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Business Huskies Compete and Place at International Competition

Four Michigan Tech DECA students attending the Collegiate DECA ICDC 2025 event in San Francisco stand in the center of a reception hall with other students, also wearing lanyards and business attire, registering and networking around them.
Business Huskies get set for international competition in San Francisco. From left, Jaylen Body, Dylan Dunneback, Allyana Grochowski, and Veronica Frystak (All photos courtesy Michigan Tech DECA)

The streets of San Francisco will never be the same—and neither will the four Business Huskies who enjoyed a life-changing international competition and explorations of the city through their membership in Michigan Tech DECA. In April, four College of Business students and members of the Michigan Tech Chapter of DECA Collegiate traveled to San Francisco, California for the 2025 International Career Development Conference hosted by DECA, Inc.

College of Business DECA Chapter Shines at State Competition

12 Michigan Tech students in suits joke around and hold up DECA awards in front of a beige wall at a statewide conference.
College of Business students in the Michigan Tech DECA Chapter celebrate their wins at the state conference as they prepare to proceed to international competition. (Images courtesy Michigan Tech DECA).

The Michigan Tech College of Business Collegiate DECA Chapter brought a record 13 students to the state Career Development Conference in Bay City, Michigan last month, where nine were recognized as finalists. Five Business Huskies were top-three competitors and now move on to global competition at the International Career Development Conference in San Francisco, California in April.

Marketing Major Named MTU Leading Scholar

Ruby Walker
Ruby Walker will study marketing at Michigan Tech beginning in fall 2023.

Incoming College of Business marketing major Ruby Walker has been named a recipient of Michigan Tech’s Leading Scholar Award, the University’s premier competitive award. The Leading Scholar program recognizes incoming first-year Huskies who best exemplify leadership traits and scholarly achievement in and outside the classroom.