Samuel Bedassa from Ethiopia recently was recognized as being "among the best and brightest" in his profession by the Local Government Personnel Association of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Samuel was singled out by the group as "Personnelist of the Year." The award will be presented on a cruise on Chesapeake Bay. Samuel is being honored for successfully developing a J2EE-based human resource application for Montgomery County, Maryland.

Regarding the award, Sammuel commented in a recent email to the Maharishi University of Management Computer Science Department, "Thanks to all the M.U.M. professors who helped me gain the expertise to earn this award. This award is the result of your effort and the fruitful knowledge I received at Maharishi University of Management."

Samuel worked for the past year at his practical training job for Advanced Software Systems in Virginia which contracts with Montgomery County, Maryland. He has three more MSCS courses to complete via distance education while he works in his full-paying job for the next year before he completes his degree requirements.