Previous Years
Ivy Tech Community College -- Wabash Valley
Oakly Auditorium
October 4, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
High School Presentations:
"Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Branches Out"
Steve Joseph and Josh Speer, teachers with students Paul Bennett, Shane Weber, Jason Sample, Ethan Jamblin, and Casey Boyed.
Steve Joseph is also the 2007 Tech Point MIRA Award recipient. The MIRA Award is the most prestigious technology award program in
the State of Indiana.
"Maya 70"
John Tesmer, teacher with students Logan Phillips, Tiffany Andrews, Justin Feldman, Donald Cristy
Industry Presentations:
"Why Wabash Valley"
Fred Gilbert, Human Resource Director, Certainteed
Industry Tours:
Tour 1: Aisin Brake and Chassis
Tour 2: ThyssenKrupp
Tour 3: Center for Workforce Development
Vincennes University
Technology Building Auditorium
October 5, 2006, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
High School presentations:
Mater Dei High School
Supermileage Car -- Teacher: Dan Ritter
Students: Jordan Chapman, Brian Gentry, Andrew Ritter, Matt Schenk, Justin Stute
Princeton High School
Project-based Learning -- Teacher: Larry Sisk
Students: Blake Baize, Brian Collins, Seth Couts, Kolten Hedges, Brant Hull, Logan Parker, Clint Simpson, James Wilson, and Cale Winkler
North Posey High School
PLTW Digital Electronics -- Teacher: David Koewler
Students: Zachary Dowden, Derik Falls, Aaron Fetcher, Joseph Kraemer, Michael Phillips, Frank Rynkiewich,Trevor Schmitt, Max Tomanek
Area 30 Career Center
Dixie Chopper Hybrid/Biodiesel -- Teacher: Bob Williams
Dixie Chopper CEO: Art Evans
Students: Colt Gardner and Victoria Phares
Postsecondary Updates:
Tech Community College
Janet Swalls and Brian West
Indiana State University College of Technology
Jeff McNabb
Vincennes University
Kim Breitweiser
Indiana State University College of Technology
Myers Technology Center, Room 105
October 6, 2005, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
High School Presentations:
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Tina Hayden, teacher with students Michael DeGroff, Jannette Lucas, and James Robert from Owen Valley High School
The Locker Organizer: PLTW Project
Maurice McKee, teacher with student Ryan Wilson from Greencastle High School
Automotive Restoration: A Curriculum Integration Project
Tony Migliorini, Northview High School
Academics Meet Application: Super Mileage Car
Mike Dason, Terre Haute North Vigo High School and Steve Joseph, Terre Haute South Vigo High School
Auto CAD Inventor at a Distance
Brandon Small, Sullivan High School
Industry Presentations:
Eileen Downing, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
Vanessa Schafer, Sony DADC
Steve Hubert, Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana
Regional Workforce Grants Update
Lou Jensen, Project Director
Lisa Lee, Western Indiana Workforce Investment Board
College Presentations:
HAAS Academy
Doug Bowman, Vincennes University
Partnership in Computer Electronics
Charlie Peebles, Ivy Tech Community College, WV
iLearn TEK
Larry Heath and Joe Ashby, Indiana State University