Scholarship winners and project finalists

MILITARY VETERANS

HONORING OUR HEROES

  • Partnering with Team Rubicon in the Colorado Flood Clean Up
  • Project management certification prep
  • Helping veterans compete for jobs

MENTORING

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

  • Unique 4-Step Program
  • Partnering with Front Range schools
  • Awarding college scholarships

Matching Gift Campaign! For every dollar you donate, PMI Mile Hi will match it.

K-12:

TEACHING LIFE SKILLS

  • Project management for K-12—and beyond
  • It’s a business skill—and a life skill
  • Preparing our youth with skills that build confidence, competence & success

2023 winners of our 21st Annual High School Project Management Competition. Next step is working toward college scholarships.

2023 Winners Group

Congratulations! 2023 Project Competition winners! 

Innovative projects! Advanced technology skills! Awesome work ethic!

These are characteristics demonstrated by each competitor in our 21st Annual High School Projects of the Year Competition, March 8, at PMI Mile Hi’s Chapter meeting, Denver.

PMI Mile Hi members served as impartial judges of the competition. The Chapter is a long-time supporter of the work of the Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation. (50lc3).  

Robotics project

Projects in the 2023 competition included Migrane Treatment Cooling Facemask, Hydrogen Generation and Capture for Energy industry, Cybertech Penetration Testing Hardware,  App to Assist Health Diagnosis, Efficient/Safe Bumper Cars, Home Grown Hearts for the Health industry, Cybertech/AI for Intrusion Detection, 3D Modern Architect Home, 3D Mascot for Thomas Jefferson High School, Weather Website App and a Robot Framework.

Bob Kois at table with finalist

Seasoned project managers at the meeting, some with more than 20 years experience as project leaders, marveled at the advanced use of technology and AI by the students. Others commented on the creativity and work ethic demonstrated by students.

Winning projects were from Thomas Jefferson High School and Cherry Creek Innovation Center.

DeLorean project

Leaders of the Foundation are past presidents of PMI Mile Hi who carry forward the torch of building the next generation of leaders. Inherent to the mission of PMI Mile Hi is advancing the message and the skills of the project management industry and the positive bottom line impact of excellence in project management.

As part of its support of the Foundation, PMI Mile Hi continues into 2023 its “Matching Gift” program. For every $10, $100 or more that you donate to the Foundation to fund college scholarships, PMI Mile Hi will match that gift 100%. Your gift of $100 becomes a $200 gift for college scholarships for students from our local Colorado community. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

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Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

1 week 6 days ago

Scope statement, problem, solution--all building blocks to project management success! Awesome students from Cherry Creek Innovation Campus at our 2022 Projects of the Year Competition.

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

2 weeks 6 days ago

Presentation skills are part of our High School Projects of the Year Competition. Congrats to these amazing students from 2023! They wowed us! #ThrowbackThursday #collegescholaships

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3 weeks 6 days ago

Celebrating some of the outstanding presenters from Cherry Creek Innovation Campus at our 2022 Projects of the Year Competition. Brilliant students who awed us with

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

1 month 4 days ago

Our favorite time of the year! Awarding college scholarship checks to the winners of our High School Projects of the Year Competition. Fond memories of

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1 month 2 weeks ago

A big shout out to winners of our college scholarships from 2015! Congrats! #ThrowbackThursday #collegescholaships #projectmanager #ProjectManagement

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

1 month 3 weeks ago

Congrats to our 2023 High School Project Management Competition entrants. Awesome projects! Brilliant & hard working students! Now on their way to their next steps

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

2 months 2 weeks ago

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

2 months 3 weeks ago

We're getting ready to award the college scholarship checks to our 2023 winners! Gabriella DeMarie, one of our 2022 winners, was off to Gonzaga University,

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

2 months 4 weeks ago

Many thanks to the project managers who serve as our mentors to area high schoolers, such as Bill Miller, PMP, shown here. #throwbackthursday #projectmanager #CCIC

Denver Metro Project Management Education Foundation

3 months 6 days ago

Judges from PMI Mile Hi Chapter review one of the many awesome projects in our 2020 High School Projects of the Year Competition. Winners are