{"id":994,"date":"2026-04-19T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccsc.org\/midwest\/?page_id=994"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:42:39","slug":"2026-conference-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccsc.org\/midwest\/steering-committee\/2026-conference-committee","title":{"rendered":"2026 Conference Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"text-align: inherit; color: #666666;\" border=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Position<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Institution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Conference Chair<\/td>\n<td>Zachary Kurmas<\/td>\n<td>Grand Valley State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vice Conference Chair<\/td>\n<td>William Turner<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Wabash College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Site Chair<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Site Chair (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Papers<\/td>\n<td>Imad Al Saeed<\/td>\n<td>Saint Xavier University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nifty Tools &amp; Assignments<\/td>\n<td>Ahmed Elmagrous<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin-Stout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nifty Tools &amp; Assignments (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td>Fola Olagbemi<\/td>\n<td>Hope College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WIP<\/td>\n<td>Ahmed Elmagrous<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin-Stout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panels, Tutorials, &amp; Workshops<\/td>\n<td>Sugandha Malviya<\/td>\n<td>Ball State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panels, Tutorials, &amp; Workshops (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td>Cathy Bareiss<\/td>\n<td>Bethel University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Authors\/Editor<\/td>\n<td>William Turner (2027)<\/td>\n<td>Wabash College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Past Conference Chair<\/td>\n<td>Paul Talaga<\/td>\n<td>University of Indianapolis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Programming Contest<\/td>\n<td>Paul Talaga<\/td>\n<td>University of Indianapolis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Programming Contest (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td>Md Haque<\/td>\n<td>Butler University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Programming Contest (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td>Nathan Sommer<\/td>\n<td>Xavier University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publicity<\/td>\n<td>David Largent<\/td>\n<td>Ball State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Registrar<\/td>\n<td>Deborah Hwang (2028)<\/td>\n<td>University of Evansville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speakers (Keynote &amp; Dinner)<\/td>\n<td>Stefan Brandle<\/td>\n<td>Taylor University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Student Showcase<\/td>\n<td>Andy Harris<\/td>\n<td>Ball State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Treasurer<\/td>\n<td>Dominic Wilson (2026)<\/td>\n<td>University of Findlay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Two-year College Liaison<\/td>\n<td>Kris Roberts<\/td>\n<td>Ivy Tech Community College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vendors<\/td>\n<td>Takako Soma<\/td>\n<td>Illinois College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Webmaster<\/td>\n<td>VACANT (2028)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Webmaster (Assistant)<\/td>\n<td>William Turner<\/td>\n<td>Wabash College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regional Representative<\/td>\n<td>David Largent (2026)<\/td>\n<td>Ball State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CCSC At-Large Board Member<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Lehman (2027)<\/td>\n<td>Huntington University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CCSC At-Large Board Member<\/td>\n<td>Karl Schmitt (2026)<\/td>\n<td>Trinity Christian College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position Name Institution Conference Chair Zachary Kurmas Grand Valley State University Vice Conference Chair William Turner \u00a0Wabash College Site Chair Site Chair (Assistant) Papers Imad Al Saeed Saint Xavier University Nifty Tools &amp; 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