Division of Mathematics and Computer Science

Mercer University Programming Contest, 4/22/06

Four teams participated in Mercer University's programming contest on April 22, 2006. One senior team (Briley Hooper, Andrew Masterson, Trung Nguyen) solved 6 problems and was beaten only by teams from Georgia Tech (ACM world finalists) and Mercer (ACM regional champions). A second senior team (David Baumgardner, Tomas Mann, Travis Redman) solved 4 problems, and a third senior team (Brandon Aaby, Kent Hogan, Daniel Ledford) solved 3 problems. The junior team (Andrew Bechman, Justin Bednar, Chelsey Johnson) also solved 3 problems and came in second place in the junior division!


From left to right, top row: Andrew Masterson, David Baumgardner, Kent Hogan,
Daniel Ledford, Trung Nguyen, Justin Bednar, Brandon Aaby.
From left to right, bottom row: Andrew Bechman, Briley Hooper,
Travis Redman, Chelsey Johnson, Tomas Mann.

The junior team team poses with their certificate.
(They were initially thought to be third, but later
a mistake was discovered that placed them second.)

 

 

Dr. Barbara PlautMaryville College
Tel: (865) 981-8165 • Email: barbara.plaut@maryvillecollege.edu