Southwest Baptist
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SBU
CIS vies with KU for top spot at programming contest
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University
was edged out of top honors by the University of Kansas at the Consortium for
Computing Sciences in Colleges Central Plains Regional Programming Competition
Saturday, April 13, at Avila University in Kansas City.
SBU’s
A team finished in second place, and SBU’s B team finished in third in the
field of 31 teams from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. For the
second time this year SBU CIS competitive programmers finished a regional
competition as the top team from Missouri.
“We
were pretty happy with the results,” said Dr. Tim DeClue, CIS Department Chair
and team coach. “We were in the lead for most of the competition, and the
University of Kansas just barely edged us out with a team that had at least one
grad student on it. To have a five-state, 31-team competition come down to
the KU Jayhawks and the SBU Bearcats battling it out for the top spot? Hey,
that’s a great day. We did our best, and we honored God. I am very proud
of our teams.”
The
Central Plains Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges is one of eight
U.S. regional consortiums founded for the purpose of enhancing computer science
education in colleges.
SBU’s
A team was comprised of Weston Herrington, a senior from Carthage; Luke Abbott,
a junior from Camdenton; and Jason Jakusz, a junior from Theodosia.
SBU’s
B team was Tabitha Jarvis, a senior from St. Louis; Benn Meador, a senior from
Springfield; and Jarrett Munton, a freshman from O’Fallon, Ill.
SBU’s
C team finished ninth and consisted of Maaura Stucky, a senior from Kansas
City; Justin Stout, a sophomore from Gardner, Kan.; and Bobby Sterling, a
sophomore from Buffalo.
SBU’s
freshman team members were Brady Kornrumpf of Jefferson City, Nate Schultz of
Omaha, Neb.; and Cameron Euler, a freshman from Camdenton.
Other
universities participating included Northwest Missouri State University, Graceland
University, Eastern Illinois University, Park University, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Drury University, Benedictine
College, Baker University, College
of the Ozarks, Graceland University and Ozarks Technical Community College.
SBU’s
CIS department houses three degree programs (computer science, information
science, web systems and design), four full-time faculty, two faculty
associates and 90 students majoring in the computer or information sciences.
SBU CIS alumni are currently employed at Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Boeing,
Accenture, Lockheed Martin, Garmin, Cerner Corp. and many other world-class
companies. Among evangelically Christian institutions, SBU is one of the
leading producers of computer professionals and software engineers in the
United States.
Pictured
are, from left, front row — Brady Kornrumpf, Jarrett Munton; row 2 —Nate
Schultz, Bobby Sterling, Justin Stout; and row 3 — Tabitha Jarvis, Cameron
Euler, Weston Herrington, Benn Meador, Jason Jakusz, Luke Abbott, Maaura
Stucky.
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Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
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