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BJU Programming Teams Take First and Second Place in Online Contest
On Saturday, March 19, 2008, BJU took first and second place in an online intercollegiate computer programming contest sponsored by Taylor University. Congratulations to the team of John Sidwell, Michael Chest and Mark Ladygo for taking first place and to Ben Robinson for taking second place. Other schools in the competition included Cedarville University, Calvin College, Northwestern College and Depauw University. See the results online.
Department Holds Annual Programming Contest
On March 15, 2008, twenty-seven undergraduates competed in the department’s annual programming contest. The students had about three hours to solve ten problems posed by the computer science faculty. Jordan Jueckstock, a junior Computer Science major, won the contest, correctly solving nine of the problems, with a partial solution of the tenth. John Sidwell, a junior Computer Science major, also solved nine problems to place a close second; and Mark Ladygo, a sophomore Computer Science major, placed third. Congratulations to these and the other students who participated.
Special thanks to The Waldschmidt Group, TetraData, Agilysys, Inc., and The Worthwhile Company for sponsoring the contest prizes.
BJU Has Strongest School Showing in a Programming Contest
On February 23, 2008, BJU sent 4 teams to a head to head competition of intercollegiate computer programming teams. The contest was held at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. 29 teams from universities such as Georgia Tech, Mercer, and Wofford were represented. The contest consisted of building computer software to solve 10 challenging problems in a 5 hour contest.
In Division I the BJU teams ranked 2nd, 4th, and 5th, while our freshman team took an impressive 3rd place in Division II. This was our strongest overall school performance to date! Congratulations to these students.
Division I Teams
- Ben Brame, Ben Robinson, Jordan Jueckstock (2nd place)
- John Sidwell, Michael Chest, Jared Sutton (4th place)
- Mark Ladygo, Ryan Burk, Nathan Black (5th place)
Division II Team
- Ian Wagner, James Coleman, Reuben Deleon (3rd place)
Best School Performance at Intercollegiate Programming Contest
On November 10, 2007, BJU presented the best school performance at an intercollegiate computer programming contest held at Carolina Coastal University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
BJU Team A (Ben Robinson, Ben Brame, Manuel Bessler, Jordan Jueckstock) and BJU Team B (John Sidwell, Michael Chest, Jean Fuertes, Jared Sutton), coached by Dr Jim Knisely and Mr. Dan Wooster, were awarded 2nd and 3rd place in the contest, where teams built computer software to solve seven challenging problems. Only 2 teams solved all seven problems within the three hour contest: Mercer Team A and BJU Team A. Among the 29 teams competing were students from Furman University, Mercer University, Roanoke College, Wofford College, and Maryville College.
Standings Improve at Regional Programming Contest
On October 13, 2007, BJU sent 4 teams to an intercollegiate computer programming contest sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery. This regional contest was held jointly at Georgia Southern University, the University of South Alabama, and the Florida Institute of Technology. 76 teams from universities such as Georgia Tech, Clemson, and the University of Florida were represented. The contest consisted of building computer software to solve 10 challenging problems in a 5 hour contest. Our teams ranked 8th, 10th, 22nd, and 34th, which gave us the 4th ranked school. This was a significant improvement over last year’s ranking, in which our strongest team came in 16th. Congratulations to these students.