Washington, DC, May 13, 2011 – Amyx, Inc. President and CEO, Scott Amey, has been elected as one of the three new members to the George Washington University Board of Trustees and will begin service July 1, 2011.
“We welcome Scott Amey, Lee Fensterstock and Diana Henriques as the newest members of the Board of Trustees,” said GW Board of Trustees Chairman W. Russell Ramsey, B.B.A. ’81. “Their passion and commitment to the university will serve us well. I also want to recognize Gary Granoff for his 11 years of service to the board. He has been a tremendous advocate for GW.”
Scott Amey, M.S. ’75, previously co-founded and served as chief operating officer of RS Information Systems (RSIS), which became the 40th largest federal government IT services provider in the United States under his direction. At GW, Mr. Amey established and managed the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Career Services Office, which focuses on full-time jobs and internship opportunities for all GW engineering and computer science students. In 2007, he was honored with the GW Alumni Service Award for his establishment of the office. Mr. Amey also was inducted into the GW SEAS’s Hall of Fame.
In the heart of the nation’s capital with additional programs in Virginia, the George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries.