Ferrum College SIFE Students Bring Home First Place Finish

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Dr. Boone congratulates Dr. Demetri Tsanacas on the Sam Walton Fellow Hall of Fame award

           Ferrum College students were honored with a first place finish in a special national competition at the 2002 USA National Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Competition, held May 13, in Kansas City, MO. The competition, the AT&T Best Use of the Internet to Teach Business Owners E-Commerce, earned the Ferrum program $3,000 for organization use.

           Students participating were: Jay Greeley, a senior finance, decision support systems, and management major from Leesburg; Kim Gordon, a senior business administration major from Rocky Mount; Angela Hodgson, a senior financial management and decisions support systems major from Waterville, VT; Nick Elliott, a senior administration major from Salem;
Mark Armentrout, a junior sports management and sports marketing major from Harrisonburg; Christy Moore, a senior liberal arts major from Stanleytown; Twyla Stephens, a junior accounting major from Hampton.

           The Ferrum College SIFE team’s faculty advisor, Dr. Demetri Tsanacas, was also inducted into the Sam Walton Fellow Hall of Fame during the national competition.

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