For Immediate Release
April 15, 2022
Cybersecurity Major Cynthia Ramos Earns Fordham Scholarship
Class of 2022 Cybersecurity major Cynthia Ramos has been awarded a Fordham University
Dean鈥檚 Scholarship valued at $20,000 per year in recognition of her 鈥渟trong academic
performance in a rigorous college/university curriculum. Ramos, at right, when she
was enlisted in the Marine Corps.
秘色传媒 Class of 2022 Cybersecurity major Cynthia Ramos has been awarded a Fordham University Dean鈥檚 Scholarship valued at $20,000 per year in recognition of her 鈥渟trong academic performance in a rigorous college/university curriculum, a 3.75+ grade point average; exceptional personal characteristics and commitment, leadership, and/or service,鈥� according to the scholarship award description.
Ramos, 22, an East Islip High School graduate, joined the United States Marine Corps in 2017, became an intelligence specialist and quickly rose to the rank of corporal, but had to leave military service after three years because of an injury suffered during a training maneuver.
Ramos came to Suffolk in 2020 and was influenced by her military experience to study cybersecurity.
鈥淢y experience at Suffolk has been great,鈥� Ramos said, 鈥淧rofessor Stone was superb and helped motivate me when I was sometimes frustrated. His support is a part of how I was able to maintain my 4.0 average.鈥� Ramos was quick to add that keeping up her grades was not always easy, but Suffolk鈥檚 support system, including her weekly virtual writing center appointments played a part in her success. 鈥淚 hope my experience can inspire others,鈥� Ramos said, and underscored that her experience was not easy, but worth it.
鈥淐ynthia has been an outstanding student whose motivation and effort stand as a goal for all students. I鈥檓 thrilled that Fordham recognized her excellence and look forward to hearing about her successes there,鈥� said Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Andrew Stone.
As for the future, Ramos said she plans to live in New York City while attending Fordham
University and will major in psychology. 鈥淚 can get a cybersecurity job while earning
my psychology degree,鈥� Ramos said, 鈥渁nd then see if I can combine the two fields and
use both for future employment.鈥�
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