Keynote Speaker | Dr. Cortlan J. Wickliff
Cortlan J. Wickliff, Ph.D., J.D. is an author, attorney, engineer, and currently the Associate Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives at Rice University. Dr. Wickliff also serves as an advisor and attorney to several companies around the state of Texas. He began his academic journey by being accepted to college at the age of 14, and completed it by attaining a bioengineering degree from Rice University, a Harvard Law Degree, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M in interdisciplinary engineering before his 26th birthday. Since publishing his book, Young and Driven: Overdrive, Dr. Wickliff has become a sought-after public figure and is quickly becoming a household name. He believes that it is never too early or too late to be impactful, and he wants to encourage people across the country to believe in themselves, be ambitious enough to dream big, and be driven to succeed no matter the obstacle.
Friday, March 24, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Student Check-In, Display and Safety – Student Recreation Center
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
8:00 a.m.
Doors open to students – no parents; Students to posters – Student Recreation Center
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Judging of Projects (Live interviews) – Student Recreation Center
9:00 – 11 a.m.
Special Awards, Medal Distribution – Student Recreation Center
12:30 p.m.
Students released
1:30 p.m.
Blue Ribbon finalists posted on website & social media
2:15 p.m.
Doors open for Blue Ribbon Finalists, no parents; Students to posters – Student Recreation Center
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Blue Ribbon Judging – Student Recreation Center
4:30 p.m.
Students released
6:45 p.m.
Doors open for awards ceremony to students – Rudder Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
Doors open for awards ceremony for non-students – Rudder Auditorium
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony – Rudder Auditorium
9:45 – 11:00 p.m.
Poster Breakdown – Student Recreation Center
