Please join me in honoring William Woods University first Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) students for their remarkable job at state competition on Feb 21 & 22, 2008, and in recognizing Linda Duke for her efforts in sponsoring this group and preparing them for the competition.  William Woods University DEX entered nine of these events with thirteen students. Out of those nine events, WWU DEX placed 1^st in five, 2^nd in four, and 3^rd in one event.  The results are below.

Fashion Merchandising

Tori Luisi   1^st place

Financial Services

Rebecca Cooper  1^st place

Travel and Tourism

Rebecca Cooper  1^st place

Human Resource Management

Kelsey Allen  3^rd place

International Marketing

Theresa Gregar and Kayla Ahrens  1^st place                                                                                                                                                                      

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Steve Brocks and Adam Reed  2^nd place

Entrepreneurship

Gabe George and Clayton Thompson  2^nd place

Advertising

Kelsey Allen, Michelle Baker, and LeeAnn Beard 1^st place

Cheryl Perkins and Marissa Parenti  2^nd place

On Thursday night of the competition the Trivia game is played. The prize is $400 toward International fees. This is an extremely competitive event.  Our own William Woods University DEX won 1^st place by over 40 pts.

Please congratulate all of these students on their outstanding accomplishments and representation of the quality level of education that William Woods University and the faculty provide for our students.

William Woods University DEX was also honored for being a new organization with twenty-eight members.

The competition offers the following events at the state level-

CASE STUDIES-

Fashion Merchandising Marketing

Financial Services

Restaurant and Food Service Management

Retail Management

Travel and Tourism

BUSINESS SIMULATIONS-

Business Ethics

Business Law

Human Resource Management

International Marketing

Internet Marketing

Marketing Management

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

PREPARED BUSINESS SIMULATIONS-

Advertising Campaign

Entrepreneurship

Sale Representative

“DEX is a national organization for college students preparing for careers in marketing, merchandising, or management.” (DEX ). It is a great resource and networking opportunity for our students.

The state competition is a two day event held at Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark , MO. The two days include testing, role play, prepared presentations, competitive games for chapter money (trivia), a guest speaker, luncheon, and award ceremony.  The students that place at state level are eligible to travel to Atlanta Georgia to compete at the International level of competition.

Schools that may be included in this competition include Columbia College, Lincoln University, Missouri Southern State University, Moberly Area Community College, North Central Missouri College, Saint Louis University, Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers Community College, University of Missouri-Columbia, and William Woods University. Even with an ice storm, most schools were able to attend.