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Office
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March 29, 2004 |
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Students from 12 schools visited UT Tyler recently to participate in the 11th Annual ACM High School Programming Contest. Participants in March 5 event at Muntz Library the traveled to Tyler from Dallas, Allen, Euless, Longview, Southlake, Fort Worth, Waller Austin, Arlington, Lindale and Whitehouse. Nineteen teams consisting of 64 participants competed. Teams consisting of two or three contestants were given 15 problems to solve in a time period of four hours. The first-place winner was Carroll Senior High School, submitting 12 correct solutions. Dunbar High School took second place by solving 11 problems correctly. The Oakridge School submitted nine correct solutions to take third place. The contest was supported by computer science faculty, staff and students. Dr. Artur Mikitiuk, Dr. Leonard Brown and graduate student Daron Walls wrote the problem set. Dr. Steve Rainwater was the contest director and Kay Pleasant was contest organizer. Michael Martin, lab director, was in charge of setup and keeping the official time. Dr. Artur Mikitiuk participated as Head Judge. Also judging were Dr. Arun Kulkarni, Dr. Steve Rainwater, Dr. Leonard Brown. Planning and preparation for the event began in October 2003. More than 50 ACM members and computer science students served on committees and worked to ensure the success of the event. University Pines provided facilities for lunch and the admissions office provided a campus tour for contestants and coaches. Photo: Representatives of first-place winning Carroll Senior High School are pictured with Dr. Troy Henson (left), dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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