NEWARK(TIP): Surya Makkar, a mathematical financeand information technology management majorin the Stillman School of Business, received a $2,500 scholarship from the New Jersey Society for Information Management (NJ SIM) Foundation.

Makkar is one of four students in the state who received this scholarship at the foundation’s annual charity golf outing. The New Jersey Chapter of the Society for Information Management, one of 30 chapters in the country, is a professional association of executives, academics and consultants in the information management field. The New Jersey chapter’s nonprofit organization, the NJ SIM Foundation awards an annual scholarship to IT management students who demonstrate both academic excellence and leadership in their schools’ IT programs.

David Rosenthal, associate professor and chair of the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, nominated Makkar. Rosenthal taught Makkar in his Management Information Systems (BITM 2701) course during his freshman year and serves as his academic adviser.

Makkar is also actively involved in the University community. This summer, he is interning with the Bank of America as a financial analyst.