Penn State Intercom......February 8, 2001
First graduate fellowship established in IST
The School of Information
Sciences and Technology (IST) now can offer its first 
fellowship
specifically earmarked for graduate students, thanks to Jordan H. Rednor
of Great Neck, N.Y.
He created the Jordan H. Rednor Graduate Fellowship through a $100,000 gift to the University. The donation targets first-year doctoral students in IST with a record of academic excellence. News of the fellowship comes as IST begins recruiting for its first class of doctoral candidates.
Rednor, a Penn State alumnus, is president and chief operating officer of DraftWorldwide, one of the nation's top 20 advertising firms and a leading integrated global marketing communications company. Specializing in direct, promotional and digital marketing, DraftWorldwide has offices in 27 countries and billings of more than $3 billion.
IST plans to admit the first students to its doctoral program this fall, while the school's professional master's program is being readied for 2002.