Show DECA Brings Honors To The annual Institute Hi-Institute of Selling sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Utah was held January from until p. p pm p.m. m. m in the Student Union Building on the University of Utah campus The purpose of this event is to recognize Utah's outstanding students in fields of Marketing Sales and Distribution The has two divisions high school and Junior Colleges The high school students compete in Sales Rep positions and the Jr College students assume the roles of a sales manager motivating a sales force in a sales management meeting During December the DECA chapter here at SL sponsored a school run-off run competition to select outstanding students one male and one female to represent SL in the Hi of Selling competition in January There were 17 day and evening students involved in this competition The students were scored on a point basis When points were tallied Myrna Lynn Borg and Les Ashton were the two that were chosen to represent SL and the State meeting One outstanding male student and one outstanding female student from each of the following colleges Weber State College Dixie College Snow College College of Eastern Utah Provo and SL were invited invited invited in in- to attend this competition along with representatives from different high schools throughout the state The night is started off by the competition for the students first and then there is a banquet with a guest speaker and then the awards are finally given out There is only a first place female winner and a first place male winner However everyone that participates is mentioned and receives a The first place winners receive a trophy This year Les Ashton was the male first place winner and Myrna Lynn Borg was the female first place winner SL is very proud of these students and wished to congratulate them on their victory and also wishes to thank them for the fine way they re represented represented represented re- re presented |