Moultrie Tech Marketing Students Earn International Recognition
Moultrie Technical College student Johnny Miller, from Moultrie, was recognized as a semi-finalist in the Retail Marketing Management Business Simulation event at the International Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) Career Development Conference held April 21-25 in Orlando, Florida. Miller placed in the top 20 in the international competitive event. Vickie Powell and Rebekah Folsom, also of Moultrie, competed in the Business Ethics event and earned the Award of Excellence in their competitive event.
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Moultrie Technical College’s Delta Epsilon Chi marketing management students ranked high at the 2007 International DEX Career Development Conference held in April. Winners pictured (l-r) are Rebekah Folsom, Vickie Powell and Johnny Miller. |
Six other students who attended the conference as representatives of Moultrie Tech’s Marketing Management Program and DEX chapter were Marshall Davis from Tifton, Robbie Hancock from Norman Park, Amanda Miller from Moultrie, Denver Smith from Hartsfield and Stephanie Welch from Moultrie.
The purpose of the competitive event program is to provide students the opportunity to gain recognition as they develop greater competence in their chosen career field.
Chapter advisor John Overman also attended the conference and had praise for the students who attended. He said, “These students did quite well representing our local chapter, and I am very proud of their performance.”
Overman was also recognized during the Grand Awards ceremony during the conference as the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award. This award was established to recognize a marketing education professional for performing special meritorious service for Delta Epsilon Chi and making distinguished contributions to further the mission of DECA and Delta Epsilon Chi at the national level for more than five years.
Moultrie Tech’s DEX chapter earned the prestigious Community Service Award at the international conference as well. This award is presented in recognition for outstanding community service performed. The award is a way for DEX to show appreciation for the local chapter’s demonstration of civic responsibility and the chapter’s efforts to improve the local community.
Select members of Delta Epsilon Chi were also in Dallas, Texas to participate in Delta Epsilon Chi’s 46th Annual Career Development Conference. The annual conference brought together over 1,300 career oriented Marketing Management college students from throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Canada to demonstrate competencies acquired during the school year in various occupational categories. Members were also involved in the international Delta Epsilon Chi political campaigns to elect the division’s five national officers.
To attend the national conference members must have achieved recognition by winning awards at the Georgia DEX Career Development Conference. Those who win at the international level are not only acclaimed by instructors, advisors, employers, and their peers, but receive substantial reward for having reached the top of the Delta Epsilon Chi competitive event ladder.
Delta Epsilon Chi is the only international student organization operating through the nation’s colleges and universities to attract young people to careers in marketing, merchandising, and management. Its purposes are to develop respect for education that will contribute to occupational competence and to promote understanding and appreciation for the responsibilities of citizenship in our free, competitive enterprise system.
