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ISU to Hold Technology Competition
InsideIndianaBusiness.com Report
Indiana State University will on
November 2 host more than 500 high school students
from Indiana and Illinois at the university's Tech TREK
competition.
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Thomas W. Killion, president and owner of
Indianapolis-based Bentcil Co., makers of the "bent pencil" will
serve as emcee for the event's Jeopardy-style Technology Bowl. The
event is aimed at promoting problem-solving, teamwork, communication
and technological literacy.
Source: Inside Indiana Business
Press Release
Thomas W. Killion, president and owner of Indianapolis-based Bentcil
Co., maker of the "bent pencil," will be a special guest at Indiana
State University’s Tech TREK competition for high school students,
and serve as the emcee for the event’s Jeopardy-style Technology
Bowl.
More than 500 high school students from Indiana and Illinois will
compete in teams at the 11th annual Tech TREK (Technology,
Resources, Education, Knowledge) competition, hosted by ISU's
College of Technology, on Nov. 2.
During this math- and science-based, hands-on competition, high
school teams of three to five students will go head-to-head in up to
14 different team events -- such as Crash Test Dummies, where
students create an apparatus that will withstand an impact without
breaking a fragile object contained inside; or Junk Yard Genius,
where students, utilizing nothing but trash and junk, construct an
object that meets certain requirements and performs a task of
destruction.
Killion, who earned his B.S. in Industrial Arts (1970) and his M.S.
in Industrial Arts Education (1976) from ISU, will be returning to
his alma mater to encourage students to pursue careers in these
important fields. He was honored by ISU last year with the College
of Technology's 2005 Technology Innovation/Entrepreneur Award.
An Industrial Arts teacher at Ben Davis High School from 1970-1979,
Killion left teaching to pursue his “bent pencil” idea. Today, the
Bentcil Co. markets intricate and creative products for the
specialty advertising business worldwide. His company employs more
than 100 people and markets pencils and pens through major catalog
distributors. Among his customers is Disney Corp., which is
approximately 23 percent of the Bentcil business.
Tech TREK is designed to promote problem-solving, teamwork,
communication, curriculum integration, and technological literacy.
The event attracts an average of 23 Indiana and Illinois high
schools each year, from an approximate radius of 185 miles. This
year, 531 students are registered to attend. ISU technology students
assist in developing and facilitating the activities. To find out
more, go to: http://www.indstate.edu/tss/techtrek06.
Source: Indiana State University |