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News NICC Students Shine in State BPA Competition Posted 4 March 2010 Six NICC Business Professionals of America (BPA) students  competed successfully against their peers in state competition, with five Calmar campus competitors earning first place honors in a variety of individual contests. The NICC students competed in the Iowa BPA State Leadership Conference, held this year from Feb. 22-24 in Cedar Rapids. The conference offers the business students an opportunity to compete individually in categories such as public speaking, accounting, banking, finance management and computerized accounting.   "Our six students did a tremendous job representing NICC. They brought home 15 plaques and five were first place awards," said Sue Elwood, BPA co-advisor and NICC office technology instructor. "All six students are eligible to attend the BPA National Leadership Convention." Edna Stiefel, NICC business and computer instructor, also serves the Calmar BPA chapter as a co-advisor. The NICC business students will compete against students from across the nation at the national convention in Anaheim, Calif., from May 4-9. The following six NICC Calmar campus students received awards and an invite to nationals: Milissa Conway - Lansing - Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Accounting Specialist Database Applications (1st), Advanced Spreadsheet Applications (1st), Federal Income Tax Accounting Concepts (3rd) Wanda Lansing - West Union - (AAS) Accounting Specialist - Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications (1st), Financial Math and Analysis (4th), Honorable Mention - Interview Skills Joseph Loesch - Calmar - (AAS) Administrative Assistant - Parliamentary Procedures Concepts (1st), Database Applications (3rd), Extemporaneous Speech (4th) Kevin Lundt - Decorah - Associate in Arts - Business Administration - Federal Income Tax Accounting Concepts (1st), Fundamental Accounting (2nd), Financial Math and Analysis (2nd) Amanda Percival - Riceville - (AAS) Accounting Specialist) - Federal income Tax Accounting Concepts (2nd), Payroll Accounting (3rd), Honorable Mention - Financial Math and Analysis and Management/Marketing/Human Resources Denise Woodson - West Union - (AAS) Administrative Assistant - Basic Office Systems & Procedures (1st), Fundamental Word Processing Skills (3rd), Honorable Mention - Administrative Support, Financial Math and Analysis and Information Technology Concepts The goal of the BPA's competitive events statewide and nationally is to provide all business students with the opportunity to demonstrate workplace skills learned through business education curricula. The conferences also create enthusiasm for learning, enhance student knowledge, develop skills, expand leadership and interpersonal communication skills, and give students the opportunity to receive recognition. For more information about BPA, visit the national web site at www.bpa.org or the Iowa BPA web site at www.iowabpa.org. NICC offers a variety of business professional programs, including accounting, administrative assistant, business administration, computer analyst, communication, office technology, marketing and marketing management. For more information, contact the NICC admissions offices at (800) 728-2256, ext. 376 at Calmar, or (800) 728-7367, ext. 401 at Peosta.

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