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Vol. 45, No. 36
May 16, 2011
Missouri Marketing Students Earn Top 10 Honors at International DECA Competitions
Outstanding high school and college marketing students from throughout the state recently won awards at the DECA and Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conferences held in Orlando, Fla.
DECA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Students qualified to compete internationally by winning district and state event competitions earlier this year.
“Our marketing students have once again made Missouri proud,” said Leslie Kerns, director of business, marketing education and information technology for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “Our congratulations go to DECA and Collegiate DECA students who received top awards at the recent International Career Development Conferences.”
DECA
The following Missouri DECA members received “Top 10” honors in their respective competitive events at the DECA international conference (April 30-May 3), including one team that finished in third place.
Philip Fracica and Kate Kanjirathinkal, St. Joseph Central High School
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making, Third Place
Patrick McMahon, Belton High School
Food Marketing Series, Top 10
Suzanne Hesse, Kirkwood High School
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series, Top 10
Charles Jaschek, Maxwell Knudsen and Bradley Kuziel, Kirkwood High School
Advertising Campaign, Top 10
Andrew Brodnik and Seve Manzoor, Francis Howell North High School
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making, Top 10
Jacob Agee and Nickolas Bettis, Ozark High School
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making, Top 10
Emily Scott, St. Joseph Central High School
Buying and Merchandising Operations Research, Top 10
Adam Kidwell and Sara Sabulsky, Hickman High School (Columbia School District)
Financial Services Team Decision Making, Top 10
Blake Bolin and Caleb Carlisle, Ft. Osage Independence Center
Learn and Earn Project, Top 10
National DECA Scholarships
Two Missouri DECA members received scholarships from DECA’s corporate partners at the conference.
Micah Melling, Clinton Technical School
Central Region Scholarship Award
Kaytlynn Clemons, Raytown High School
Pat DiPlacido Memorial Scholarship
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) National Fundraising Recognition
MDA honored two Missouri schools for their national fundraising efforts:
Waynesville High School DECA
First Place, National Fundraising Chapter
Rolla Technical Institute DECA
Second Place, National Fundraising Chapter
Collegiate DECA
Competing against more than 1,200 of their peers from across the country, the following students achieved “Top 10” finishes during the competitive events program at Collegiate DECA’s international conference (April 13-16).
Ryan Brandt, University of Central Missouri
Financial Services, Top 10
Ryan Maurer, Southeast Missouri State University
Retail Management, First Place
Devin Kelsey and Zach Beattie, University of Missouri
Business Ethics, First Place
Josh Johnson and Markayla Jackson, University of Missouri
Business Ethics, Second Place
Curtis Hartley and Jeff Tackett, University of Central Missouri
Business Law, Third Place
Kylie Weaver and Morgan Messer, University of Central Missouri
International Marketing, Top 10
Devin Kelsey and Zach Beattie, University of Missouri
Entrepreneurship Challenge, First Place
Sarah Kraus, University of Missouri
Marketing Management, Third Place
Gentry Coffman
William Woods University
Top 10 Finalist – Advertising Campaign
Danielle Costanza and Elizabeth Thomas, William Woods University
Advertising Campaign, Top 10
Melissa Smith, William Woods University
Entrepreneurship, Top 10
Hunter Hoyer, University of Central Missouri
Entrepreneurship, Top 10
Corbin Umstattd, Columbia College
Entrepreneurship, Top 10
Nikki Cole, William Woods University
Sales Representative, Top 10
Amber Vieth, William Woods University
Web Site Design, Top 10
Missouri DECA is the sixth largest state association in the nation and serves more than 9,100 high school students. The Collegiate Division of DECA (formerly known as Delta Epsilon Chi) serves 275 students throughout Missouri. DECA enhances preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction.