Motlow State Community College recently sent 30 students to the 2023 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Chattanooga. Students competed in a variety of events and brought home medals in the following championships:

Internetworking, Gold- Gabby Miller

Telecommunications Cabling, Gold- Mariam Tanas

Job Interview, Gold- Nicole Maneiro

First Aid-CPR, Gold- Annemarie Campbell

First Aid-CPR, Bronze- Leslie Cole

Extemporaneous Speaking, Bronze- Jorgan Petit

EMT, Gold – Georgia Charlton and Trista Parton

EMT, Silver – Molly Hicks and Alexis Olsen

EMT, Bronze – Keely Ping and William Frisby

Courtesy Corps- Billy Smith

Mechatronics Competitors- Trenton Scrivnor, Jakob Raby, Francealyscia Buckner, and Adam Butler

Information Technology Services Competitor- Elijah Webster

Advisor of the Year- Dr. Joy Rich

The students thank SkillsUSA Advisors Dr. Joy Rich, Houston Austin, Kenny Moffitt, Dr. Amy Holder, Aspen Flarity, Joseph Marco, Walter McCord, Eric Reynolds, and Lance Rains. They also give a special thanks to Mechatronics program instructors Larry Flatt, Charlie King, Emmitt Woodard, and Melissa Paz for providing the robots for the Mechatronics and Robotics Automation Technology competition. Adult Initiatives Program Manager Eric Murry represented Motlow at the recruitment/Techspo event, and Academic Resource Center Director as well as History Professor Ramona Shelton served as a state judge.

Motlow’s Gold Medalists will travel to the National SkillsUSA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in June. SkillsUSA is a nonprofit organization for students in elementary school through college or postsecondary education that equips them for trade, technical, and skilled-service careers. To find out how you can connect with our Motlow SkillsUSA Chapter, contact them at WORKFORCE@MSCC.EDU.