2004 AITP NCC Winner Circle

AITP Student Chapter Contests sponsored by Robert Half Technology

Technical Merit
1^st Place: Cameron University
2^nd Place: Bradley University
3^rd Place: Central Michigan University

Creativity
1^st Place: Northwestern State University
2^nd Place: University of Southern Indiana
3^rd Place: Morgan State University

Scavenger Hunt
1^st Place: Southeast Technical Institute

Honorable Mentions
Kent State University,
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Mid-State Technical College - Stevens Point

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition sponsored by Robert Half Technology
*23 papers were submitted of which 10 were declared finalists

1^st Place: Boise State University - Morgan Battisti
2^nd Place: Southeast Missouri State University - Matt Quinn
3^rd Place: University of Nebraska-Omaha - Elizabeth Wilcox

Honorable Mentions
Ithaca College - Matt Glazer
Ithaca College - Ziaojing Liu
Bradley University - Meth Merritt

GraduateStudent Paper Competition sponsored by Robert Half Technology
*Three papers were submitted of which three were declared finalists

1^st Place: Central Michigan University - Hermanshu Gupta
2^nd Place: Univ. of North Florida - Albert Ritzhaupt
3^rd Place: Colorado State University - Christopher Stern

AITP Student Web Site Contest sponsored by the ICCP Education Foundation
*21 submissions of which five were declared finalists

1^st Place: Illinois State University
2^nd Place: Kalamazoo Valley Community College
3^rd Place: University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Honorable Mentions
Stark State College of Technology
Chattahoochee Technical College

Database Contest sponsored by the AITP Education Foundation
*74 teams competing

1^st Place: Northwestern State University - Curtis Penrod and Kelli Fontana
2^nd Place: Northwestern State University - Jeffrey Mathis and Beth Anderson
3^rd Place: Brigham Young University - Brandon Camp and Shaun Smith

Honorable Mentions
Brigham Young University - Robert Turner and Sean Wilson
Cameron University - Monique Sampson and Sharon Holcombe
Texas State University-San Marcos - Scott Crowder and Philip Mears
University of Alaska - Casino Corley and Lucas Dargis
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Thomas Hanson

Java Contest sponsored by the AITP Education Foundation
*28 teams competing

1^st Place: University of West Florida - James Horsley and Daniel Pittman
2^nd Place: Brigham Young University - Kurt Kirkham and Sherman Beus
3^rd Place: Brigham Young University - Shaun Smith and Robert Turner

Honorable Mentions
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Justin McAllister and Jeremy Jinks
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Luke Plamann and Mark Schilling
Brigham Young University - Sean Wilson and Brandon Camp


Systems Analysis & Design Contest sponsored by Robert Half Technology
*37 teams competing

1^st Place: Northwestern State University - James Smith - Nick Hammond
2^nd Place: Texas State University-San Marcos - Philip Mears - Jeff Demuynck
3^rd Place: Tarleton State University - Robert Fulcher

Honorable Mentions
Bradley University - Beth Merritt and Brett Miller
Ithaca College - Jennifer Koo and Jessica Acquard
Northwestern State University - Curtis Penrod and Kelli Fontana
Purdue University - Michael Drzewiecki and Adam Roberts
Purdue University - Sandra Kershner and Jacqueline Harlozinski
Purdue University - Michael Rodman and Michael Lockwitz
Purdue University - Kwang Wei Chan and Muthuswamy Padmavathy

Visual Basic Programming Contest sponsored by State Farm Insurance Company
*42 teams competing

1^st Place: North Central Technical College - Keith Dassow and Betsy Bauer
2^nd Place: University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Cory Schmid and Vance Koehler
3^rd Place: Illinois State University - Neil Wilson and Tom Ness

Honorable Mentions
Idaho State Univ College of Technology - Jeffrey Roller and Jeffrey Parkinson
Fox Valley Technical College - Kevin Liebergen and Brady Potaczek
University of Mississippi - Jessica Bruce and Brent Kitchens
Texas State Technical College-Waco - Heather Cole and Aaron Hawkins
Texas State Technical College-Abilene - Brian Bramlett and Steven Fekety
University of Southern Indiana - Anne Patterson and Lindsey Simpson
Northwestern State University - Erin Ponville and Chris Gregory

Web Design Contest sponsored by Microsoft
*28 teams competing

1^st Place: University of Mississippi - Brandon Sherman
2^nd Place: New Mexico State University - Filipe Scobell and Erik Zamarripa
3^rd Place: University of Southern Indiana - John Russell and Jason Hopp

Honorable Mentions
Southeast Technical Institute - Janet Stahl
University of Mississippi - Jennifer Usnik and Jill Schaffer
Northwestern State University - Kristen Aillet and Nick Hammonds
Horry Georgetown Technical College - Michelle Anderson and Christine Gregory

COBOL Programming Contest sponsored by MicroFocus

*38 teams competing

1^st Place: Northwestern State University - Jeremy Wilmot and RL Johnson
2^nd Place: Northwestern State University - Curtis Penrod and Nick Hammonds
3^rd Place: Northwestern State University - Beth Anderson

Honorable Mentions
Illinois State University - Keith Bernicky and Tony Simek
Central Michigan University - Craig Cunningham and Dan Hellerstedt
Northwestern State University - Chris Bankovic and James Smith
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Eric Bulgran and Andrew Lueck
Northwestern State University - Kelli Fontana
University of North Florida - Brandon Vega and Cassie Monsalud
Idaho State Univ. College of Technology - Jeffrey Roller and Jeffrey Parkinson

C++ Programming Contest sponsored by Microsoft

*28 teams competing

1^st Place: Augustana College - Christopher Johnson and Eric Bengston
2^nd Place: Southwest Baptist University - Joshua Bohannon and Jeff Reed
3^rd Place: Texas State University-San Marcos - Donald Berg and Aaron Gadberry

Honorable Mentions
Central Michigan University-Mt Pleasant - Andrew Glenn
Gateway Technical College-Kenosha - Renee Riedel and Rich Szele
Illinois State University - Michael Fillipponi and Neil Wilson
Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Alex Etchein and Eyler McNeil
Stark State College of Technology - Kimberly McElfresh and Billy Hasan
Texas Tech University - Matthew Mason
University of Texas at Dallas - Joseph Alphonso and Brent Cochrane

Network Design Contest sponsored by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

*55 teams competing

1^st Place: Black Hawk Technical College - Jared McDaniel and Grant McDaniel
2^nd Place: Illinois State University - Brett Miller and Eric Poole
3^rd Place: Kent State University - Christian Siebeneck and Stewart Dowd

Honorable Mentions
Ferris State University - Walter Kacynski and Eric Randle
University of Louisiana-Lafayette - Brian Stanford and Axel Eysteinsson
Chattahoochee Technical College - Payam Pourfakhr and Tangela Robinson
University of Mississippi - Terry Tongumpun and Will McKeighey
Augustana College - Bradley Isbell
University of Central Florida - Joao Carlos Lima and Tyler Eschenroeder
Purdue University - Michael Rodman and Winston Kotzam