1st Annual ITA Graduation Celebration June 5, 2004
To Our Students:
The Academy would like to congratulate all of our students on their many accomplishments over the past four years. We wish you the best of luck, in college and beyond! We are proud of you, your dedication and your spirit.
Our Class of 2004:
Sam Leinweber, Jennifer Mancera, Alex Olson, Chantasone Patheuaugsinh, Roslynn Pedracine, Oscar Pimentel, Chou Dou Thao, Pangya Thao, Shanta Kay Thurmond, Shaya Schreiber, Lance Vest, Genevieve Visse, Joe Zhang
Program
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Lunch Served
Welcome: Erica Laughlin, Program Coordinator
Keynote Address: Dr. Harold Scheub, African Languages and Literature
Reflections: Renee Schuh, Mentor
Alejandro Nunez, Advisory Committee Member
Calvin Williams, ITA Co-Founder
Lisa Peyton-Claire, ITA Co-Founder
Presentation of Awards
Student Reflections: Lance Vest & Jennifer Mancera
Closing Remarks: Ann Studen, CIO - Division of Information Technology
Reception
Acknowledgements
Sponsors and Donors
Staff and students would like to extend a sincere thank you to our sponsors. Their generous support makes our program possible.
Charter Communications, CUNA Mutual Group, Dell Inc., Inacom Information Systems, Information Technology Association or Wisconsin, Technology Education Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Technology Network, Individual Donors, and all of our mentors, tutors, and volunteers.
Advisory Committee:
Teresa Drabenstadt (CUNA Mutual Group), Cleveland James (UW-Madison Admissions), Alejandro Nunez (State of WI Governor’s Work-Based Learning Board), Cathy O’Bryan (UW-Madison Division of Information Technology), Joan Peebles (MMSD), Erica Laughlin (ITA), Hazel Symonette (UW-Madison Academic Services/Administration), Carole Turner (UW-Madison Division of Information Technology)
Special thanks also go out to the technical, academic and administrative staffs that have worked with the Class of 2004 over the years… You are too many to name, but every one of you is valued and appreciated for your hard work and dedication to our students!