{"id":2565,"date":"2016-10-10T08:39:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T12:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/information-technology\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2024-01-30T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:06:22","slug":"women-technology-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/women-technology-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Technology International honors SPC students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women in Technology International (Tampa Bay Chapter) honored three St. Petersburg College technology students with scholarships at their Geek Glam 2016 event on Thursday, Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2566\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/10\/WIT-awards.jpg\" alt=\"Women in Technology International scholarship winners\" width=\"572\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/10\/WIT-awards.jpg 572w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/10\/WIT-awards-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>Melissa Gardner (left), Gina Baker (middle) and Terryn LeMaster (right) were selected out of 13 applicants by the Women in Technology International Board as the 2016 scholarship winners.\u00a0 The students each received a $1,000 award for the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters.<\/p>\n<h2>Women in Technology annual fashion event<\/h2>\n<p>Each year Women in Technology International (WITI) holds a fashion runway event featuring WITI members as models.\u00a0 This year Black Market\/White House and Banana Republic outfitted the members in fine fashion.\u00a0 Additionally, the event features a silent auction, a vendor fair of jewelry, art and luxurious bath items.\u00a0 WITI members select a non-profit to receive the proceeds from the auction and vendor fair.<\/p>\n<p>In summer 2015, Kim Rankin, President of the Women In Technology International Tampa Chapter and Senior Talent Scout at PSCU approached St. Petersburg College Technology Dean Sharon Setterlind to talk about setting up a scholarship fund for female students in the SPC&#8217;s College of Computer and Information Technology. Several students attended Geek Glam 2015 including Gina Baker and assisted as volunteers.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s event yielded over $5000.00\u00a0 The WITI Board worked closely with the SPC Foundation Office to develop standards and guidelines for choosing the winners who would be honored at Geek Glam 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>Students given free membership to Women in Technology International<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the scholarship, each student was gifted with a year membership to WITI, a beautifully inscribed glass paperweight with their name and achievement and a certificate. The students were presented to the audience and each had an opportunity to thank the members for the honor of the scholarship.\u00a0 Melissa, Gina and Terryn expressed their gratitude and told their individual story of what the honor meant.\u00a0 Their stories held a similar thread \u00a0\u2013 because of the scholarship \u00a0\u2013 they were able to take classes this year. They also talked about their dreams and their desire to be the new face of technology.\u00a0 The applause was genuine and supportive as Kim reminded all to bid high and bid often on the auction items so that WITI can continue the good work of supporting women in technology. \u00a0Because of their strong commitment to women in technology, the board chose once again to forward proceeds from the 2016 event to SPC women in information technology programs.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa, Gina and Terryn will be honored again at the Women in Technology Event on SPC&#8217;s St. Petersburg\/Gibbs Campus on Thursday, Oct. 27. Get details and reserve your spot for this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/22291\">Women in Technology event<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women in Technology International (Tampa Bay Chapter) honored three St. Petersburg College technology students with scholarships at their Geek Glam 2016 event on Thursday, Oct. 6. 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