Graduation 2006

3rd Annual ITA Graduation Celebration June 3, 2006

Speeches | Pictures

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 2006:

Chiey Cha, David Coleman, Natalie Gandolfo, Mee Her, Stephanie Herrera, Adeyinka Lesi, Maichou Lor, Michael Ntambi, Maria Ortiz, Katie Schott, Aneil Seth, Brian Shin, Zoua 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. Patrick Sims, Department of Theatre & Drama

Reflections: Alice Anderson, Mentor
Maichou Lor , Mentee
Carole Turner, Advisory Committee Member
Jacqueline DeWalt, PEOPLE Program Director

Presentation of Awards

Student Reflections: Stephanie Herrera & Adeyinka Lesi

Closing Remarks: Ron Kraemer, Deputy 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), 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 2006 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!

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