In December 2006, a young, gifted unmanned vehicles engineer working with CDL Systems named Mark Cuss passed away after a courageous 22-month battle with cancer. At the time of his death, Mark was only 27 years old. However, during his short time Mark made significant accomplishments both in his personal life and in his professional life.

The Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship has been set up to:

• Honour the memory of Mark Cuss by encouraging the interest
  of those in the field of unmanned vehicles and furthering
  future innovations.
• Help those interested in unmanned vehicle technology reduce
  the financial burden of post-secondary education.
• Encourage and facilitate students to develop and communicate
  concepts related to unmanned systems technology.