TSA Tech Bowl

What year was the first AIASA board of directors elected?

1978

What year did AIASA hold its first national conference separating from AIAA?

1979

What year was AIASA's first national service project is established?

1983

The first National TSA Day was held on what date?

April 24th 1994

Who designed the official TSA logo ( He was from Georgia ) ?

Chapter advisor Steve Price

Who was the first national TSA president ( He was from Virginia ) ?

Curtis Sheets

TSA offers its members what?

Online affiliation as well as online national conference registration

In 1988 on June 22nd, students vote to change name of AIASA to what?

TSA (Technology Student Association)

TSA partners with who to offer the Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge?

The Verizon Foundation

The TSA elementary program, TechnoKids, was created in what year?

1992

In 1999 under the direction of national TSA President James Coleman, Jr. the TSA Constitution and what are revised and combined?

Bylaws

TSA adopts the TSA logo for use of what ?

National, state, and local level.

what does the tsa color navy (blue) mean?

Navy (red) represents the sincerity of the technology education students and teachers in obtaining a greater knowledge of our technological word.

TSA conducts a first ever what for the American Cancer Society at a National TSA Conference?

Relay Rally

The 2020 National TSA Conference, scheduled for Nashville, TN, was not held due to what pandemic?

The Covid-19

In 1992 TechnoKids was renamed what?

The Great Technology Adventure

Who become TSA's first female president in 1992 ?

Tonya Vandergriff

In 1999 TSA membership approves a new comprehensive governing document and raises the national membership dues to how much?

$7.00

PLTW meanes what?

(PLTW) Project Lead the Way

In 1994 for the first time, the national TSA had more than how many members?

100,000

National Standards for Industrial Arts Programs includes how many specific Standards related to student organizations?

11

The national office relocates from 1914 Association Drive to were?

1904 Association Drive in Reston, VA

National President Emily Wise appears on the nationally televised Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon to present a check for funds raised by members across the country as part of AIASA's second national service project in what year?

1986

The TSA Technology Honor Society is established in what year?

1993

TSA celebrates its 25th anniversary in what year?

2003

TSA's competitive events program is divided between the middle school and high school levels (each, with its own competition guidelines) in what year?

1996

National TSA Day is extended to National TSA Week in what year?

2003

TSA acquires the Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS) and Unite programs from the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) in what year?

2011

In what year did TSA hosts the Best in Nation TEAMS competition at the National TSA Conference?

2013

TSA celebrates its 35th anniversary in what year?

2013

TSA's leadership program, LEAP, is announced in what year?

2016

TSA celebrates its 40th anniversary in what year?

2018

TSA introduces a Computer Science initiative in what year?

2019

In what year TSA's Competition Regulations Committee restructuring takes place?

2022

In what year TSA Achievement Program, Pathways to Excellence is revised and introduced?

2023

In 2014 National TSA has more than 200,000 members for the school year and the National TSA Conference attendance climbs to nearly how many members?

7,000

The TSA VEX Robotics Competition partnership provides students with what?

A hands-on, co-curricular competition for STEM and complements the existing technology-related competitions offered by TSA.

What was TSA called before it was called TSA?

AIASA

In 2000 the American Technology Honor Society becomes the National Technology what?

Achievement Award

In 1998 TSA's annual leadership conference is held in what two locations?

Denver, CO, and Baltimore, MD.

TSA launches the what at its national conference in 2005 ?

DuPont Leadership Academy

Who was the national TSA President in 1999?

James Coleman, Jr.

In 1981 who becomes AIASA's first female president?

Jenny Robichaux

In 2014 TSA holds the first national what competition?

Junior Solar Sprint (JSS)

The 25th Anniversary Fund is created to provide what to member?membership scholarships to underserved communities

Membership scholarships to underserved communities

Developed through a partnership among national TSA, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and SkillsUSA—the Engineering Alliance offers classroom level competitions and leadership development activities designed specifically for who?

PLTW-affiliated middle and high school pre-engineering instructional programs

In 1978 who was hired as the first executive director under AIASA?

Ronald W.

All national TSA competitors are required to wear the official?

Royal blue TSA shirt.

What does the color scarlet (red) mean tsa?

Scarlet (red) represents the strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal.

What are the TSA colors?

Scarlet(red), white, and navy(blue).

The TSA membership recruitment program is called what?

Star Recognition Program

In 2002 TSA launches its newly redesigned website called what ?

TSAweb.org.

In 1997 the National TSA Conference in Washington, D.C. becomes the first National TSA Conference with more how many participants?

Than 3,500 participants

In 1995 a partnership between TSA and the National Association of Secondary School Principals formed what?

The American Technology Honor Society

In 2006 TSA is awarded a grant from who to host a two-day STEM symposium for stakeholders and robotics education experts to develop a robotics assessment rubric that can be incorporated into competitive event activities and instruction in the classroom?

The National Science Foundation

In 1983 members of AIASA all across the country raise money to help with restoration of what?

The Statue of Liberty

TSA receives what status from the USPTO in 2001 ?

Trademark

The 2021 National TSA Conference, scheduled for Orlando, FL, was held what due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Virtually

National TSA President Steven Stokes represents TSA at the were?

White House in Washington, D.C.

What does the color white mean in tsa?

White represents high standards, morals, and religious beliefs.

The TSA website is redesigned with two online what?

With 2 online stores, one for TSA apparel and one for TSA publications and products.

TSA expands the DuPont Leadership Academy at the 30th annual National TSA Conference in Orlando, FL to include sessions for who?

for graduating seniors; chapter and state officers; and advisors