Mayville State Collegiate DECA chapter successful at state conference :: Mayville State University

Mayville State University’s Collegiate DECA chapter made a strong impact at the North Dakota Collegiate DECA Career Development Conference in Fargo, N.D. Feb. 9 and 10. The annual state conference provides an opportunity to compete in business-related events. More than 100 students representing eleven North Dakota colleges and universities participated. Several Mayville State students qualified for the international competition which will be held in Washington, D.C. April 23-26.

Mayville State award-winners and the events in which they competed are as follows:

Business Research

1^st place - Hailey Vold, Barnesville, Minn.; Cierra Steele, Pingree, N.D.; Kiah Smith, Lansford, N.D.

2^nd place - Nisa Rajput, Harare, Zimbabwe; Niralee Ranchod, Harare, Zimbabwe; Rochester Mugumbate, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Project Management

1^st place - Amber Montag, Finley, N.D.

2^nd place - Kaitlyn Timian, Arthur, N.D.

3^rd place - Adam Edwards, Letchworth Garden City, England.

Accounting

2^nd place - Rochester Mugumbate, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Banking Financial Services

2^nd place - Landon Rude, Pembina, N.D.

Fashion Merchandising & Marketing

National Qualifier - Laura Ewert, Devils Lake, N.D.

Business Law

1^st place - Nikki Roholt, Phoenix, Ariz., and Missy Kassube, Eagle Bend, Minn.

Hotel & Lodging

3^rd place - Missy Kassube, Eagle Bend, Minn.

National Qualifier - Remington Werner, Hector, Minn.

Restaurant & Food Service Management

National Qualifier - Amber Montag, Finley, N.D.

Retail Management

2^nd place - Wes Bernier, Anchorage, Alaska.

Business Ethics

1^st place - Wes Bernier, Anchorage, Alaska, and Laura Ewert, Devils Lake, N.D.

National Qualifier - Remington Werner, Hector, Minn., and Amber Montag, Finley, N.D.

International Marketing

1^st place - Leigh Dean, Tullamarine, Australia, and Adam Edwards, Letchworth Garden City, England.

Sales Management Meeting

3^rd place - Landon Rude, Pembina, N.D.

National Qualifier - DJ Carroll, New Brighton, Minn.

In addition to a great showing in the competitive events, Mayville State University also won three team awards: Community Service Award, 25+ Chapters Challenge, 30% Member Increase Award. MSU chapter members Wesley Bernier and Cierra Steele received the North Dakota Collegiate DECA Outstanding Service Award. Mayville State’s Rob Johnston was named North Dakota Advisor of the Year. The conference was capped off with the election of Mayville State student Amber Montag, Finley, N.D., as vice president of North Dakota Collegiate DECA for the 2014-2015 school year.

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Top: The MSU Collegiate DECA chapter members who competed at the state conference in Fargo, N.D.

Bottom: Rob Johnson (left) was named the North Dakota Collegiate DECA Advisor of the Year. The award was presented by Wesley Bernier (right), president of the Mayville State Collegiate DECA chapter, and vice president of North Dakota Collegiate DECA.