3/20/14 - A trio of college students that will compete in an international computer programming competition in Russia includes a local graduate. Eric Rinkus (pictured, left) attended Hartland and Brighton High Schools before moving on to the Michigan Technological University, where he is now a computer science major. He has teamed up with fellow programmers Thomas Holmes and Ryan McNamara to earn an invitation to the International Collegiate Programming Contest that will take place in Russia this June. The annual competition, sponsored by IBM, pits the teams of various countries against one another as they solve programming problems as quickly as possible. If Rinkusâ team is victorious, it will be the first win for the United States since 1991. To prepare for the contest, Rinkus and his teammates are being flown to Chicago on March 26th for the North American Invitational Programming Contest. The national competition will include numerous other universities, and carries with it a grand prize of $4,500. (TD)
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