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Rutgers University-Newark Alumni Association Honors Digital Movers Kenneth Konikowski with 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award

Rutgers University-Newark Alumni Association Honors Digital Movers Kenneth Konikowski with 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award

Rutgers-Newark Alumni Association Honors Digital Movers Kenneth Konikowski with its 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award. For the past 5 years Digital Movers CEO and Rutgers-Newark University College Alumnus Kenneth Konikowski has helped build a brighter future for children around the world by bringing the latest medical technology and expertise to them.

Towaco, NJ (PRWEB) February 4, 2006

Rutgers-Newark Alumni Association Honors Digital Movers Kenneth Konikowski with its 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award. For the past 5 years Digital Movers CEO and Rutgers-Newark University College Alumnus Kenneth Konikowski has helped build a brighter future for children around the world by bringing the latest medical technology and expertise to them.

No, Konikowski is not a doctor. Rather he is a volunteer with Medical Missions for Children, a non-profit organization that provides medical assistance to critically ill children around the world. In his role, he helps develop new technology and establish video and teleconference links between health care professionals in the United States and their colleagues in medically underserved nations. The Rutgers-Newark University College Alumni Association recently honored Konikowski for his dedication to Medical Missions and his numerous professional achievements by presenting him with the 2005 University College Distinguished Alumni Award at its annual dinner.

“I was surprised and honored when I learned about the award,” Konikowski explained. “I was always pleased with the education I received at Rutgers and it provided me with a strong learning experience for what I do today.”

Konikowski earned his degree in Marketing from University College in 1976. He has enjoyed a long and successful career which includes numerous leadership positions at several companies. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Movers, an electronic commerce solutions provider. Prior to his position at Digital Movers, Konikowski was Executive Vice-President of EB2B Commerce in New York City. In this position he grew the company from $750,000 to over $3,500,000 in annual sales. Before his position at EB2B, Mr. Konikowski was founder and President of Software Associates, Inc, a company that specialized in EDI and transaction processing systems for supply chain businesses.

Like many of his fellow University College Alumni, Konikowski worked during the day and attended classes at night. In fact, he attended night classes for nearly 10 years before earning his degree.

“It was good for me because working during the day and going to school at night helped keep me focused,” he said. “I took my education seriously. Unfortunately, I see many kids today who do not take education seriously and they are not ready to enter the real world.”

Although he has achieved much professional success, Konikowski is extremely proud of his volunteer work with Medical Missions for Children. Konikowski acts as the Chief Technology Officer and serves on the organization’s board. Through the use of telemedicine technologies, Medical Missions for Children links international doctors and their patients with mentoring hospitals in the United States to participate in the diagnosis and treatment of children. In this role, Konikowski is responsible for designing, building and expanding the Global Telemedicine and Learning Network and for managing local and remote hospitals and equipment and network service providers. He notes that nearly 30 percent of the cases with which Medical Missions assists were originally misdiagnosed.

“We realized that we could not travel to every nation on the face of the earth, so we decided about five years ago that technology was the answer to solving this problem,” Konikowski said about delivering the latest medical care to medically underserved nations. “Telemedicine places these patients directly in front of our doctors here. Every day there are new drugs, new procedures, and new techniques. We make this available through satellite communication.”

To learn more about Medical Missions for Children or how you can help it fulfill its mission, log onto www. mmissions. org.

To learn more about Digital Movers, log onto www. dmovers. com.

Rutgers invites its alumni to stay connected. The university has 19 active alumni associations that represent graduates from all of the university’s colleges and schools. Each association is dedicated to improving Rutgers and assisting alumni through volunteerism, fundraising, mentoring, and providing networking opportunities. For more information, please view our web site at www. alumni. rutgers. edu. For information about joining the Rutgers-Newark Alumni Association, please call 973-353-5242.

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