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TSA
History
The Technology Student Association (TSA), formerly
AIASA, is the oldest student organization dedicated
exclusively to students enrolled in technology education
classes grades K-12. It has a rich history that spans
three decades. Three distinct periods may be found in
TSA's history. During the period from 1958 to 1978,
the American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA)
was a sponsored activity of the American Industrial
Arts Association (AIAA). In 1978, the nonprofit corporation,
AIASA, Inc., was formed to oversee AIASA as a separate
organization. During the decade that followed, the organization
grew in size, strength, structure, and impact on students
and secondary school programs. The summer of 1988 closed
this third decade as AIASA reached another milestone,
a change in the organization's name: the Technology
Student Association (TSA).
Milestones in TSA's History
1978 First Board of Directors of AIASA,
Inc. elected in February.
1978 U.S. Office of Education recognized
AIASA as the official vocational student organization
for industrial arts students.
1978 AIASA, Inc. is created, beginning
financial independence from AIAA.
1978 Ronald W. Applegate hired as first
Executive Director under AIASA, Inc.
1979 AIASA holds first national conference
separate from AIAA.
1981 National Standards for Industrial
Arts Programs includes 11 specific Standards related
to student organization.
1985 Revised Competitive Events Handbook
with 5-Year Planning Matrix published.
1988 Students vote to change name of AIASA
to Technology Student Association (TSA) (June 22) A
name change trade mark application was placed on file
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Its first president was Curtis Sheets of Virginia.
1989 The official TSA logo was designed by TSA chapter
advisor Steve Price of Georgia. The membership adopted
the logo for use at the national, state and local level.
1990 The TSA logo received a registered trade mark by
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
1991 A membership recruitment program
was created, "Shoot for the Stars." In the
mid '90s, it evolved into the Star Recognition Program
(White, Red and Blue Star Chapters).
1992 The TSA elementary program was created,
TechnoKids. Later, it was renamed The Great Technology
Adventure.
1993 Tonya Vandergriff became TSA's first
female president.
1994 For the first time, National TSA
had more than100,000 members. The first ever National
TSA Day was held on April 24.
1995 In a partnership between TSA and the National Association
of Secondary School Principals, the American Technology
Honor Society was formed
1996 TSA's competitive events program
was divided between the middle school and high school
levels with each having its own competition guidelines.
1997 TSA's national conference was held in Washington,
DC and it was the first conference with more than 3,500
participants.
1998 TSA's annual leadership conference took place in
two locations, Denver, CO, and Baltimore, MD.
1999 Under the direction of TSA president James Coleman,
Jr. the TSA Constitution and Bylaws were revised and
combined. The TSA membership approved a new comprehensive
governing document and raised the membership dues to
$7.
2000 The American Technology Honor Society became the
National Technology Achievement Award.
2001 TSA officially became the Technology Student Association
and received trademark status from the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
2002 TSA launches its newly redesigned website, www.tsaweb.org.
2003 TSA celebrates its 25th anniversary. The 25th Anniversary
Fund was created to provide membership scholarships
to under-served communities. National TSA Day was extended
to National TSA Week.
2004 TSA conducts a first ever Relay
Rally at its national conference for the American Cancer
Society.
2005 TSA launches the DuPont Leadership
Academy at its national conference, the Mentor Program,
TSA and the American Cancer Society launch the Spirit
of Service Awards program. Also, the TSA website was
again redesigned with two online stores, one for TSA
apparel and one for TSA publications and products. TSA's
quarterly newsletter, School Scene, started appearing
on the website in HTML.
2006 TSA is awarded a grant from the National
Science Foundation to host a two-day symposium for STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) stakeholders
and robotics education experts to develop a robotics
assessment rubric that can be incorporated into competitive
event activities and instruction in the classroom.
2007 TSA offers its members on-line affiliation as
well as on-line registration for the national conference.
Past Presidents - AIASA and TSA
Year President
State
1978 - 79 Jeff Short, Oklahoma
1979 - 80 Rick Saucier, Louisiana
1980 - 81 Chris Hoffman, New Jersey
1981 - 82 Jenny Robichaux, Louisiana
1982 - 83 Dan La Fountain, Connecticut
1983 - 84 Mark Powers, Virginia
1984 - 85 Robert Stokes, Oklahoma
1985 - 86 George Munn, Florida
1986 - 87 Emily Wise, Virginia
1987 - 88 Adam Zakarian, Pennsylvania
1988 - 89 Curtis Sheets, Virginia
1989 - 90 Chris Beuershausen, Texas
1990 - 91 Quang Le, Delaware
1991 - 92 Guy Cecil, Florida
1992 - 93 Tonya Vandergriff, Tennessee
1993 - 94 Kevin Thigpen, Mississippi
1994 - 95 DeVere Day, Utah
1995 - 96 Brooke Davis, West Virginia
1996 - 97 Matt Zimmerman, Oklahoma
1997 - 98 Bart Slabbekorn, Tenessee
1998 - 99 James Coleman, Jr. Virginia
1999 - 00 Katrina Miller, Tennessee
2000 - 01 Misty Lamb, Florida
2001 - 02 Casey Loper, Oklahoma
2002 - 03 Michael Ward, Oklahoma
2003 - 04 Amy Groner, Tennessee
2004 - 05 Bradley Jennings, Oklahoma
2005 - 06 Katy Galambos, Tennessee
2006 - 07 Trent Kissee, Oklahoma
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