Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration Thursday, March 10, 2011 Willard J.Walker Hall - University of Arkansas Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration Event Agenda Welcome Dr. Javier Reyes, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Sam M. Walton College of Business University of Arkansas Ruthe Farmer, Director of Strategic Initiatives National Center for Women & IT Award Introduction Keynote Sharon Moura, Vice President Global Information Technology and Customer Service Tyco Retail Solutions Award Presentations Ruthe Farmer-NCWIT, Brandy Mitchell-Arvest, Sharon Moura-Tyco, Kristen Williams-Walmart, Barbara Sugg-Southwest Power Pool, Dr. Barbara Lofton-University of Arkansas, Tracy Black-JB Hunt, Ambra Starr-ConocoPhillips, Shelia Posey-Tyson Foods, Inc. Autumn Parker-Sam M. Walton College of Business Eric Specking-College of Engineering Dr. Moez Limayem, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies, Sam M. Walton College of Business University of Arkansas U of A Recruiting Closing Remarks 2010-11 Affiliate Reviewers Tina Appleyard, Data-Tronics Corporation Tracy Black, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. Rita Carney, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Nidhi Dahiya, University of Arkansas Patricia Edwards, University of Arkansas Mina Fielek, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Denay Huddleston, ConocoPhillips Donna Hunnicutt, University of Arkansas-Monticello Dr. Barbara Lofton, University of Arkansas Beverly McDaniel, University of Arkansas Brandy Mitchell, Arvest Bank Operations, Inc. Yana Mitchell, Arkansas Research Center Allison Nicholas, Acxiom Corporation Sheila Posey, Tyson Foods, Inc. Pamela Styles, University of Arkansas Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma Lisa Vest, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration 2010-11 Affiliate Award Winners Katherine Alvarenga Springdale High School Class of 2011 Springdale, AR Katherine is interested in information systems, web design, and programming. She is an intern for Tyson Foods in the Information Systems department. She is a devoted high school band member. Katherine has been influenced most in computing by her mentor Mrs. Kathleen Johnson. Raya Clay Monticello High School Class of 2011 Monticello, AR Raya is interested in computer programming and enjoys th producing videos. As a 9 grader, Raya produced a “Bus Safety Video” teaching kids in the Monticello School District the importance of bus safety using MAC software. She is captain of the Pom Squad. Raya’s East Lab teacher, Mrs. Keturah West has been her computing influence. Maggie Hardy Siloam Springs High School Class of 2011 Siloam Springs, AR Maggie’s passion is for computer graphics and sound related technologies. During her junior year, she competed in the FBLA Desktop Publishing event; placing second at district and third at state. She also enjoys working at a local ropes course challenging others in team building exercises. Maggie indicates her teacher Mrs. Lisa Hotsenpillar is the one that persuaded her to further her interests in computing. Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration 2010-11 Affiliate Award Winners Autumn Rouse Bryant High School Class of 2012 Bryant, AR Autumn is most interested in the design of computer hardware. She is certified in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint 2007. She designs and races her own robot design and won first place in CO2 races with a very unique car design. When Autumn isn’t designing cars, she enjoys musical theatre. Morhea Sorgnard Broken Arrow High School Class of 2011 Broken Arrow, OK Morhea became interested in computers and technology at the age of 6. She is working towards setting her career in Electrical Engineering and possibly later going into designing medical devices. Morhea also enjoys photography. During her junior year, she founded the Photography Club at her high school. Amanda Wadley Bentonville High School Class of 2011 Bentonville, AR Amanda’s career plans after high school is in computer systems analysis and wants to continue her knowledge in computer programming. At the end of her junior year, she scored a 5 on the AP Computer Science test. Amanda credits her father for influencing her interest in computing. She also enjoys following tiny creatures around in her backyard to get a perfect macro picture. Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration 2010-11 Affiliate Award Runner-Ups Macy Lewis Springdale High School Class of 2011 Springdale, AR Macy is most interested in database management and web design. She is an intern for Tyson Foods working in the Information Systems department. Macy has been influenced in computing by her teacher Kathy Johnson and her boss at Tyson Foods Nancy Matthews. She loves to travel and try new things. Christy Munson Ridgway Christian School Class of 2011 Pine Bluff, AR Christy’s career plan after high school is in computer science and is most interested in programming. She won first place in the Computer Science category and second place overall at the Southeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair, which allowed her to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair. She also works as a teacher’s aide and tutors students in mathematics. Christy credits her mother for influencing her most in computing. Christy was unable to attend the ceremony tonight because she is competing in the Regional Science Fair. Good luck from all of us! Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration 2010-11 Affiliate Educator Award Presented by NCWIT Kathleen Johnson Springdale High School Over the last 25 years, Kathleen has seen all facets of the technology field from being a programmer, to teaching at a vocational school, a junior high, and finally settling in at Springdale High School. Kathleen teaches the CA I, II and III courses, Advanced Database, Advanced Spreadsheet, Web Technologies and occasionally Alice (Intro to Obj. Oriented Programming). Kathleen was an integral part of the start of the Mastery Computer Applications curriculum (piloted in 1999) which started at Springdale High School and is now an accepted alternative curriculum for the Arkansas Department of Career Education. This curriculum consists of two to three core classes in which students learn Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Internet Researching and E-Mail. Students must master each unit with 80% before they can move on to the next topic. Many Arkansas schools have switched to this new curriculum. Each summer, Kathleen teaches the Computer Applications In-Service which is required to teach the CA curriculum. In 2009, Kathleen was one of the team of teachers who pioneered the Information Technology (IT) Academy at Springdale High School. The IT Academy has seven majors: Information Support and Services, Programming/Software Engineering, Web Site Programming & Design, IT Accounting, IT Management, E-Commerce, and Graphic Arts. Benefits of the academy include: individualized student mentoring .field trips, guest speakers, opportunities for community service, monthly meetings, contacts with local technical (NTI), community colleges (NWACC) and the University of Arkansas (Walton College of Business) in Fayetteville. Our Advisory Board includes IT professionals from some of the local Fortune 500 companies--Wal-Mart, Tyson, and J.B. Hunt, faculty and chairs from the above institutions, and other local business professionals. Presently, this program is still in pilot, but many of the courses have already been adopted by the State of Arkansas. This year, Kathleen worked to design the Web Technologies and Adv. DB Frameworks and test banks and served on a committee to re-write the Computer I, II and III Applications Frameworks and test banks. Kathleen Is excited to work with the tremendous team of teachers at Springdale High and the Arkansas Department of Career Education to make these changes. Already many of these changes have helped to expand the IT Academy at SHS to 200+ students and increase the enrollment of females in our technology courses. Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Celebration NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology, a coalition of over 200 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). We believe that inspiring more women to choose careers in IT isn't about parity; it's a compelling issue of innovation, competitiveness, and workforce sustainability. In a global economy, gender diversity in IT means a larger and more competitive workforce; in a world dependent on innovation, it means the ability to design technology that is as broad and creative as the people it serves. The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests. Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing offers both a national and local affiliate competitions to generate support and visibility for women's participation in communities nationwide. Complete information is available at www.ncwit.org/award. 2010-11 Arkansas & Northeastern Oklahoma Affiliate Award Sponsors