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COLLEGE NEWS RELEASE / April 8, 2009

Boise State Student Teams Take 3rd, 5th in Regional Human Resource Competition

A Boise State team made it to the final four of the Pacific West Human Resource Collegiate Competition this past week. The team placed third in the competition, with a second Boise State team taking fifth.

Boise State hosted the regional competition and conference April 3-4. Associated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it featured games that test knowledge of human resource management.

Boise State’s third-place team included Jacob Donahoo, Rachel Alverson and Heleena Burton. Andrea Buss, Alexandra Alvarez and Jennifer Wolf finished fifth. Megan Stradley was an alternate. Decateur Reed, adjunct faculty member in the Boise State Management Department, was the coach and James Pendergrass, president of Boise State’s Human Resource Association, led the conference organization effort.

California State Stanislaus won the competition by defeating last year’s champs, Fresno State, in the finals. University of Nevada Reno won the Collegiality Award. Other participants included Hawaii, San Jose State, Western Washington and Idaho State.

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Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, April 08, 2009