Eight computer programmers - five of them from the University of Utah - on Monday were announced as winners in the "Mozy Programming Deathmatch" contest.

Each of the contestants won $1,250, and one of them might be offered a job by contest sponsor Berkeley Data, said spokesman Devin Knighton.

There was no clear single winner, so eight competitors split the $10,000 prize.

They are Brian Watkins of Salt Lake City; Bryan Worthen, an employee at the University of Utah's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCII); Jon Jensen, Salt Lake City; Brian Palmer, Salt Lake City; U. faculty member Peter Jensen; McKay Davis (SCII); Michael Callahan (SCII); and Ian Robertson of Overstock.com.

Promoted on a Utah County Interstate 15 billboard near Lehi, the contest drew 120 programmers, many of whom competed Saturday at Berkeley Data's American Fork offices.

- Bob Mims

Engineering gift

Warnocks give stocks for building renovation at U.

John E. and Marva M. Warnock have gifted 30,000 shares of Adobe stock to the University of Utah for the renovation of the 60,000-square-foot Engineering and Mines Classroom Building.

The stock, valued at more than $1.1 million, is in addition to the Warnocks' $6 million gift in 2003 toward the construction of a new engineering building scheduled to open in February 2007, said U. President Michael Young.

The 20-year-old Engineering and Mines Classroom Building serves as the foundation for the classroom portion of the new engineering building. With five auditoriums, seven classrooms and computer labs, the building serves more than 5,000 students each semester. The entire structure, which encompasses both the new and existing buildings, will be designated The John E. and Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building.

- Dawn House