CIS Scholarships

• 2024-2025 McElligatt Family Scholarship: Aaron Catanyag
• 2024-2025 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Brandon Lin
• 2024-2025 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Nirali Patel
• 2024-2025 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Jackson Thiel
• 2024-2025 CIS Boeing Scholarship:Arpanjot Dosanjh
• 2023-2024 McElligatt Family Scholarship: Farouk Ajibola
• 2023-2024 McElligatt Family Scholarship: Harini Rootheri
• 2023-2024 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Caitlin Mulholland
• 2023-2024 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Nirali Patel

• 2021-2022 McElligatt Family Scholarship: Alexey Tselevich
• 2021-2022 CIS Wagener Scholarship: Valleri Gobel, Lawrence Kin, Beshoy Sadek, Kevin Zheng.
• 2021-2022 CIS Boeing Scholarship: Nhi Dang, Arpitha Sundararajan, Hunter Night, Jade Braman.
• 2021-2022 CIS Leadership Scholarship: Kelsea Ryan, Nirali Patel.
• 2019-2020 CIS Wagner scholarship: Kevin Lee and Omar Pelcastre.

• 2018-2019 CIS Boeing scholarship: David Hernandez Montes, Edgar Carbajal, Mohamed Dandachi, and Taifa Humayun.
• 2018-2019 CIS Wagner scholarship: Ori Kenett.

• 2017-2018  CIS Boeing scholarship: Dennis Tran, Mohamed Dandachi, Andrew Leung, and Angel Millet.
• 2017-2018  CIS Wagner scholarship : Ori Kenett and Toby Yu.

• 2016-2017 CIS Boeing scholarship: Corey Stevens, Johnny Mai, Seth Russo, and Zarifa Islam.
• 2016-2017  CIS Academic scholarship: Brandon Yeung.
• 2016-2017 CIS Leadership scholarship: Ashish Hingle.
• 2016-2017 CIS Wagner scholarship: Zarifa Islam.

• 2015-2016 CIS Boeing scholarship: Quoc Luu and Gwendy Lumpkin.
• 2015-2016 Wagner scholarship: Ashish Hingle and Vernes Okanovich.

• 2014-2015 CIS Boeing scholarship: Kevin Ferris, Frank Chau and Nathan Nguyen.
• 2014-2015 Wagner scholarship: Kevin Ferris.

• 2013-2014 CIS Boeing scholarship: Edward Chua and Renee Lacson.
• 2013-2014 Wagner scholarship: Joel Julag-ay.

Each of the scholarships listed below  must be applied for online via Bronco Scholarship Application. All applications will be reviewed by the appropriate scholarship committee, and awards will be announced once decisions have been made.

Boeing is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to undergraduate Computer Information Systems students who are with a minimum cumulative Cal Poly GPA of 3.0 and an overall minimum GPA 3.0. Applications must include a signed recommendation letter from a non-student and (official or unofficial) transcripts.

Scholarship eligibility requirements:

• Computer information systems major
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Personal statement
• A copy of transcripts (official or unofficial)
• A signed letter of recommendation (from a non-student)

The Computer Information Systems (CIS) Academic Scholarship awards CIS undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding academic records from Cal Poly Pomona. Qualifications include a minimum cumulative Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 3.7 or higher and at least 6 completed CIS courses. Preferences are given to students who have higher Cal Poly Pomona GPA and have completed more CIS courses. Applicants need to submit their Cal Poly Pomona (official or unofficial) transcripts which must include at least 6 completed CIS courses. Prior recipients of this scholarship are not eligible.

Scholarship eligibility requirements:

• Computer information systems major
• Undergraduate students
• Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 3.7 or higher
• A copy of Cal Poly Pomona transcript (official or unofficial)

The Computer Information Systems (CIS) Leadership Scholarship awards CIS undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership on school-related activities while serving the CIS Department. A minimum cumulative Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. Applicants need to submit two reference letters and Cal Poly Pomona (official or unofficial) transcripts. Prior recipients of this scholarship are not eligible.

Scholarship eligibility requirements:

• Computer information systems major
• Undergraduate students
• Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 3.0 or higher
• A copy of Cal Poly Pomona transcript (official or unofficial)
• Two signed letters of recommendation (from non-students)

The Wagner Fund was created by Dr. Gerald E. Wagner in 1998 through the generous donations of corporate sponsors, alumni and faculty. The fund honors Dr. Wagner's efforts as a Computer Information Systems professor, leader in curriculum and commitment to student achievement. An important part of the fund is providing scholarships that reward academic excellence.

Scholarship eligibility requirements:

• Must be majoring in Computer Information Systems
• Must be enrolled full-time (12 or more units) for the coming Fall semester
• Cumulative CPP GPA should be greater than or equal to 3.7
• A copy of transcript (official or unofficial)
• One letter of recommendation (from a non-student)

Dr. Gerald "Jerry" E. Wagner is professor emeritus of Computer Information Systems at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He joined the faculty at Cal Poly Pomona in 1966 and served as the founding department chair of the Business Data Processing Department, later renamed Computer Information Systems. He also served as associate dean and dean of the College of Business Administration, as well as a member of the teaching faculty prior to his retirement in 1999. During his time in higher education, Jerry was involved in curriculum development and was responsible for developing one of the first, if not the first, business-oriented four-year degree programs in Computer Information Systems. He also helped to develop the master's degree in IS auditing at Cal Poly Pomona. He served on the original National Model Curriculum Committee for the Association of Information Technology Professionals (formerly DPMA), and he served as an educational consultant to develop a common body of knowledge for the computer information systems profession.

Dr. Wagner has been active in higher education and the computer field since January 1952, getting his start in the main offices of the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo, Iowa. That was B.C.—before computers. While working at Rath, he was liaison to Univac and helped install the fourth Univac SS-90 installed commercially in the world. While serving in the U.S. Army 96th Machine Records Unit, he was stationed at Armed Forces Far East Headquarters at Camp Zama, Japan. As a systems analyst with Top Secret clearance, he handled all requests from the Pentagon for special personnel reports.

After military service and leaving industry, Dr. Wagner entered university teaching in 1963 and became quite active in many professional associations. He has written numerous computer-related textbooks and articles and has traveled widely as a workshop leader and speaker at conferences and universities throughout the nation. He has served on the educational advisory committees at six community colleges in the Los Angeles area and spent two months in Yerevan, Armenia, as an educational consultant to Yerevan State University, where he was responsible for the development of courses leading to degree programs (both bachelor's and master's) in business administration for the Department of Economics. Dr. Wagner has also worked as a computer consultant to many companies including Datapoint, Freightliner, General Dynamics and Hunt-Wesson Foods.

During his career Dr. Wagner has been the recipient of numerous awards, including Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise, Educator of the Year, Data Educator of the Year, and Outstanding Educator from different professional associations and universities, and Lifetime Membership for Meritorious Service from the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). In 2011, Dr. Wagner was named AITP-EDSIG Distinguished Fellow for his many contributions.

Dr. Wagner earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in business at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at UCLA. He also holds the CDE, CCP and CISA credentials.

Alumni of the CIS Department established the endowment in 1998 to recognize Dr. Wagner’s leadership and to assist students and faculty in maintaining academic excellence in the classroom.