Northwood University’s BPA Team Qualifies 22 Members for National Competition

The Northwood University Business Professionals of America (BPA) team recently competed in the BPA State Conference in Grand Rapids, MI at Davenport University on February 13, 2016.  As a result of strong all-around performances, The Northwood team had over one third of their team qualify for the BPA Nationals competition with 22 of the 60 members set to make the trip to Boston, MA this coming May.Advised by Professor David Sanford and Julie Endres-Felske, the squad competed in a multitude of categories, earning 27 “top three” finishes.  This is an impressive feat, considering the stiff competition against the likes of Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University, Adrian College, Davenport University, Baker College, and Montcalm CC.

Listed below are Northwood University’s National Qualifiers and their respective placements which earned them this honor.

• Andrew Ager – 1^st Place Entrepreneurship
• Scott Loughlin – 1^st Place Managerial Accounting
• Blake Allen – 1^st Place Banking & Finance
• Renee Thompson – 1^st Place Personal Finance Management
• Hayley Chartier – 1^st Place Advanced Interview Skills
• Kennedy Shea – 1^st Place Prepared Speech & 3^rd Place Advanced Interview Skills
• Morgan Stoewsand-Kryscio – 1^st Place Fundamental Desktop Publishing & 1^st Place Business Meeting Management Concepts
• Shelby Shafer – 1^st Place Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications
• Alicia Boulier – 1^st Place Management/Marketing/Human Resources Concepts

• Jacob Taylor – 2^nd Place Banking & Finance & 2^nd Place Legal Office Procedures
• Katie Klender – 2^nd Place Advanced Word Processing
• Renee Thompson – 2^nd Place Advance Spreadsheet Applications & 3^rd Place Management/Marketing/Human Resources Concepts
• Mckenzie Lee – 2^nd Place Personal Financial Management
• Matt Schnurr – 2^nd Place Presentation Management Individual
• Adam Stowe/Andrew Ager – 2^nd Place Presentation Management Team
• Blake Allen/Scott Loughlin/Matt Schnurr – 2^nd Place Small Business Management Team
• Alyssa Holt – 2^nd Place Fundamental Word Processing
• Kristy Godley – 2^nd Place Management/Marketing/Human Resources Concepts & 2^nd Place College Payroll Accounting

• Shelby Slazakowski – 3^rd Place Personal Financial Management
• Josh Elliott – 3^rd Place Database Applications
• Taylor Bovee – 3^rd Place Advanced Office Systems & Procedures
• Kevin Schaub – 3^rd Place Advanced Spreadsheet Applications