FY-12 NAVY OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM SELECTION RESULTS:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 201652Z APR 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 136/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/FY-12 NAVY OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM SELECTION RESULTS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/141152ZJUN10// AMPN/REF A IS THE FY-12 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NAVADMIN.// RMKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING NAVY OLMSTED SCHOLAR NOMINEES FOR BEING SELECTED BY THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION FOR THE FY-12 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM. NAVY OLMSTED SCHOLAR SELECTEES AND THE ALTERNATE SELECTEE ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. SELECTEES NAME RANK DESIG AHLSTROM, JOHNATHAN V. LCDR 1120 ANDERSON, MARK K. LT 1140 BLANTON, WILLIAM F. LT 1310 KIRWAN, BRETT T. LT 1830 THOMAS, SARAH E. LCDR 1110 ALTERNATE SELECTEE DEGENKOLB, OLIVA K. LT 1320 2. THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES LANGUAGE TRAINING FOLLOWED BY TWO YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY USING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WHILE EXPERIENCING OVERSEAS CULTURAL AND TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS AND REGIONAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE FORCE. 3. PER REF A, FY-12 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM SELECTEES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN THE SUMMER/FALL OF 2011, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2012, AND COMPLETE THEIR STUDY IN 2014. 4. FY-12 OLMSTED SCHOLAR SELECTEES SHOULD PROVIDE CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION TO BILLIE COLONNA, CPPD, AT (850) 452-1001, MENU OPTION 3, EXT 2219/DSN 922-1807, OR EMAIL AT billie.colonna@navy.mil. 5. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN