Mile High Holds Past Presidents and Scholarship Award Night

 Mile High Chapter Past Presidents' Night And Scholarship Awards Night:
Dave Sanders Columbine Information Technology Scholarship
Harold M. Pool Recognition Award

On May 19, 2011, the Mile High AITP chapter held its Past Presidents' and Scholarship Awards Night dinner meeting.

It was an excellent meeting, and a good opportunity for the young and not-so-young to discuss the history and current state of IT. Nine Chapter Past Presidents attended. It was a pleasure to see many of our Past Presidents and to catch up.

Mile High Chapter Past Presidents:
Leonard Kopec, CDP (70-71), Bill Stegen (05-07), Kinna McDavid (03-04),
Wayne Ashmore, CDP (68-69), Elaine Miller (95-96, 02-03, 07-08)
Homer Bruton (73-74), Carla Henebry-Branscombe (00-01),
John Price (10-11), Bill Gillette (1956 Colorado Springs Chapter)

Peter Schichtel, a graduating senior from Columbine High School,received the Dave Sanders Columbine Information Technology Scholarship. Michael Ervin, Mesa State College, received the Harold M. Pool Recognition Award (previously known as the Harold M. Pool Memorial Scholarship). And our very own Elaine Miller received the prestigious and well-deserved AITP Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dave Sanders Columbine IT Scholarship winner:
Peter Schichtel (R); Larry Krupicka-Chair

Harold M. Pool Recognition Award winner:
Michael Ervin (Mesa State); Suzanne Weston-Chair

John Price, outgoing President, presenting Elaine Miller,
Mile High Chapter Past President and Western District Director,
with the AITP Lifetime Achievement Award

Our thanks to the Mesa State students, and to Dr. Snyder and his family, for making the trip from Grand Junction for the meeting. We also very much appreciated the presentation of their winning experiences at the National Collegiate Conference (NCC). The Chapter is very proud of the team, and we again offer our congratulationsto all the winners.

Mesa State College (MSC):
Triston Arisawa, Paul Ducray, Dr. Johnny Snyder (advisor),
Michael Ervin, Nathan Woods

Paul Ducray's NCC poster board submission (a working computer!!)

Dr. Johnny Snyder, Elliot and Jenny Snyder

Prof. Annette Lege and Dr. Mark Segall, the Metropolitan State College of Denver AITP student chapter advisors, were also in attendance, as well as two recent Metro graduates: Keri Cooper and Jeremy Parnacher.

Congratulations to all our winners!