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College Educators Attend National Business Education Association Convention
(Press Release 04-28-06)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

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The Marriott Waterside Hotel and the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, were the setting for the 2006 National Business Education Association Convention held April 12-15. Business educators from across the world met to connect with colleagues and learn about the issues and trends that will impact business education and students’ futures. Concurrent sessions included administrative support for business education, leadership development for teachers, effective use of advisory boards, business perspectives on getting a job, management trends in business, work-based learning, plain English, conducting business globally, stress management, entrepreneurship, multiculturalism, copyright laws, business etiquette, mentoring, financial literacy, business technology for the future, and more.

Attending from Eastern Oklahoma State College were Business Division Chair Kay Langham, Computer Information Systems Instructor Debbie Layton, Accounting Instructor Jennifer Mack, and Administrative Office Technology Department Chair Linda Morgan.

Keynote speaker for the opening general session was Kelly Wright. An internationally-recognized anchor and reporter for the FOX News Channel, Wright gratefully recalled growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, under the care of his mother who taught him the life changing and world changing importance of faith, values, and education. These three elements, combined with the desire to stay current on local, national, and world news, helped lead Wright to a career in broadcast journalism. He quickly became known in the community and media circles for his ability to secure rare interviews. During a live broadcast from a school where a student had been shot, he became particularly burdened by the educational system and began speaking in schools about career development, leadership, success, and those three important elements his mother taught him as a child. His message. . . “If I Can Help Somebody…”

Nathan Dungan, author of Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How Not to Be Your Child’s ATM, was keynote for the second general session. Among his many accomplishments, he is first and foremost a guiding light in the fog of personal finance. Dungan is president and founder of Share Save Spend, LLC, an organization that helps people of all ages develop and maintain healthy financial habits. At the heart of his work is the philosophy that having a balanced and values-centered approach to financial matters means aligning what you care about with how you use your money.

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Eastern instructors attending the conference include from left: Debbie Layton, Jennifer Mack, Kay Langham and Linda Morgan.