will be determined by the Admissions Office within the next month.
• Fuentek is cosponsoring the scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year with Scintellix, LLC, an international network of biomedical technology consultants headquartered in Raleigh.
• The Co-Founders’ Club, the annual recognition society of The Medical Foundation of NC, Inc. which honors individuals who have given $1,000 or more cumulatively to any area of UNC School of Medicine or UNC Hospitals, has recognized both Schoppe and Peter C. Johnson, president and CEO of Scintellix, as members for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

Quotes:
“We are pleased to support the education of a medical student through the Excellence Fund,” said Schoppe. “Students entering the medical profession often graduate with an immense amount of debt and must enter into specialty fields to pay it off. This scholarship gives them the opportunity to graduate debt-free and potentially enter into primary care, a field desperately needing additional help.”

"Scintellix is delighted to join Fuentek in the co-support of a medical student scholarship through the UNC Medical Excellence Fund,” said Johnson. “Our mutual interests in the understanding and support of medical and related technologies dovetail well with the support of the education of providers of care."

About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services. With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need. Fuentek offers training workshops, guidebooks and instructional Web sites to help clients improve their skills in effectively managing their intellectual property. In 2005 and 2006, DiversityBusiness.com recognized Fuentek as one of the top 50 women-owned businesses in North Carolina. The firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina. For more information, please call (919) 303-5874 or visit Fuentek’s Web site at www.fuentek.com.

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