The 2012 Avnet Tech Games Winners Announced

Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, has announced the 2012 winners of the Avnet Tech Games. Nearly 190 students from Arizona and other U.S. community colleges and universities competed head-to-head for top honors in the Avnet Tech Games onsite and virtual competition on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz. Twenty winning students collected scholarships in values up to $1,000 each.

A panel of judges including technology firm executives, engineers and technical experts selected the winners based on the students’ ability to meet the technical requirements of the task, apply innovative approaches to the solution and demonstrate professional skills. Seventy-five teams of students competed in the onsite and virtual Avnet Tech Games, including 11 Arizona community colleges and universities: Arizona State University, ITT Technical Institute, six Maricopa County Community Colleges, Northern Arizona University, The University of Advancing Technology and University of Arizona.

The winners of the 2012 onsite Avnet Tech Games events are:

Android™ App Showdown

Arizona State University

Student Team Member: Christopher Thornton

Accenture Green Data Center Challenge 

Northern Arizona University

Student Team Members: Sam Forhan, Jared Gorshe, Dylan Lefler

Build the Fastest Computer

ITT Technical Institute

Student Team Members: Michael Geiogamah, Steven Lobert, Richard Murphy

Cisco Expert Battle
Mesa Community College

Faculty Coach: Bob Samson

Student Team Members: Alexander Cawthorne, Justin Decker, James Doig

Digital Design Challenge
Chandler/Gilbert Community College

Faculty Coach: Bassam Matar

Student Team Members: Matt Flores, Zane Lindstrom, Philip Monk, Rob Van Gieson

Patch Panel Madness

Mesa Community College

Faculty Coach: Bob Samson

Student Team Members: Dylan Godfrey, James Doig

Robot Race Obstacle Course

Scottsdale Community College

Faculty Coach: Bill Johnson

Student Team Members: Dmitri Mihailov, Trung Dinh

Solar Scrimmage
The University of Advancing Technology

Faculty Coach: Ryan Meuth

Student Team Members: Ryan Carmain

Since the Avnet Tech Games’ inception in 2006, more than $225,000 in scholarships and prizes have been awarded to hundreds of the approximately 1,800 students and 170 faculty members who have participated in the Games. The games have impacted teachers, businesses and even the educations system in ways unimagined. To learn more about the impact of the games, check out the Avnet Tech Games Infographic.