The chapter held its annual Awards Night in May with 300 people attending. Jessica Morgenstern, chapter vice president of scholarships, served as master of ceremonies, and chapter leaders helped to present the scholarships. Twenty-three students were recognized and received scholarships totaling $267,000. Each student recipient responded to a thought-provoking question giving the audience insight into their personalities and abilities. This was another impressive group! The chapter also contributed $25,000 to AFCEA International Education Foundation and Emily Lund accepted the contribution and recognized and gave certificates to 35 schools that received Kickstarter grants to bring STEM into K-12 classrooms.

In March, the chapter participated in Old Mill Middle School South's eighth annual Cyber Defender Day. Students in grades 5-8 visited a variety of stations where they learned about cybersecurity, including cyber defense and ethical hacking and raised awareness for future careers in the cyber defense industry from industry and government leader volunteers through hands-on learning. This learning included:
• 3D-printing displays (see printers in action)
• Capture the Flag (use logic and strategies to beat your opponent in an electronic game)
• Computer Graveyard (take apart and reassemble old computers and electronics)
• CrowPi devices (learn about Raspberry Pi)
• Cyphering Wheel (decode and build simple messages using a variety of cyphers)
• Electronic breadboard build for a small electronic badge (learn circuitry of a breadboard by building an electronic badge)
• Electronics: snap circuits and "Little Bitz" (explore circuits and build electronic gadgets)
• OMMS First Lego League (robot mission demonstrations)
• Ozobot activity (coding and sensing using Ozobots)
• Robotics (play with battle bots)
• Wi-Fi demonstrations (security demonstrations; see how Wi-Fi works)

The chapter distributed information to parents and teachers about education initiatives, primarily STEM scholarships for high school seniors pursuing a college education and career in STEM, and Kickstarter Grants for K-12 teachers to bring STEM education into the classroom. The chapter has worked with the Old Mill Middle school STEM coordinator since this event started eight years ago, when it funded this event with computers for the Capture the Flag station.

Cyber Defender Day attracted over 350 participants. A big thanks to chapter members, especially Jacquetta Jacobs, Jessica Morgenstern, Chad Michael and Tracey Michael, who all attended the event.