Caitlin O'Brien Competes in ACM Regional Programming Contest

2013 Nov 4

Caitlin O'Brien, a McKendree University a first-year computer science major from St. Louis, competed in the Midwest Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) student programming contest held at Webster University on Nov. 2. She was on a team that finished second of the 13 teams competing at Webster and 22nd overall in the Mid-Central USA Regional.

Overall, 139 teams participated in the Mid-Central USA Regional. It was the best showing McKendree's Division of Computing students have had at the competition, according to Dr. Jim Feher, professor of computer science and computer information systems. In addition to McKendree, students represented Principia College, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Saint Louis University, Webster University, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and Lindenwood University.