The Students in Free Enterprise Team (SIFE) at Prairie View A&M University recently received second place honors at its annual Expo and Career Fair held April 10‑11 in Dallas, Texas. The team, led by Deviyon Gillian, president, competed in League 7 which included the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M International University at Laredo, University of Texas‑Pan American at Edinburgh and Emporia State of Kansas. At the awards program the team was named second runner‑up, behind Texas A&M international. The University of Texas at Austin and Pan American advanced to the Finals to be held in Kansas City, Missouri in May. The Prairie View Team earned high marks for its Business Ethics, Music Business Seminar and Changing the World Talent Contest.
The team included Korey Adams, Terry Cossey, Harold Franklin, Jr., Deviyon Gillian, Byron Greer, Monique Holloway, Bethany James, Crystal Lofton, Tameka Mason, Preston Perry, Blake Robeson, Gregory Rose, Marvin Shankle, Brandon Shelby, Gabriel Slack and Lynn Smith. Mrs. Lee Thomas‑Gillian of the Career Outreach Center and yours truly, Frederick V. Roberts accompanied the team to Dallas.
Regional champions named at 25 competitions held around the country will present their projects at the 2005 SIFE USA National Exposition, hosted by the Kansas City business community, May 22‑25 in Missouri. The national champion in the four‑year division will travel to Toronto, Canada October 5-7 to compete at SIFE World Cup 2005.
The team sponsored its Talent Showcase III and Music Business Seminar on April 23.
Winners of the show were Gary Hill for Spoken Word, Krystle Walker for Vocal and the overall winner of the contest. The event was a very important activity for the rising talent on the campus. Troy Charleston and Monique Holloway were the hosts. Terran Boyd, Brandon Shelby and Deviyon Gillian were the directors. The team looks forward to a bigger and better program in Fall 2005.
The year has been rewarding for the SIFE Team which looks forward to a more productive and eventful 2005.