Glenn Amundson with his Grandson

 

GetEducated.com is pleased to partner with the University of Wisconsin Platteville to award Glenn Amundson a $1,000 Excellence in Online Learning Scholarship.

 

Glenn, a social worker at the State of Wisconsin's Mendota Mental Health Institute,

was selected by the University of Wisconsin Platteville's (UWP) Distance Learning Scholarship Committee as the recipient of GetEducated.com's spring 2008 Excellence in Online Learning Scholarship. 

 

Glenn, who's 57 years old and maintains a 4.0 GPA, was nominated based upon his academic achievements and the strong recommendation of the staff and faculty at Platteville. Glenn is currently enrolled full-time in the online Master of Science in Criminal Justice degree program through UWP, http://www.uwplatt.edu/disted/

 

"Glenn's scholarship application immediately surfaced to the top," says Sara Davis, Outreach Specialist and Scholarship Coordinator, at UWP. "Along with working full-time and going to school, Glenn is very active in the community and carries his dedication through to his family life." Attending college online has allowed Glenn to stay connected to his family and his career while studying toward his graduate degree.

 

"The assignments are challenging and the teachers are easily accessible," says Glenn Amundson, of the Platteville distance degree program. Glenn, who is employed as a Social Worker by the State of Wisconsin, first enrolled in the distance degree program in January 2007.  "With the Criminal Justice major, I would like to work in the victim services field, helping inmates or patients return to the community."

 

At age 57, Glenn sees the distance master's degree as important to his career and personal development in several ways.  "I would like to think I can still learn, and that I still have something to offer.  I would like my granddaughter to see me graduate from UW-Platteville. I hope that I can watch her graduate from college someday, hopefully UW-Platteville."

 

"GetEducated was founded in 1989 to help adult learners get educated about quality distance learning," says founder, Vicky Phillips.  "As a part of our mission we are proud to earmark a percentage of our profits to fund distance learning scholarships.  We are pleased to make this award to Glenn, who in many ways represents a model distance learning student."

 

Online degree seekers tend to be older, with an average age of 38.  Most hold down full time jobs and assume responsibility for keeping their families running at the same time they study online to earn their degrees. "A decade ago a college student in his or her fifties was a novelty.  Not anymore," remarks Phillips.

 

"Distance learning increasingly attracts older students who crave access to higher education and who have no desire for the social trappings of college that are attractive to adolescent aged college students."

 

"The University of Wisconsin Platteville's distance learning program has consistently impressed GetEducated.com's national education review team as a quality institution that offers students nationwide the chance to get educated and move ahead in their lives," comments Phillips.  "We are proud to partner with them in awarding this scholarship for online education." 

 

The University of Wisconsin Platteville has received numerous Best Buy ratings from GetEducated.com for their online bachelor's in business as well as their distance master's in criminal justice and engineering.

 

The UWP criminal justice master's program Glenn is attending is fully profiled inside GetEducated.com's free downloadable guidebook: Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools: Criminal Justice, Law & Legal Studies.