Dallas: The Board of Directors of the Army Scholarship Foundation announced today that Ellen Houlihan has joined the Board of Directors for the Army Scholarship Foundation.  Ms. Houlihan is a 1982 graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and served as an Army field artillery officer.   She subsequently enjoyed a multi decade career in industry, where she worked in both commercial electronic product development and defense acquisition.  She has led every manufacturing process function from raw material qualification and selection to final acceptance shipment.  She recently retired from the Raytheon Corporation after a 25 plus year career, and is currently a senior facilitator with Team Catalyzer, Inc.

Ms. Houlihan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from River College, and has received an executive coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  Ms. Houlihan is the first female West Point graduate to be selected by her peers as class president.  She served as Vice-Chairman for the West Point Association of Graduates Board of Directors, and currently serves on the Board for the Office of the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at West Point.   

The Army Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2001 to provide scholarships to deserving sons and daughters of US Army soldiers and Army veterans, and to spouses of enlisted active duty soldiers.  The Foundation is sustained by the generous donations of its supporters.  Tax deductible contributions can be sent to the Foundation at 11700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301, Dallas, Texas 75230.  Those wishing to learn more about the Army scholarship Foundation or to make a tax deductible donation may visit www.ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org.