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by JUSTIN HERBERGER
Intern News Reporter
For the third consecutive year, Appalachian State University’s chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) has captured awards at a national conference.
Appalachian’s 12-member team traveled to Oklahoma City April 2 through April 5 to face off with more than 600 AITP students from 62 institutions including Ohio State University, Purdue University, James Madison University, Brigham Young University and Texas State University.
 Appalachian members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals pose with awards earned at a national conference April 4. Special to The Appalachian
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Prior to making the
trip to Oklahoma for the conference, students reviewed previous years’
guidelines and practiced skills in areas such as PC troubleshooting and
network design.
“I’m
very proud of our group’s accomplishments at the national level,”
faculty advisor D. Scott Hunsinger said. “Receiving seven national
awards was a great honor for not only our organization, but for our
entire university.”
In
addition to honors taken home by student members of the organization,
Hunsinger was awarded the AITP Faculty “Going the Extra Mile” Award for
his work with the chapter.
Team
member and senior computer information systems major C. Fletus Poston
III said of Hunsinger, “We were very proud of [Hunsinger’s] award.”
He said Hunsinger works to ensure his students are able to succeed professionally and personally.
Appalachian
students also took home awards for Most Informative Web site, Best
Tech/ Geek Video contest and Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year.
Senior computer information systems major Michael R. Ward took home first place in the Student Papers Competition.
Appalachian’s Whitney E. Powell, senior computer information systems major, received honorable mention in the competition.
Both students wrote 15 page research papers, which were evaluated by a panel of independent judges, Hunsinger said.
He
worked with them in preparing their papers and presentations for the
competition. They also plan to continue revising their papers in
preparation for submission to an academic journal for publication.
Hunsinger said their work is, “an extraordinary accomplishment for undergraduate students.”
In order
to cover the cost of the trip, which totaled over $10,000, the
organization applied for numerous grants. They held a pasta dinner and
silent auction in late March, which raised over $2,000.
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