Certiport Announces U.S. Qualifiers for Championship Round of
Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office
Students from Reno, Nevada Earn Trip to Compete for the Title of “World
Champ” against 44 Other Country Champions
During Certiport PATHWAYS HAWAII
SALT LAKE CITY (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) July 24, 2008 --
Certiport today announced Anthony Lewis, 17, and Justin Wainscott, 18—both
from Reno, Nevada—are the 2008 U.S. Champions
for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, respectively. These Country
Champions and more than 56,000 students from 47 countries participated
in multiple rounds of local, national, and regional competitions in the
Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office from October 2007 to May 2008.
Both were awarded an all-expense-paid trip to vie for the title “World
Champ” of Microsoft Word and Excel during
Certiport PATHWAYS™ HAWAII international
conference July 31 – August 2.
The U.S. qualifiers are excited for the chance to display the knowledge
and skills they have developed. Justin Wainscott, the Word Country
Champion, said he was most excited for the competition because it would
give him an opportunity to match his skills with other competitors from
around the world.
But the finalists are not just looking forward to visiting Hawaii—they
also recognize the long-term benefits the Competition and credential
will bring. “I believe that participating in
the Competition will help with both my educational and occupational
pursuits,” said Anthony Lewis, the Excel
Country Champion. “Anyone can say they have
experience and skills, but receiving the certification and participating
in this Competition prove that I have them.”
In the upcoming final round of the Worldwide Competition only one Excel
winner and one Word winner will earn the prestigious distinction of
being World Champion. Both Champions will receive a trophy and a
grand-prize package worth $6,500 USD. The package includes a Dell™
Notebook Computer with Windows Vista™ and
Microsoft Office 2003, Pocket PC Phone with Microsoft®
Windows Mobile™, Microsoft®
Zune™ MP3 player, Microsoft®
Xbox 360™ Console and Game Bundle, Microsoft®
Learning Courseware, e-Learning, and Certification Bundle.
Country Champions of the Competition include:
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Country Champions - Microsoft Word
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Country Champions - Microsoft Excel
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Canada - Sarah Davies
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Canada - Jamie Fontane
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China -Zhenhua Lu
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China - Jian Li
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China - Mengjie Zhang
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China - Pin Lu
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Costa Rica - Yariela Barquerotliranda
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Costa Rica - Carlos Moliva
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El Salvador - Luis Ernesto
Najarro Trejo
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France - Paul Marcon
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Germany - Natalie Kurdes
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Greece - Fotios Papazafeiropoulos
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Greece George Lamprianidis
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Honduras - Carlos Chinchilla
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Honduras - Maria Carolina Chinchilla
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Hong Kong - Chan On Sang
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Hong Kong - Chi Yuen Chan
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Ireland - John Oritz
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Ireland - Koate Moran
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Japan - Manami Fujimoto
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Japan - Yuko Ihara
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Korea - Yeon Ju Lee
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Jordan - Haya Khirfan
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Korea - Bit Na Kwon
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Korea - Chang Hyeon Yeo
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Mexico - William Suarez Mendel
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Korea - Hye Meong Park
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Palestine - Amjad Abu Aysheh
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Mexico - Paolo D'Amico Lopez
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Singapore - You Hock Tan
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Palestine - Thabit Sabbah
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Singapore - Zi Yi Sharon Chan
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Singapore - Yuan Jie Lim
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Taiwan - Li-Mei Weng
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Singapore - Zi Yi Sharon Chan
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Taiwan - Kai-Chun Chang
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Taiwan - Wen Che Tao
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Thailand - Penporn Koanantakool
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Taiwan - Ching Ting Wei
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United Kingdom - Phillipa Dunlop
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Thailand - Chawanat Nakasan
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USA - Anthony Lewis
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United Kingdom - Martha Cattell
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USA - Justin Wainscott
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For more information about the 2008 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft
Office, visit www.officecompetition.com.
ABOUT CERTIPORT
Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills
and credentials for the competitive global workforce. These solutions
are delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport Centers worldwide and
include Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®),
the official Microsoft® Office certification
programs and the Adobe® Certified Associate
certification program. For more information, visit www.certiport.com.
"Certiport" and "IC³" are
registered trademarks of Certiport, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. "Microsoft" is either a registered trademark or trademark of
Microsoft Corp. in the United States and other countries. The names of
actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
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