April 2008 -- Two computer science alumnae, Cathy (Johnson) Colman and Dianne Marsh were inducted into Michigan Tech's Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA) April 18, 2007. Cathy is the Director of IT Quality at 3M. She received a B.S. degree in computer science in 1980. Dianne is a co-Founder and Software Consultant for SRT Solutions. She received her B.S. degree in computer science in 1986 and her M.S. in computer science in 1992.

The PCA consists of Michigan Tech female graduates who are recognized for their accomplishments. The PCA's main responsibility is to advise the President on campus climate issues and to provide suggestions for enhancing the University's environment for students, both women and men.

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April 2008 -- Michigan Tech students placed in the 2008 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals April 6-10, 2008 in Banff, Alberta Canada. The team, consisting of undergraduates Mikola Lysenko, Ryan Richards and Nicholas Smolinske, tied for 47th in the World Finals competition. Other U.S. teams that placed were MIT in 2nd place, Princeton tied for 13th, Carnegie Mellon and Cal Tech tied for 31st, and Cornell and Duke also tied for 47th.

The 100 teams competing in the World Finals were selected from the 6,700 teams representing 1,821 universities from 83 countries who participated in regional contests. Teams from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison and Iowa State were the other teams from our region advancing to the World Finals.