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CHARLOTTE, NC – The Ferrum College SIFE Team matched its educational outreach projects against other SIFE Teams at the 2006 Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Regional Competition and Career Opportunity Fair April 3, 2006 in Charlotte, NC. A panel of judges honored Ferrum College SIFE with the regional champion award for the 16th year, allowing the team to advance to the SIFE USA National Exposition, hosted by the Kansas City Business Community May 21-23.

Students In Free Enterprise encourages students to take what they are learning in the classroom and apply it to real-life situations, using their knowledge to better their communities through educational outreach projects. Ferrum College SIFE touched the Franklin County community this year in several ways, including the Career Services Professional Protocol Dinner for Seniors.

At competition, teams are judged on how well their projects taught others the principles of free enterprise.

The Ferrum Students who competed are: Nicole Baker, Katie Ingram, Amanda Chitwood, Andrea Lane, Ryan Foster; John Gelpi, Amy Wintrow, and Tim Berg. A photo is available here: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2006spring/sifesp06.jpg. (Caption for the photo may include, Front Row: Nicole Baker, Katie Ingram, Amanda Chitwood, Andrea Lane, Ryan Foster; Back Row: John Gelpi, Amy Wintrow, Tim Berg.)

Founded in 1975 and active on more than 1500 college and university campuses in 37 countries, SIFE is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with business and higher education to provide students the opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information, contact Michelle West, Director of Public & Media Relations, SIFE World Headquarters at (417) 575-3517, or visit www.SIFE.org.

Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.

Ferrum College SIFE Team Wins 16th Regional Competition
For immediate release: April 10, 2006	Contact: Dean Browell, (540) 365-4301, dbrowell@ferrum.edu
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Ferrum College SIFE Team matched its educational outreach projects against other SIFE Teams at the 2006 Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Regional Competition and Career Opportunity Fair April 3, 2006 in Charlotte, NC. A panel of judges honored Ferrum College SIFE with the regional champion award for the 16th year, allowing the team to advance to the SIFE USA National Exposition, hosted by the Kansas City Business Community May 21-23. Students In Free Enterprise encourages students to take what they are learning in the classroom and apply it to real-life situations, using their knowledge to better their communities through educational outreach projects. Ferrum College SIFE touched the Franklin County community this year in several ways, including the Career Services Professional Protocol Dinner for Seniors. At competition, teams are judged on how well their projects taught others the principles of free enterprise. The Ferrum Students who competed are: Nicole Baker, Katie Ingram, Amanda Chitwood, Andrea Lane, Ryan Foster; John Gelpi, Amy Wintrow, and Tim Berg. A photo is available here: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2006spring/sifesp06.jpg. (Caption for the photo may include, Front Row: Nicole Baker, Katie Ingram, Amanda Chitwood, Andrea Lane, Ryan Foster; Back Row: John Gelpi, Amy Wintrow, Tim Berg.) Founded in 1975 and active on more than 1500 college and university campuses in 37 countries, SIFE is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with business and higher education to provide students the opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information, contact Michelle West, Director of Public & Media Relations, SIFE World Headquarters at (417) 575-3517, or visit www.SIFE.org. Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.
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