Category Archives: 2013-2014 ICCSkillsUSA

The SkillsUSA Championships, held in Kansas City, Mo., took place June 24-26, 2014, as part of the SkillsUSA 50th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. Illinois Central College was represented by twelve students across nine different competitions. Two students in particular were awarded medallions.

GOLD:

BRONZE:

Of the remaining competitors from Illinois Central College, six placed within the top 10 in their competitions.

Illinois Central College also had several Alumni and Faculty participating at this year’s National Conference to help assist students, judge competitions, or were representing the State of Illinois:

Kim Hawthorne, Kevin Wells, Mark DuBois, Dave Cook, Jeff Gardner, Tom Wester, Shari Tripp, Brandy Thatcher, Eric Hill, Nicholas Hulva, Michael Raydon, and Jonathan Worent.

Thank you to all the students and faculty for representing Illinois Central College and the State of Illinois in such a remarkable way!!

Illinois Central College took 85 students and faculty advisors to the SkillsUSA State Championships in Springfield (April 2-5). These Gold medalists have won the honor of competing at Nationals in Kansas City in June. Please help me in congratulating the following students on a job well done and Good Luck in Kansas City:

Medalists from Illinois Central College:

GOLD:

SILVER:

BRONZE:

Of the remaining competitors from ICC, 32 of our students placed in the top 10 in their competitions.

In addition to our many student wins, our chapter also won First Place – Total Membership Award.

­Special thanks to the ICC faculty and staff who attended the conference:

Kevin Wells, Mike Daugherty, Jeff Gardner, Mark DuBois, Eric McCann, Shane Seals, Jeff Joos, Brian Weaver, John Baggett, and our amazing bus driver!! As always—thank you for your extra help and commitment to the organization. The students and I appreciate it!!

Thanks again to Mark DuBois who was a contest supervisors for Web Design. Our Alumni continue to play supporting roles with the state and local chapters. Congratulations to all!!! ICC Alumni who give of their time as Contest Supervisors/assistants as well: Jonathan Warrant—Web Design contest assistant; Brandy Thatcher—Web Design contest assistant; Andrew Fritz—Internetworking contest supervisor; Dave McKnight—Internetworking judge; Nick Hulva—State Board member and Contest Floor setup assistant and Quiz Bowl and Computer Maintenance Contest Supervisors; Michael Raydon—Computer Maintenance; and Eric Hill—State Assistant Director, Conference and Alumni Assistant. We have an amazing, active alumni that continues to grow each and every year. I can’t say enough about their dedication and commitment to giving back to the students and the organization.

Thank you to our chapter officers and co-advisor (Adam Bollinger, Logan Winkler, Chad Birchenall, Montie Wilder, Nate Riehl, Sean Linden, Donald Clouse and Kevin Wells) for the extra help before, during, and after the conference. Lunch delivery helper: Kevin helped me deliver the lunches (over 60 lunches served at two locations) to all of the competitors.

The Illinos Central College chapter officers and advisors attended the 2014 IACTE conference. We volunteered our time to the organization by helping out with the technology aspects of the conference and by taking pictures, among other things. Below are (will be) some pictures from the conference.