CWI Students Garner Multiple Awards at National Business Professionals of America Conference [1]
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵÍø (CWI) chapter of Business Professionals of America [2] (BPA) attended the annual BPA National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
6,500 students, ranging from middle school- to college-level and from around the globe, participated in competitions and service events, with CWI students demonstrating business and information technology skill proficiency — gained from CWI’s Career and Technical Education programs. Nine students from CWI participated, eight of whom achieved top ten finishes in multiple competitions.
[3] is a career and technical student organization providing opportunities for students to progress in and expand their professional and technical skills, giving them opportunities not provided simply by obtaining a degree. The College's local chapter is guided by advisors from the Computer Science and Information Technology department, Seth Akers (Assistant Professor, Network Administration) and Linda Otto (Professor, Cybersecurity [4]).
Students achieved the following awards:
First Place
Connor Betz – Computer Network Technology
Ben McCoubrey – Device Configuration and Troubleshooting
William Young – Information Technology Concepts
Second Place
Ken Blankenship – Server Administration using Microsoft
Ken Blankenship – Network Administration using Cisco
Third Place
Cody Ibarra – Server Administration using Microsoft
Andrew Toombs – Intermediate Word Processing
Andrew Toombs – Basic Office Systems & Procedures
Connor Betz – Device Configuration and Troubleshooting
Top 10
Cody Ibarra – Computer Security
Cody Ibarra – Computer Network Technology
Cody Ibarra – Information Technology Concepts
Connor Betz – Device Configuration and Troubleshooting
Connor Betz – Information Technology Concepts
Ken Blankenship – Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Ken Blankenship – Administrative Support Concepts
Reese Murphy – Intermediate Word Processing
Reese Murphy – Basic Office Systems & Procedures
Stanley Ward – Server Administration using Microsoft
Stanley Ward – Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Stanley Ward -Information Technology Concepts
William Young – Linux Operating System Fundamentals
William Young – Computer Security
William Young – Administrative Support Concepts
William Young – Computer Network Technology
Students Receiving Industry Certifications as Part of Competitions:
Cody Ibarra
Connor Betz
Ken Blankenship
Ben McCoubrey
Reese Murphy
Andrew Toombs
William Young