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Jim Petersen has done a fantastic job fulfilling his duties as competition director. None of us will know how many hours he put in over the years. This was Jim's last contest as he is looking forward to a well-deserved retirement. Thanks Jim and good luck! Thanks also to Dr. Ryan Brown for hosting the contest. The facilites are great and the organization appreciates your efforts! Richard Johannsen and Dr. Chris Merrill have gone through their first official contest on the executive board. We look forward to your leadership in the future to move the contest to the next level. | ||||||||||||
Mark your calender now for the 44th Annual IDEA Fall Conference and Workshop on November 8th and 9th. | ||||||||||||
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We've had some teachers express an interest in presenting workshops but we need more. I think it's important for veteran teachers to share what they are doing in the classroom. There have been some interesting workshops in the past and I'm sure the tradition will continue. An added incentive to attend is that the IDEA is now an approved provider by the ISBE to give CPDU's for certificate renewal. We will have the paperwork for you at the fall conference to get one CPDU for each clock hour you attend the various workshops. Encourage your colleagues who are not members to join the IDEA. Together we can make this a better organization.
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Bob De Vries,
President, IDEA | Regional Contests 1,086 Students Entered ...124 Teachers Entered .....19 Regional Testing Sites State Contest ....201 Students Entered ......84 Instructors Entered ......31 Introductory Board ......23 Machine Board ......28 Architectural Board ......40 Introductory CAD ......38 Machine CAD ......41 Architectural CAD Donations Drafting Media - Mr. Steve Norkus of Service Reprodcution, Vendor of Drafting Supplies Textbook Prizes - Ms. Jeanette Walsh of Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Contest Facilities - Dr. Ryan Brown and Illinois State University Drafting Problems - Dr. Chris Merrill at Illinois State University It is my sincere hope that every member of our organization approves of our new IDEA web site. My opinion is that a web site can only be as good as the folks that stand behind it by providing it content. If you find errors or omissions, please contact me, Mark Schwendau, via e-mail with a detailed description of the problem. We need to work together to better complete the AWARDS, HISTORY, LINKS and MEMBERS pages. Also, we can all use this web site as a calling card to entice new VENDORS into joining our organization. One of my goals is to get all drafting educators of Illinois listed in our MEMBERS page. By accomplishing this task, those of us at the post-secondary level of education can better research what is happening around the state and issue reports to our IDEA officers for their possible public comments or actions. Hence, it is my hope that this new web site contributes to our solidarity of purpose. Mark Schwendau, IDEA Webmaster | |||||
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