CRESTON, IA— Five Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students placed at the Business Professionals of America (BPA)--Iowa Association, Spring Leadership Conference, February 22-24, 2015, in Des Moines. These students earned the right to compete at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA, from May 6-10, 2015.
SWCC student place winners included:
Nikki Greve, sophomore from Walnut, administrative office technology major
Fifth Place, Iowa Contest - Administrative Support Team (teammate Torri Thiel)
Jack Jones, freshman from Mount Ayr, business administration major
Third Place, Iowa Contest - College Accounting
Third Place, Iowa Contest - Keyboarding Production
12th Place, National Contest - College Accounting
17th Place, National Contest - Keyboarding Production
Chrystian Meisenheimer, freshman from Greenfield, business major
Second Place, Iowa Contest - Banking & Finance
First Place, Iowa Contest - Keyboarding Production
18th Place, National Contest - Keyboarding Production
15th Place, National Contest - Basic Office Systems & Procedures
Torri Thiel, sophomore from Red Oak, graphic design major
Fifth Place, Iowa Contest - Administrative Support Team (teammate Nikki Greve)
Third Place, Iowa Contest - Fundamental Desktop Publishing
9th Place, National Contest - Fundamental Desktop Publishing
Philip Sciranko, freshman from Harlan, management information systems major
First Place, Iowa Contest - Basic Office Systems & Procedures
Second Place, Iowa Contest - Keyboarding Production
16th Place, National Contest - Keyboarding Production
The mission of Business Professionals of America is to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. BPA has 43,000 members in more than 2300 chapters in 23 states. BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on nation standards. Regional, state and national conferences are held to aid students in the development of career and leadership skills. The organization’s competitive events allow students to succeed and assess real-world business skills and problem solving abilities in finance, management, IT, and computer applications.
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