by Dylan Dunneback
Earlier this month, 11 members of the Michigan Tech Collegiate DECA chapter attended the State Career Development Conference in Kalamazoo, MI, to compete in three different types of events: individual, team, and prepared business plans. In addition to the competitions, the MTU DECA Chapter also made tie blankets for charity.
Below are the students who participated, as well as the events in which they placed:
- Jaylen Body (Marketing & Management): Finalist, Hotel & Lodging
- Veronica Frystak (Marketing & OSM): 2nd place, Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
- Dylan Dunneback (Marketing): 1st place, Restaurant and Food Service Management
- Allyana Grochowski (General Business): Finalist, Human Resources Management
- Zach Hooper (MIS & Engineering Management): Finalist, Entrepreneurship Operations
- Sammy Perrone (Marketing): Finalist, Fashion Merchandising Marketing
- Ethan Semenchuks (Engineering Management): 3rd place, Sales Management and Leadership
- Gavin Walters (Engineering Management): Finalist, Marketing Management
- Joe Anthony (Electrical Engineering)
- Wilson Yax (Finance)
- Isaac Pilgrim (Finance)
The following teams also placed:
- Joe Anthony and Gavin Waters placed 3rd in their team event, Business to Business Marketing
- Dylan Dunneback and Allyana Grochowski placed 2nd in their prepared business plan event, Digital Marketing Strategies
- Jaylen Body and Veronica Frystak placed 2nd in their team event, Entertainment Marketing
- Zach Hooper and Sammy Perrone placed 3rd in their team event, Marketing Communications.
Jaylen, Veronica, Dylan, Allyana, Zach, Sammy, Ethan, Gavi, and Joe all qualified for the International Career Development Conference in April 2024 in Texas.