PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Lousindy Mitton, a PhD student at the University of West Florida, has been selected as a U.S. Department of War Cyber Service Academy Scholar, a prestigious and highly competitive program designed to cultivate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Lousindy Mitton has become the first UWF student to be awarded this scholarship. (Courtesy of University of West Florida)
This year, 662 students applied for the scholarship, with only 50 chosen, placing Mitton in the top 7.5% of applicants from across the nation.
“I’m very proud of the stats because I know individuals who applied and were rejected,” Mitton said. “To be among those selected means the world to me and my family.”…