For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Oct. 21, 2004
Teams to represent Cameron University
in regional computer programming event
Two teams of Cameron University students will head for Louisiana next month to represent the university in
a regional computer programming competition.
Fourteen students participated in the university’s fourth annual fall programming competition earlier this
month, sponsored by MathCom and the CU Department of Mathematical Sciences. The competition
provided more than an opportunity to test programming knowledge; it also gave students valuable
experience in preparation for the regional contest.
Students were divided into five teams for the intense, four-hour event. Cameron senior John Riddles of
Duncan, senior David Hale of Fort Sill and freshman Kyle Marple of Lawton solved all six problems to
finish in first place. Senior Daryle Howard of Lawton, junior Mong Dao Nguyen of Altus and senior
Thomas Lewis of Lawton solved three of six problems to finish second. Senior Ronald Duran of Lawton
and sophomore Lamarcus Thompson of Lawton solved two of six problems to place third. Other
participants included junior Chase Baily, junior Gabriel Vidal, senior Tyrone Dixon, senior Janeka Simon,
senior Nicolas Raad and junior Joakim George, all from Lawton.
The top two teams will travel to Louisiana State University Nov. 12-13 to compete in the South Central USA
Regional Programming Contest, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery. Cameron’s
School of Science and Technology is sponsoring the team’s trip to LSU.
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“The local competitions are essential in preparing students for regional and national contests,” said chief
judge Feridoon Moinian, an associate computer science professor at Cameron. “We are very pleased to
see that one team solved all six problems. In national competition, teams able to do that usually place
among the top 10 finalists.”
MathCom sponsors, associate mathematics professor Dr. Karla Oty, and associate computer science
professor Dr. Chao Zhao, also served as judges. Others helping stage the event were Academic IT Center
supervisor Margot Gregory and Linux system administrator Kelly Steinmeyer.
Winners will be recognized at the next meeting of MathCom, a student organization that promotes an
interest in mathematics and computer science.
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