Computer Information Systems (CIS) students from the University of Houston's College of Technology earned top awards at the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Region 3 Student Conference. The event was held from October 20 - 22 at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas. During the conference, thirteen different organizations and universities from Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas participated in C# Programming, Office Troubleshooting, PC Troubleshooting, Network Design, Mobile Applications, and other IT-related contests.
Twelve students from UH competed in the various academic contests with CIS students winning awards in the following categories: Seth Owings and Andrew Stiefler won first place in Systems Analysis and Design; Aaron Rubesh was second place winner in Cyber Security; Michelle Nguyen and Chris Tran won second place in Microsoft Office Solutions; and, Richard Lee and Ethan Orcutt won third place in Systems Analysis and Design.