Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Eight students earn honors at national AITP meeting
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Betty Vawter Senior Editor, News & Information Services 812/480-1873 Emily Iannopollo of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, was the highest scorer on the Associate Computer Professional (ACP) examination. She was one of eight students from the USI College of Business who passed certification exams or earned recognition in competitions at the recent conference in Orlando, Florida. More than 500 students representing approximately 75 colleges and universities attended the meeting. "I think USI offers all of the opportunities that students in my field need to do well in school and be competitive upon graduation," she said. Iannopollo holds the Jennings D. and Ann Y. Carter Presidential Scholarship. "The scholarship paid for my education, she said. "It allowed me to focus on studying and getting as much as possible out of my education." Her goal following graduation in May is to find employment that involves working with databases. Iannopollo and three other USI students –” Justin Neighbors, Rob Schnautz, and Daytwon Stitts –” passed the ACP core exam and one specialty exam, making them eligible for the ACP designation which validates an individual′s knowledge of the general computing industry and specific programming language or specialty area knowledge and skills. The credentialing organization, the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP), developed the exams. Neighbors, Schnautz, and Stitts are computer science majors from Evansville. Jeff VanVorst and Jerry Morgan successfully completed the ICCP ACP core exam. Both are CIS majors from Evansville. Ian Brand and Ayyad Alrshidi earned an honorable-mention award in the student web project contest in competition with 20 teams. They completed a redesign of the website for the USS LST Ship Memorial in Evansville. Their work included updating the look of the site, simplifying its navigation, and designing an administration area to provide quick and simple maintenance controls. Brand said the redesigned site will be in use in the near future after it is loaded with photos and news. Brand is pursuing a post-baccalaureate certificate in CIS. He lives in Evansville. Alrshidi, a native of Saudi Arabia, also lives in Evansville and is pursuing an undergraduate degree in CIS. Twelve students from the USI student chapter of AITP attended the conference. Faculty advisor is Ernest E. Nolan, assistant professor of computer information systems. |
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