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Chair’s CornerWelcome to another edition of our newsletter. Thanks to all of you who
made it to the CSC homecoming event last February. It was nice to hear all
the success stories. Congratulations go to Dr. Stephanie Edge who completed
her Ph.D. in Christian Education last May from New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary.
The department is the proud owner of a 5-node portable cluster for use in a
class on parallel programming and concurrency, courtesy of a LittleFe grant.
The department now
has a facebook page
at facebook.com/
UUComputerScience.
Please keep the job
updates coming
through LinkedIn or
send us an email.
Blessings,
G. Jan Wilms
EXCELLENCE-DRIVEN CHRIST-CENTERED PEOPLE-FOCUSED FUTURE-DIRECTED
VOLUME 2, FALL 2013
NEWS
Inside this IssueACM Meetings ...................... 2
ACM Officers ........................ 2
CSC Colloquiums ................. 2
Student News ....................... 2
Scholarship Symposium Presentations ....................... 2
Graduates ............................. 3
Alumni Job Updates............ 3
Scholarships ......................... 3
Meet the Faculty .................. 4
Computer Science
CSC Colloquiums (2012-13)“Pick the Best and Forget the Rest - a Personal Perspective on How to Pick the Best Services for Your Information Needs,” Dr. Haifei Li
“An Analysis of the Relationships Among the Transformational Leadership, Spiritual Maturity, and Chronological Age of Women’s Ministry Leadership in Selected Southern Baptist Churches,” Dr. Stephanie Edge ■
Scholarship Symposium PresentationsThe Application of Swivel to Remote Photography, Dillon Lisk
ITCM Data Management System, Luke Ferguson
Never Hit Another Red Light Again, Nathan Webb
Dawson’s Dream, Jamie Fox
Using Parallel Programming to Solve Complex Problems, Jordan Haskins and Evan Barnett
ACMThe ACM Chapter at Union University is an official affiliate of ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. Union‘s ACM chapter was established in 1994.
ACM Officers 2012-2013
ACM Advisor – Dr. Haifei LiPresident – Grant GodelVice President 1 – Ben HorneVice President 2 – Stephen
ClementSecretary – TJ Johnson
ACM Meetings, 2012-2013Fall, 2012September 6: Informational
MeetingSeptember 21: Tech Talk
(Student Update)October 6: Game Tournament
(COD)October 20: Tech Talk
(Java Programming RPG)November 2: Dr. Margaret H.
Dunham, “Adventures in Data Mining”
November 10: Game Tournament (Melee/Kart DD/TBA)
November 30: Tech Talk (Technical Resumes)
Spring, 2013 February 22: Welcome Back Party
and Research Update by Ben Horne
March 16: Java Programming DayApril 5: Web DayApril 19: Resume DayMay 3: Clean-up and Future Day ■
Student NewsAl Roberts completed an internship at Verizon in Boston, MA.
Ben Horne conducted research on Consumer 3D printing at Cornell University.
Grant Godel completed an internship at LBMC Technologies in Nashville, TN.
The Competitive Programming Team continues to perform strongly. Two teams participated in the ACM Mid-Central Regional Programming Competition at Murray State University in November, 2012. ■
Graduates hold positions atAprimo, Belvedere Trading, Benefit Communications, Cerner Corporation, Education Networks of America, Franklin American Mortgage Company, Garmin International, Inc., Global Client Solutions, Housing Authority, Jackson Madison County Schools, Iowa State University, Ingram Book Company, Logical Systems Inc. LSI, Marcone, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Modern Telephone Systems, Nash Finch Company, National Security Agency, Nerdvana, Professional IT Management, Pictsweet, Pomeroy IT Solutions, PureSafety, SATO, Sedgwick CMS, SG Technology, Simpson Strong-Tie, Sodium Halogen, Sprint, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, The Aricent Group, Transformations, Inc., Xerox, Younger Associates, Webtec ■
Alumni Job UpdatesShanon Pollman Anderson (2001): Senior Project Engineer, The Aricent Group, Louisville, CO
Jeremey Cathey (2007): Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX
Luke Ferguson (2013): Junior Programmer, SATO, Hendersonville, TN
Daniel Green (2005): Senior Business Intelligence Developer, Younger Associates, Franklin, TN
Sam Green (1999): Technical Sales Representative, Simpson Strong-Tie, Tampa, FL
Dan Harwell (2010): IT Technician, Jackson-Madison County Schools, Jackson, TN
Ben Joyce (2011): Web Designer, Sodium Halogen, Jackson, TN
Jacob Lynn (2009): Database Analyst, Benefit Communications, Nashville, TN
Andrew Moore (2012): Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX
Dwayne Pfaff (2002): System Analyst, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., La Vergne, TN
Jeremy Sims (2012): Junior PHP Developer, Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX
Chase Steinmann (2012): Tech Support/Junior Server Administrator, Marcone, St. Louis, MO
Matt Stimmel (2009): Technical Team Lead, Belvedere Trading, Chicago, IL
Marshall (Blake) Williams (2009): IT Solutions Manager, Modern Telephone Systems, Jackson, TN ■
Evan Barnett Luke Ferguson, Jordan Haskins
Scholarships and AwardsDonations to help these funds grow are much appreciatedThe Bill Truex Award in Computer Science – Luke FergusonFirst Place in Major Field Achievement Test – Evan BarnettFirst Year Programming Award – Dillon LiskOutstanding Research Award from the Center for Scientific Studies – Dillon LiskAcademic Excellence Medal – Jordan Haskins ■
Graduates
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Dr. Jim KirkAssociate Professor jkirk@uu.edu 731-661-5274
Department of Computer Science1050 Union University DriveJackson, Tennessee 38305
Cam TracyWeb Development Agentctracy@uu.edu 731-661-5502
Dr. Stephanie EdgeAssociate Professorsedge@uu.edu 731-661-5324
Dr. Max Haifei LiAssociate Professor hli@uu.edu 731-661-5577
Dr. G. Jan WilmsProfessor and Department Chair jwilms@uu.edu 731-661-5267
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