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Show 2 THE SIGNPOST Wednesday, May 16, 1990 DEX nominated Weber State's chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi was recognized as a top ten finalist for chapter of the year at it's national career development conference in San Jose, Calif. The chapter also received a Diamond Chapter Award for it's civic service with the Weber County Drug and Alcohol Peer Leadership Program. "The national convention gets better every year on the college level," said Byron Anderson, WSC DEX President. "It was quite a shock to see the number of students in my individual events who were in their forties and fifties. "Most of us think of a college YOU'LL LOOK GREAT IN A TUX FROM g3 OGDEN 4305 So. Harrison Blvd. (Next to Smith's Food King) 479-6040 competition being college age students, but that's not how it is at the DEX conference," said Anderson. "Our students have to be prepared to compete against students of all ages and levels of experience in their given field." 1990 was the first year for a new event called professional development, and WSC brought home the first place plaque thanks to an outstanding presentation by Guy Watkins and Laura Gilbert. 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Preliminary event awards were given to the top five in each sub category: Anneli Isaacson, apparel and accessories-supervision; Marci Manes, apparel and accessories-supervision; and Shauna Bridge, apparel and accessories-social skills. According to Shauna Bridge, "The experience of competing on a national level was an outstanding confidence builder. I never realized the number of participants until we attended the opening ceremony and felt the ROY 6 ml excitement from the near 2,000 students from across the U.S. and Canada." "The bus trip created a real closeness between Snow College and Weber," said Anneli Isaacson. "We were always pulling for each other, unlike state career development conference where we competed against each other." Jilane Foster, George Fuller and Steve Carter attended management institute during their stay at San Jose. Management institute is sponsored by corporations from across the nation, and offers in depth training and management trends for the 1990s. "Special thanks goes out to this year's corporate sponsors who helped make our trip a success," said Anderson. The trip WSC Financial Aid selects new director By Godfrey Akpan Staff writer of The Signpost Mr. Richard Effiong, a 1981 alumnus of Weber State College, has become the new director of student financial aid. After graduating from Weber, Effiong enrolled at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, 111., where he earned a MBA degree in 1983. In October 1983, Effiong joined the Weber State Financial Aid Department as loan officer. He was promoted to administrator in 1985and became a resource manager in 1989. Effiong said, "Our job involves giving money to eligible students to go to school." Factors The Second Animation Celebration: A collection of award winning animation shorts from 1989. This film highlights the stunning work that is beingdone in animation today and features everything from the Simpsons to 10 ways to Quit Smoking. This is a veryhard-to-find film so don't miss this rare opportunity to laugh hard. was sponsored in part by Lifetime Products, Mattrix Marketing and Utah Power and Light. "They were able to help with last minute transportation costs that members were counting on in order to attend." The student members of DEX would also like to thank Desiree Cooper, chapter advisor and Carl Grunander, DEX State Advisor for a.l they do during the year. "Without the supervision of these two people we would have just another chapter instead of one of the best in the nation," Anderson said. "This was easily the most outstanding group of competitors I've seen at a national convention during my 10 years of involvement," said Cooper. "Our students did very well and should be prouoftheir accomplishments." for eligibility are income, number in the household, number of people in a family attending college and assets. "If you are on financial aid, budget your money very well and do not take out loans for more than you need," Effiong said. "It makes no sense for students to have their first year salary equivalent to their outstanding loan." Effiong said, "There's similarity between going to school and working in the corporate world. In both you have enormous tasks to accomplish. According to Effiong, enrolling in cooperative work study gives students first-hand experience. Students should get involved in student government and build up their resumes. Mon.-Sat. 8 p.m. Wildcat Theatre $1 |