Conferences

Minnesota on fire at the 2007 Delta Epsilon Chi International Career Development Conference

Minnesota was wellrepresented at the 2007 International Career Development Conference, April 21 –24 in Orlando, Florida. Minnesota was the second largest delegation with 181 delegates.

Five people were recognized for Outstanding Service to the organization at the Grand Awards Ceremony. Three of the five were from Minnesota –Glenice Hall, State Advisor; Lyle Holscher, Advisor for the Professional Sales Chapter at Alexandria Technical College, and Tom Joseph, Advisor for the Sales and Marketing Chapter at St. Cloud Technical College.

Grand Awards Winners Maria Ashfeld, 1st Place Sales Representative

Name	College	Event	Results
Karin Miller	Alexandria Technical College	Apparel & Accessories	top 10 in exam
Toni Schrieber	Alexandria Technical College	Apparel & Accessories	top 10 in exam
Shelli Martin	South Central College	Advertising Campaign	top 10
Heather Stubbe	South Central College	Advertising Campaign	top 10
Brittany Kaczmarek	Alexandria Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	Second Place
Amanda Schumann	Alexandria Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	Second Place
Scott Fitzgerald	St. Cloud Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	Third Place
Nancy Sanchez	St. Cloud Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	Third Place
Ben Grams	St. Cloud Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	top 10
Becca Trana	St. Cloud Technical College	Business to Business Marketing	top 10
Wes Gall	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Ethics	top 10
Dan Walther	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Ethics	top 10
Jaabah Karbedeh	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Law	top 10
Gina Wipper	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Law	top 10
Cris Kuhlman	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Law	top 10
Reagan Rauer	St. Cloud Technical College	Business Law	top 10
Jenna Farni	The Arts Institutes International	Culinary Management Institute	First Place
Mike Budde	South Central College	Culinary Management Institute	First Place
Paul Hubmer	South Central College	Culinary Management Institute	Second Place
Sara Mayne	South Central College	Culinary Management Institute	Second Place
Lena Russell	South Central College	Culinary Management Institute	Second Place
Krebs Taryn	MSCTC-MHD	Design Presentation	Finalist
Ian Zuppan	The Arts Institutes International	Design Presentation	top 10
Dan Bruns	MSCTC-MHD	E-commerce	First Place
David Jackson	St. Cloud Technical College	E-commerce	top 10
Ashley Burg	Alexandria Technical College	Entrepreneurship	top 10
Megan Frederick	Alexandria Technical College	Entrepreneurship	top 10
Trent Blais	St. Cloud Technical College	Entrepreneurship	First Place
Dan Bruns	MSCTC-MHD	Entrepreneurship Challenge	First Place
Janell Suchy	Alexandria Technical College	Financial Services	top 10
Sheila Hemming	South Central College	Hospitality Management	top 10 in exam
Mike Demopoulos	The Arts Institutes International	Hospitality Management	top 10 in case study
Jordan Lugert	MSCTC-MHD	Human Resource Management	Third Place
Brady Fredrickson	St. Cloud Technical College	Human Resource Management	finalist
Alfredo Lopez-Ibarra	Globe College	Human Resource Management	Second Place
Adam Kleve	St. Cloud Technical College	Marketing Management	Second Place
Jose Zamora	St. Cloud Technical College	Restaurant & Food Service Mgmt.	role play
Ryan Baker	St. Cloud Technical College	Sports & Entertainment Marketing	top 10
Jason Atkinson	St. Cloud Technical College	Sports & Entertainment Marketing	top 10
Robbie Leukam	St. Cloud Technical College	Sports & Entertainment Marketing	top 10
Tyler Roeder	St. Cloud Technical College	Sports & Entertainment Marketing	top 10
Matt Lange	MSCTC-SE, Winona	Sales Manager Meeting	finalist
Brian Elbert	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Manager Meeting	Second Place
Cory Verkinnes	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Manager Meeting	top 10
Mary Beth Brown	MSBSC	Sales Manager Meeting	finalist
Maria Ashfeld	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	First Place
Brandon Bednar	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	top 10
David LaTourelle	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	top 10
Adam Rieland	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	Third Place
Marilyn Sperr,	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	top 10
Dan Winkelman	St. Cloud Technical College	Sales Representative	top 10
Justin Potts	Ridgewater College	Travel & Tourism Marketing	top 10 in exam
Lisa Beumer	St. Cloud Technical College	Web Site Development	Second Place

Professional Development Conference

This years Professional Development Conference on October 24 at the St. Cloud Civic Center will motivate you, build leadership skills, and give you the opportunity to network with students and advisors. Dont miss this opportunity to get inspired and to have fun!

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Patrick T. Grady combines a unique mixture of wit and wisdom to create a concoction of delightful anecdotes that make powerful points. His unique ability to make people laugh will keep your attention. Patrick will revive memories of your childhood! Through the use of humor and his true-to-life stories, he will provide solutions and keys for improving both your personal and professional lives. His southern style is humorous yet compelling and meaningful.

Imagine infusing laughter with merit, combining side-splitting bits with thought provoking moments, synergizing humor with inspiration and what would you have? Judson Laipply. A one-of-a-kind performer who has the audience engaged from the moment he steps on stage till he dances off. Yes, dances Judson is the creator and performer of The Evolution of Dance the Internet video that has taken the world by storm amassing over 10 millions views in under two weeks and featured on CNN, MSN.com, E! Entertainment, USA Today, Good Morning America, The Today Show, AOL.com, Google, and countless others.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FOCUS Training believes in interactivity. They believe that comprehension, retention, and application of information delivered throughout a program are increased tremendously when taught in an interactive way. They engage participants mentally, emotionally, and physically in a way that makes their sessions unique and powerful.

They also believe training should be fun! They like participants to enjoy the learning process. By engaging people on multiple levels, and by incorporating fresh activities and concepts. You will leave these sessions feeling more excited and motivated to succeed.

Career Development Conference

February 20 - 23, 2007 students from around the state will be attending the Career Development Conference at the DECC Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.

Jodee Bock will Light the Fire with her entertaining and inspiring keynote during the Opening Session on Tuesday evening, February 20, 2007. The 2006 Outstanding Service and Honorary Life Awards will be presented during this session.

Wednesday and Thursday will be the competitive events. The competitive events enhance the classroom instruction by providing students the opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in a variety of career paths. The top placers of these events will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony on Thursday night and will advance on to the International Career Development Conference.

The conference gives members the opportunity to network, visit with business leaders and the chance to enjoy the sites of Duluth. Spirit Mountain will be providing a special ski package offer for the attendees from 4 PM 8 PM on Wednesday, February 21. Students can also slide into fun at the Party in the Park hosted by the Best Western Edgewater.

Attend the 2007 Career Development Conference and Light the Fire!

International Career Development Conference

The adventure will begin once you arrive at the Caribe Royale. It is located minutes from Walt Disney World®, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Epcot®, Universal Studios and SeaWorld Orlando®.

This years Opening Session will be held at Dolly Partons Dixie Stampede. Its more than a Showits an Adventure!

Amidst the fog, the sound of beating hooves begins to grow the crowd watches in amazement and the excitement spreads throughout the grand arenasuddenly, as if by magic, a herd of wild buffalo appears.

Welcome to the Dixie Stampede! A fun-filled, action-packed Dinner and Show extravaganza for everyone! Its the only place that brings together stunning performers, amazing horse feats, fantastic stunt riders, magic and audience participation with a delicious four-course dinner extravaganza.

With all the attractions that Orlando has to offer, it is a conference you wont want to miss!

    April, 2006 ICDC Results