Savannah Technical College students won nine gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2013 SkillsUSA Postsecondary State Conference held March 21-23 at the Georgia International Convention Center and Atlanta Technical College.
Savannah Tech students brought home three gold medals: Marquisha Session, Nichelle Cruz and Christopher McLendon (Chapter Display); Amanda Allen (Technical Computer Application); and Shondai Dunbar (Nursing Assisting).
LeAndra Ortiz (Technical computer Applications) and Shannon Marsh (Early Childhood Education) won silver medals.
There were four championship categories in which students won bronze medals: David Jackson, Richard Lamb, Rodolfo Hille, Amara Kone and Fergus Kelley (Quiz Bowl); Joseph Rowlett (Automotive Finishing); Amber Wasson (Architectural Drafting); and Alma Dixon and Davie Kennard (Website Design).
SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that annually serves more than 320,000 high school, college and post-secondary students and their instructors in technical, skilled and service-occupation instructional programs.
More than 500 college students from across the state take part in the competition.
Savannah Tech’s gold medal winners will move on to compete on a national level at the 49th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference June 23-27 in Kansas City, Mo.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
SkillsUSA is a national, nonprofit student organization that has developed more than 10 million workers through active partnerships between employers and educators. SkillsUSA’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. At the heart of this mission are SkillsUSA’s core values: integrity, responsibility, citizenship, service and respect.