Article contributor: Andrew Fore
Public Relations Co-op Student
Lynn Camp’s chapter of DECA, a student organization for marketing students, brought home a record number of awards at the annual spring conference held on February 7.
Individual event winners from Lynn Camp include:
First Place Winners
Thomas Ballard, Restaurant and Food Service Management; Samantha Bright, KY Sports Marketing; Bethany Decker, Food Marketing; Derrick Girdner, KY Free Enterprise Basics; Tyler Hubbard, KY Retailing Concepts; Jessica Hughes, Apparel and Accessories Marketing; Cody Lawson, Marketing Management; Shauntay Linville, KY Marketing Fundamentals; and Andrew Martin, Quick Service Restaurant Management.
Second Place Winners
Kaylee Duncum, Food Marketing; Aaron Fore, Marketing Management; Andrew Fore, Retail Merchandising Series; Tyler Garland, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Harley Jessee, Quick Service Restaurant Management; Cecilia Long, KY Marketing Fundamentals; Kayla Lyons, Restaurant and Food Management; Morgan Mills, Apparel and Accessories Marketing; Damon Owens, KY Sports Marketing; and Jonah Sparks, KY Retailing Concepts.
Third Place Winners
Samantha Branum, Food Marketing; Zack Garland, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Brooke Green, Apparel and Accessories Marketing; Ashley Mitchell, KY Marketing Fundamentals; and Trent Warren, KY Sports Marketing.
Fourth Place Winners
Jared Ammon, Quick Service Restaurant Management; and Ashley Miller, Retail Merchandising Series.
Lynn Camp’s chapter of DECA also won two chapter-level awards: largest regional chapter increase and largest regional chapter membership.
The DECA adviser at Lynn Camp is Selina Deaton. All of the student winners will be eligible to participate in the state competition in March. Lynn Camp was one of the most successful DECA chapters in the regional competition.