UNOH Business Professionals of America Students head to National Competition
Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015
The University of Northwestern Ohio chapter of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) will compete in the BPA national competition held May 5th through May 10th in Anaheim, California during the BPA National Leadership Conference.
Seven UNOH students, who all placed in the top 3 in their respective areas of expertise at the state competition held in March, will be judged on various business skills. The national competition includes both individual and team events, and all events are graded on a time test basis. Event subjects include management, marketing, human resources, accounting, finance, office management, and many computer competency events.
The UNOH students competing are: Aaron Dickerson (Fredericktown, OH); Nicole Holcomb (Gomer, OH); Eric Lochtefeld (Celina, OH); Ashleigh Mangini (Lima, OH ); Dawn Murphy (Fort Jennings, OH); Jason Rue (Continental, OH ); and Chase Vance (Lakeview, OH). The University of Northwestern Ohio BPA advisor is Dr. Robyn King-VanDyne.
Business Professionals of America is a not-for-profit, co-curricular educational association of student members preparing for careers in business. The Business Professionals of America organization, formed in 1966, seeks to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. Currently, there are more than 600 BPA chapters nationwide at the College/University level. Eleven Chapters exist in the State of Ohio.
Category: Business, Health, and Occupational Professions, Campus & Community
Keywords: BPA
