Miss Tennessee Hannah Robison Speaks About STEM Education During Annual Strategy Series Conference
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Miss
Tennessee Delivers Keynote To Area IT Executives
During
Annual Strategy Series Conference
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Miss Tennessee Hannah
Robison Spoke to Nearly 250
IT
Professionals and Assisted in the Presentation of $33,000 in Grants
During IT Conference on September 30th at Memphis Hilton
Memphis, TN -- September 30, 2015 - Miss
Tennessee, Hannah Robison, served as the keynote lunch speaker at the 29th Annual Strategy Series for
Executives hosted by SIM Memphis. This premier IT conference took
place on Wednesday, September 30th at the Hilton Memphis. Robison spoke
about her passion for STEM education and assisted the SIM Memphis Chapter
members with the distribution of grants totaling $33,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Memphis, Teen Tech Camp,
U.S. FIRST Robotic (Shelby County Schools) and U.S. FIRST Robotic (White
Station). Additional funds will be donated to local SIM chapter member development grants
throughout the year. Over their 29 year history, the Strategy Series
has funded an estimated $433,000 in community outreach, STEM grants, and
learning experiences for students in the Memphis and Mid-South area.
Robison recently competed in the Miss America competition that
aired on ABC on September 13th and placed among the top seven finalists. She
is a senior at The University of Tennessee at Martin pursuing a Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Psychology. Robison spoke about
her love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), which
is why she has chosen to be a promoter of STEM Education throughout her year
of service. As a Chemistry major and an advocate for STEM, Hannah helped
launch STEM programs in several Tennessee counties this year. At UTM,
she's been on the Dean's List, a recipient of the HOPE Scholarship for four
years, has worked on Organic Chemistry Research projects under a UTM
Professor, she's a member of the American Chemical Society and The National
Society of Leadership and Success and was honored with the UTM Chancellor's
Ambassador Award for academics and service. In addition, Hannah has traveled
to each of the Children's Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals across the state of
Tennessee, science experiment in hand, promoting her "STEM Day at
CMN".
The Annual Strategy Series for Executives was designed to
explore leadership and strategy among the 250 expected IT executives
representing over 80 of the region's top IT organizations. During the
event, Jana Branham, CIO of ACH Food Companies, was named the SIM
Memphis Chapter 2015 Leader of the Year.
The Miss America Organization is one of the largest providers
of scholarships to women in the world. Each year the organization offers
millions in scholarships to its competitors. The Miss America Foundation's
education mission advocates for STEM education as they offer academic and
community-based scholarships for young women who choose science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in all levels of education.
For more information about the 29th Annual Strategy
Series for Executives hosted by SIM Memphis, visit www.MemphisStrategy.com.
About SIM Memphis
Established in 1968, the Society for Information Management
(SIM) is the premier network for IT leaders comprised of over 4,100 members
including CIOs, CTOs, senior IT executives, prominent academicians, and
foremost consultants. SIM is a community of thought leaders who share
experiences; apply rich intellectual capital and who explore future IT
direction. Through its 33 regional chapters, SIM provides resources and
programs inspired by IT leaders for IT leaders that enable CIOs to further
develop their leadership capabilities and those of the emerging leaders in
their organizations.
The Memphis Chapter of SIM is a professional society of local
IT leaders organized to keep members informed regarding new information
technologies, ideas and techniques, as well as projects and activities of
interest within the individual members on issues and projects directly
related to information systems; and strengthen the recognition and status of
the information systems profession within the community and with local
organizations. Since1988, Memphis SIM has provided resources and programs
designed to promote technology education in local institutions. These
programs include an annual week long Teen Tech Camp which is conducted each
summer in partnership with the Memphis Public Library, IT Career Day for
college students, funding for SIM-sponsored educational programs at the STAX
Music Academy, and SIM IT scholarship programs at both the University of
Memphis and Lemoyne-Owen College. For more information please visit www.sim-net.org
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