| Show SEVERAL L WINNERS AT DEX NATIONALS News Services In some events the difference in scores between 1st 2nd and 3rd place is 2 1 points The competition tion gets very k keen en Students and faculty have just returned from the annual National Delta Epsilon Chi DEX Career Development Conf Conference Conference Con Con- f ference rence held in Louisville Kentucky There were more than 1500 participants participants participants pants in attendance at the national conference own Kathy Walton played a critical role in the success of this years year's conference Along with her position as Conference Conference Conference Con Con- ference Coordinator tor she he is v- v u J S- S 1 4 the President pi President sid h of the DECA DEC DECA A ABoard Board of Directors making making making mak mak- ing sure the organization provides the right direction direction direction tion and program activities for the DEX student members members members mem mem- bers throughout the coun coun- try Of those individuals attending att 22 participated in the 21 various market market- ing business competitive events Fourteen were recognized Tuesday morning morning morning morn morn- ing April 18 as finalists in their events at the Mini- Mini Awards Session That recognition provided the students an opportunity to compete again that same day That evening April 18 in the beautiful Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Center for the Arts at the Grand Awards Session Session Session Ses Ses- sion 12 of those 14 DEX students were invited to the stage as event winners Most of these students began their competition on Saturday with 60 y competitors in In the event The states can only bring a small number of students for each event so many students competed at the state level hoping for the opportunity to compete at atthe atthe the national level That 60 number is only a small representative of the total number of competitors tors throughout the coun coun- try In some events the difference difference difference dif dif- dif dif- ference in scores between 1 1st st 2nd and 3rd place is 12 12 12 1 2 points The competition gets very keen At the opening session four students were recognized Stephanie o.- o. current r DEX 11 president nt and ana StacIa Pentz Peritz were recognized with the National Delta Epsilon I IChi Chi Marketing Education Honor Award 1999 There were only nine students recognized this year with this prestigious award recognizing high scholastic achievement and participation in Delta Epsilon Chi activities This is the third year in a arow arow arow row that has had a student received this high honor The Chapter Leadership ti Award a new award this year recipients also recognized recognized recognized rec rec- rec- rec that evening were vere Greg Madsen Business Sponsor Coordinator 2000 1999 and Jared state DEX Vice President cation 2000 Some of the winners winners |
