{"id":11041,"date":"2010-03-10T11:31:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T15:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=11041"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:11:00","slug":"ucfs-college-deca-chapter-receives-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-college-deca-chapter-receives-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF&#8217;s College DECA Chapter Receives Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF Chapter of College DECA at the College of Business Administration received numerous awards at the recent Florida Association of College DECA State Career Development Conference. Sixteen UCF students participated in 14 different marketing and management competitive events. Students competed against participants from six other colleges and universities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/modeling-simulation\/\">business simulations<\/a>, case studies and prepared business presentations. All UCF participants were at least finalists in their competitive events, and four individuals and teams placed first, four placed second and five placed third.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the UCF Chapter received the 4-Star Chapter Activities Award. Qualified students were invited to compete in the International Career Development Conference April 16-21 in Louisville, KY.<\/p>\n<p>UCF Results:<\/p>\n<li><em>Advertising Campaign<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brittany Keating<\/strong>, Third Place<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Business Ethics<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Sofranec\/Mathew Torgow<\/strong>, Third Place <\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Business-to-Business Marketing<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Candaffio\/Matthew Higgins<\/strong>, Second Place<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Design Presentation<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Salpeter<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Entrepreneurship<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ace Glenn\/Mark Salpeter<\/strong>, First Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Ball<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alan Hardman\/Mathew Torgow<\/strong>, Finalists<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp;Fashion Merchandising &amp; Marketing<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samantha Friefeld<\/strong>, First Place<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Financial Services Marketing\/Management<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Candaffio<\/strong>, Second Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Sofranec<\/strong>, Third Place<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Hospitality Marketing\/Management<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Blette<\/strong>, Second Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Lavelle<\/strong>, Third Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giffond Hall<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Human Resource Management<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erika Jones<\/strong>, Third Place<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Marketing Management<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alan Hardman<\/strong>, First Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Blette<\/strong>, Second Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erika Jones<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rosy Ojha<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Restaurant &amp; Food Service<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brittany Keating<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew Higgins<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Sales Management Meeting<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rosy Ojha<\/strong>, First Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Ball<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ace Glenn<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Sales Representative<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Young<\/strong>, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Sports &amp; Entertainment Marketing<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Lavelle\/Chris Young<\/strong>, Finalists<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>2009-2010 Florida College DECA State Vice President<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Blette<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>2009-2010 Florida College DECA Chairperson of the Board of Directors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dennis Ferraro<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>4-Star Chapter Activities Award<\/em><\/li>\n<li>University of Central Florida<\/li>\n<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UCF Chapter of College DECA at the College of Business Administration received numerous awards at the recent Florida Association of College DECA State Career Development Conference. 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