2012 was a remarkable year in our partnership with BDPA. A dedicated group of Monsanto volunteers made significant progress and recorded successes in many areas.

1. Monsanto/BDPA Partnership: Year in Review 2012
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2012 was a remarkable year in our partnership with BDPA. A dedicated group of Monsanto volunteers made
emarkable
significant progress and recorded successes in many areas
areas.
High School Computer Competition Team
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nd
2 Place out of 17 competing teams at National Competition
At the National Conference in Baltimore on Aug 4th the St Louis HSCC team, under the guidance of Tiffany Jones,
reached its highest ranking at the annual computer competition; finishing 2nd place overall, and 1st place in the t-
shirt competition. The team developed a movie rental application that met all the requirements narrowly missing
hirt requirements,
st
out on 1 place. Each member of the team received 2 awards and a $1000 scholarship from BDPA. The success of
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the team is a complete transformation from when we first got involved in 2007.
2012 St Louis HSCC Team
Jacqueline Nobbe Junior – Visitation Academy
James Field Sophomore– Eureka High School
Fields
Samuel Mahone Graduating Senior – Clyde C. Miller Career Academy (Missouri State University, MO)
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Christina Miller Senior – Visitation Academy
Della Anjeh Graduating Senior - Visitation Academy (Pomona College, CA)
Darian Granderson Senior – Hazelwood Central
National Conference Presence and Value
In addition to sponsoring the high school students, we shared Monsanto career opportunities at the career fair,
chool
placed renewed emphasis on building a relationship with the national organization, learned from other companies
ational
that have successfully leveraged their relationship with BDPA, and increas our overall presence at the
increased
conference.
Highlights include: Conducting several strategy sessions with BPDA National Officers and other company
and
representatives; Amy Komnick representing the ITLT, as a member of the “CIO Panel” discussion, Fabianna Solari
serving as a judge for the IT Showcase - a college/high school research competition and Arthur Downes II serving
competition-
as a judge for the Video Challenge.
The conference logistics were flawlessly planned and executed by our new Conference Coordinator Raymond
Elangovan.

2. Local Chapter Engagement
One of the goals for 2012 was to help grow the local chapter. In previous years, Monsanto and Ameren were the
sole sponsors for the local chapter. This year, we formed a Corporate Executive Advisory Council (with Oseyi
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Ikuenobe and Vincent Shorter representing Monsanto) to help guide the chapter’s Board of Directors. The council,
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led by Vincent Shorter, now includes representation/sponsorship from MasterCard, Webster University, Microsoft,
Deloitte, and Emerson. We worked with the chapter to develop long range strategies and goals. This effort has
goals
helped to energize the chapter and attract new m
d members to the local BDPA organization.
Increased Monsanto Participation and People Development
The success achieved this year is a direct result of the increased participation from Monsanto employees. Our
volunteer team grew from 5 members in 2011 to 15 in 2012. The increased participation allowed the team to focus
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on key areas of improvement from last year strengthen the student training curriculum, and leverage additional
year,
resources to support the BDPA initiative.
Volunteers also benefited by personal and professional development. Volunteers provided leadership in the local
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chapter, developed presentations to share Monsanto’s business and research functions, and demonstrated project
and crisis management skills. Involvement in BPDA also gave team members the opportunity to develop long range
plans, manage budgets and plan/execute conference logistics. We continue to see BDPA as a great opportunity to
develop skills and to grow as an IT professional
professional.
2012 Monsanto Volunteers
John Cooper, Raymond Elangovan, Fabianna Solari, Fred Hillebrandt, Gina Vincent, Ann Ripp, Jia Yan, Sheila Javaux, Gary
Williams, Kailash Hingorani, Keona Hardin, Tiffany Jones, Albert Ware, Oseyi Ikuenobe, Vincent Shorter
Focus Areas for Next Year (FY13)
The team is energized and looks forward to building on the success from this year. In the coming year we plan to:
successes
• Maintain or increase the number of Monsanto volunteers
aintain
• Act on the lessons learned from other companies in recruiting (college and experienced professionals)
ct (college
• Continue to help grow the local chapter
• Increase the level of partnership/visibility with the National BDPA organization/conference
ncrease
• Leverage our involvement in the student competitions as a talent pool for the IT Co- program
everage -Op
Thanks to all the Monsanto employees and IT Leaders who have supported and championed this worthwhile cause
to Develop Future IT Professionals.