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Bensenville BPA members deliver scholarly presentation
By Monica BigosBensenville Campus Editor
Bensenville students Melissa Cantu (right) and Andrea Hodzic (left) and Bensenville Director of Education Diane Allen (far left) delivered a scholarly presentation at the Bensenville Campus to RMC faculty, staff, and students.
During the Summer I quarter,
Bensenville students
Melissa Cantu, Andrea Hodzic
and Bensenville Director of
Education, Diane Allen, delivered
a scholarly presentation at
the Bensenville Campus to
Robert Morris College faculty,
staff and students. The presentation
focused on their success
representing the RMC
Bensenville Chapter of the
Business Professionals of
America in an intense business-
presentation competition
at the National Leadership
Conference held.
At the presentation to the
RMC community,
Cantu and Hodzic, Vice
President and Secretary,
respectively, of the
Bensenville BPA
Chapter, described the
competition at the
National Leadership
Conference as intense.
700 college students
nationwide were competing
for top spots as
presenters in multiple
categories. Cantu and
Hodzic spoke to the
RMC audience about
their work on a Small
Business Management
Team Project,
Individual Business
Management Project
and Individual
Interview Skills Project.
Their dedication and
hard work paid off. In
the Individual Business
Management Project,
Cantu and Hodzic progressed
to the finals and,
out of 21 competitors,
Hodzic placed seventh
and Cantu placed tenth.
“I was glad that we
made it in the top ten. I
was really nervous
before the competition,
but it all went well,” said
Hodzic.
“Both of us worked
hard on these presentations,
and we couldn’t
wait to see how it would
all turn out. I have really
enjoyed the time spent in
New York. It was a wonderful
experience, and
I’m glad that we made it
that far,” said Cantu.
Allen was integral in helping
the finalists get as far as they did
in the competition. She coached,
mentored, and supported them
through the entire process. Her
dedication was vital to helping
the students succeed.
“All in all, the trip to NYC
was invaluable for many reasons.
It taught the students to be
vigilant in a time of stress, to
understand through experience
how they will need to conduct
themselves in their future
endeavors, and gave them a
chance to explore the wondrous
city of New York. We thank
Robert Morris College for this
opportunity and believe we represented
the College and the
State of Illinois with dignity and
pride. We will remember this
experience with joy and satisfaction
forever,” said Allen.