For Immediate Release: September 2006

Jason Ferguson, an Optimal Solutions Group Research Analyst I, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Senegal in African Studies.  Ferguson is one of over 1,200 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2006-2007 academic year through the Fulbright Student Program.

The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The U.S. Student Fulbright Program is administered by the Institute of International Education.

For further information about the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, please visit http://exchanges.state.gov.

OPTIMAL has served the needs of numerous governmental and commercial clients, including federal and state agencies, community-based organizations, business associations, and law firms.

For more information, contact Mark Turner, 443.451.7060 or mturner@optimalsolutionsgroup.com.