2nd Annual ITA Graduation Celebration June 4, 2005
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 2005:
Lizette Becerra, Ashley Davis, Maria Elena Dela Cruz, John Ehringer, Alula Eshete, Jose Fragoso, Ricardo Montiel, Timothy Nguyen, Kip Wright, Der Xiong, Mai Thao Yang
Program
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Lunch Served
Welcome: Erica Laughlin, Program Coordinator
Keynote Address: Dr. Linda D. Oakley, Associate Professor of Nursing
Reflections: Tom Scott, Mentor
Timothy Nguyen, Mentee
Cathy O'Bryan , Advisory Committee Member
Jacqueline DeWalt, PEOPLE Program Director
Presentation of Awards
Student Reflections: Maria Elena Dela Cruz & Ricardo Montiel
Closing Remarks: Ken Frazier, 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), Carlos Reyes (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 (Madison Metropolitan School District), Erica Laughlin (ITA), Hazel Symonette (UW-Madison Academic Services/Administration), Carole Turner (UW-Madison Division of Information Technology), Binnu Palta-Hill (PEOPLE Program), Harold Gates (Madison Area Technical College).
Special thanks also go out to the technical, academic and administrative staffs that have worked with the Class of 2005 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!