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SCTE foundation founds new scholarship for women in memory of Cathy Oakes

EXTON, PA - The SCTE Foundation has created a new scholarship in the memory of SCTE executive Cathy Oakes for women in the cable telecommunications industry technical workforce.The Catherine Oakes Memorial Leadership Scholarship for Women will recognize and reward women who currently are or aspire to become cable engineering or operations professionals.  The scholarship may be used toward registration in an industry development program or an executive education program, including the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program and the SCTE-Georgia Tech Management Development Program.Cathy Oakes passed away suddenly last Saturday.  As senior vice-president, operations for SCTE, she had been a leading voice...