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(San
Marcos, Texas – May 18, 2008)
The Texas State University-San Marcos
Students
in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team placed in the “Final Four” teams out of
a field of over 140 teams who had advanced to the national
competition. Over 900 teams
initially competed at the regional level. The Texas State University SIFE team
had previously won their regional competition for the eleventh straight
year. The U.S.A. national champion was the
University of Arizona,
followed by LaSierra University, Graceland University
and Texas State University-San Marcos.
(The 2008
National Presentation Team. From left to right: Andrew Littman, Rian
Beaudoin, Matthew Batten, Lauren Peterson, William Payne, Brittany
Fiedler, and Michael Huddleston)
One
of the highlights of the competition was the recognition of Ms. Lidia
Robles of Robles International, as the “Outstanding Business Advisory
Board Member” in the United States.
Ms. Robles, a Texas
State alumnae on
the International Championship SIFE team in 2000, was instrumental in
the creation and success of the signature outreach project for the
Texas State SIFE team in the 2007-2008 year.
In
the individual topic competition category, which measures the content
of each university’s program, Texas State SIFE brought home the first
place trophy for Criterion 4, covering financial literacy skills. A complex topic covering how to find
start-up capital for new businesses, “Capital Search” is an interactive
computer game which explains the seven major funding sources for
finding start-up capital for entrepreneurs.
Angela
Bertero, past President of Texas State SIFE, was also one of only five
students nationally honored with a $1,000. scholarship for her
leadership role in the Texas State SIFE organization.
In
addition to competition, Texas State SIFE students had the opportunity
to interview for jobs and internships from Fortune 500 companies, many
receiving multiple offers. The Texas State students have had a great
deal of success at the national career fair, and many former students
are employed throughout the country as a result of their involvement
with the organization.
Sponsoring companies such as Waste Management, Nestles, Frito-Lay, Del
Labs, Finish Line, Campbells and others regularly seek Texas State SIFE
students for employment with their companies.
SIFE
is a non-profit organization active on more than 1500 college and
university campuses in 47 countries, involving 38,000 students in their
outreach projects. SIFE 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: Vicki West at 512-245-3224 or
vw03@txstate.edu or www.business.texasstate/sife.edu
National
information: www.sife.org or 1-800-235-9585 –
Nancy Ellis
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