division) and Chelsey Powers, Damian
Alzua, Shemonti Hasan, Scott Olson,
Matthew Richardson, Rahul Mitra,
Stan Palasek and Scott Boisvert (senior
division).
• Teacher Awards: Dawn Klingaman of
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies
(elementary division), Murat Baran
of Paragon Science Academy (junior
division) and Margaret Wilch of
Tuscon High Magnet School (senior
division).
•School Awards: Chandler Preparatory
Academy (elementary division), Willis
Junior High School in Chandler (junior
division) and Foothills Academy College
Preparatory in Scottsdale (senior division).
Avnet Tech Games
The annual college technology competition
offers students the chance to apply what they
learn in school to real-world scenarios while
competing for scholarships.
The onsite competition open to Arizona
college students was held April 10 at the
University of Advancing Technology in
Tempe. In addition, Virtual Games were
open to college students nationwide this year
for the first time. One of the event sponsors
was the Arizona Technology Council.
The Arizona winning teams and their categories
were:
•Accenture Green Data Center Challenge:
University of Advancing Technology in
Tempe
•AMD Build, Troubleshoot & Tune the
Fastest Computer: Scottsdale Community
College
•Digital Design Challenge: Glendale
Community College
•Networking Within the Enterprise: Mesa
Community College
•Patch Panel Madness: University of
Advancing Technology
•Project Greenlight - Solar Powered LED
Challenge: Mesa Community College
•Robot Race Obstacle Course:
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
•VMware Virtualization Challenge: Arizona
State University
• Win the Pitch -Event Creation: University
of Arizona
