Back row (l-r):听Dustin Olson, Marcus Wohl, Jackie White, Creighton Pfau, Josh Erfle, Nick Preston, Jesse O'Connell, Ben Johnson, Mavrik Hedland, Jack Gerber.
Middle row (l-r):听Morgan Palmer, Jayme Osier, Trayven Brownlee, Preston Edinger, Marcus Hughes, Josh Stoltman, Jacob Niemann, Ryan Klath, Baley Cole, Rob Johnston.
Front row (l-r):听Jayden Miller, Jaci Rindy, Jamison Mozey, Hannah Lundwall, Abby Kohls, Kiana Johnson, Jamison Zaun, Taylor Stegman, Cole Dukart, Brendon Salander.
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February 19, 2020
The 含羞草研究所 chapter of Collegiate DECA experienced great success at the annual North Dakota Collegiate DECA State Conference. The conference was held Feb. 9 and 10 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Fargo. Attendees were students and advisors from nine different chapters across the state.
The first day of the conference kicked off with state and national leadership awards. Two 含羞草研究所 chapter officers were recognized with the North Dakota Collegiate DECA Outstanding Service Award. Kiana Johnson, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 chapter president, and Abigayle Kohls, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 vice president of public relations, were both recipients of this award. The 含羞草研究所 chapter as a whole received the Community Service Award. 含羞草研究所 also received the State Membership Increase Award. The chapter membership has increased by 20% over the last year, successfully making it the largest Collegiate DECA chapter in the state. This year鈥檚 roster of 36 members is also the highest number of Collegiate DECA members in 含羞草研究所 history.
Competitive events took place on both days of the conference. Twenty-eight members of the 含羞草研究所 chapter competed in various events, and 19 members qualified for the International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in April.
The chapter results are as follows:
- Financial Accounting: 1st Place - Cole Dukart; 2nd Place - Travyen Brownlee
- Entrepreneurship Operations: 1st Place - Josh Erfle; 3rd Place - Mavrik Hedland; 4th Place - Ben Johnson
- Fashion Merchandising: 3rd Place - Taylor Stegman
- Sales Management Meeting: 4th Place - Ryan Klath
- Hotel & Lodging: 4th Place - Hannah Lundwall
- Travel & Tourism: 3rd Place - Jessie O鈥機onnell
- Human Resource Management: 1st Place - Nick Preston; 2nd Place - Kiana Johnson; 3rd Place - Marcus Wohl
- Marketing Management: 2nd Place - Creighton Pfau; 3rd Place - Brendon Salander
- Business Ethics: 2nd Place - Traven Brownlee and Jamison Zaun
- Sport & Entertainment Marketing: 4th Place - Marcus Hughes and Preston Edinger
- International Marketing: 2nd Place - Jesse O鈥機onnell and Creighton Pfau
- Financial Statement Analysis: 2nd Place - Cole Dukart and Nick Preston
- Entrepreneurship - Starting a Business: 1st Place - Abby Kohls, Kiana Johnson, and Creighton Pfau
- Professional Sales: 2nd Place - Nick Preston; 2nd Place - Jamison Mozey
After the state and national awards were presented on Sunday afternoon, the chapters got a chance to listen to the five candidates who were running for North Dakota state officers. Each of these candidates were interviewed during the conference. On Monday, each of the chapters sent three delegates to represent their school in voting for the new officers. After the winners of the competitive events were announced, the newly elected officers were introduced. 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Abigayle Kohls was elected to the position of president. Abby is the first-ever 含羞草研究所 Collegiate DECA member to hold the position of state president.