Lake Superior College students attending the 2006-07 Spring State Leadership/Competitive Event Conference of Business Professionals of America (BPA) in Mankato, Minnesota, returned from the Feb. 8-11 event with 58 awards. Seventeen members of BPA representing the Computer Information Systems, Accounting, Business, and the Administrative Support programs at LSC competed against 250 students from community and technical colleges throughout Minnesota. These skill-based contests pitted the LSC students against students in the same career fields and program areas from around the state.

The winners are as follows:

BRIAN ANDERSON, Computer Information Systems, Brooklyn Center, MN

Computer Network Technology – Finalist
PC Servicing & Troubleshooting – 5th*
CISCO Systems Admin – 5th*
Microsoft Network Admin – Finalist
Information Technology Concepts – Finalist
Computer Security – Finalist

SCOTT ANKARLO-LEPPALA, Computer Information Systems, Duluth, MN

Computer Network Technology – 2nd*
PC Servicing & Troubleshooting – Finalist
CISCO Systems Admin – Finalist
Microsoft Network Admin – Finalist
Novell Network Admin – 2nd*

KRYSTAL BALDUC, Computer Information Systems, Duluth, MN

Admin Support Concepts – 2nd*
Database Applications – 4th*
Fundamentals of XHTML – 4th*

SARAH BYERS, Accounting, Duluth, MN

Admin Support Concepts – 5th*
Integrated Office Applications – 3rd*
Extemporaneous Speech – Finalist

MATT DALLAM, Computer Information Systems, Superior, WI

Computer Network Technology – 5th*
PC Servicing & Troubleshooting – 2nd*
CISCO Systems Admin – 3rd*
Microsoft Network Admin – 3rd*
Information Tech Concepts – 2nd*
Computer Security – 3rd*

KAYLA EDWARDS, Administrative Support Careers, Two Harbors, MN

Admin Support Concepts – Finalist
Keyboarding Production – 1st*
Medical Office Procedures – Finalist
Medical Transcriptions – 1st*

MIKE HARVEY, Business Administration, Duluth, MN

Small Business Management Team – 2nd*
Human Resource Management – Finalist

ANDREA JOHNSON, Administrative Support Careers, Esko, MN

Keyboarding Production – 2nd*
Medical Office Procedures – Finalist

MICHELLE JOHNSON, Accounting, Duluth, MN

Small Business Management Team – 2nd*

STEVE JOHNSON, Computer Information Systems, Duluth, MN

CISCO Systems Admin – Finalist
Microsoft Network Admin – Finalist

LYNETTE KRASKEY, Accounting, Hermantown, MN

Database Applications -2nd*
C++ Programming – 2nd*

MOLLY MCGOVERN, Administrative Support Careers, Lakeland, MN

Fundamental Word Process – 3rd*
Medical Office Procedures – Finalist
Medical Transcription – Finalist

MELANIE NELSON, Administrative Support Careers, Sturgeon Lake, MN

Keyboarding Production – Finalist
Medical Office Procedures – 4th*
Medical Transcription – Finalist
Keyboarding Speed – Finalist

JAMES SUESS, Computer Information Systems, Saginaw, MN

Database Applications – 3rd*
Fundamentals of XHTML – 2nd*
VB.NET Programming – 1st*

NEVA SWANSON, Accounting, Duluth, MN

Banking and Finance – 4th*
Small Business Management Team – 2nd*
Interview Skills – 3rd*

JESSE TWETEN, Computer Information Systems, Virginia, MN

Administrative Support Concepts – 4th*
Computer Network Technology – Finalist
CISCO Systems Admin – Finalist*
Microsoft Network Admin – 2nd*
Novell Network Admin – 1st*
Information Tech Concepts – 3rd*
Computer Security – 4th*
Management, Marketing, and Human Resources – Finalist

LORI WESTLUND, Accounting, Saginaw, MN

Banking and Finance – 3rd*
Small Business Management Team – 2nd*
Human Resource Management – Finalist
Management, Marketing, and Human Resources – 1st*

JAMIE AKERSTROM
Alumni Representative – Worked conference

* Indicate student qualified for National Competition in that event.

Pictured are Mike Harvey, Steve Johnson, Molly McGovern and Jesse Tweeten celebrating at the event’s banquet and awards ceremony.

In most individual event categories the top five award winners advance to National Competition in New York City in May. The top two teams in team events advance.

Congratulations to all who participated. These students are a true testimony of the great education students receive at LSC.

Submitted by Barb Struck, BPA Advisor

This entry was posted on Friday, February 23rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm and is filed under Awards & Honors, Clubs & Organizations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.