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The Mississippi State chapter of the National Association of Industrial Technology is the first-place winner among more than 80 entries in 2004 U.S. student competition.
Also, chapter member Garland T. Green of Booneville, a senior industrial technology major at the university, finished first in the individual ranking among contest participants at the recent NAIT convention in Louisville, Ky. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green.
Industrial technology is the field of study designed to prepare students for technical and management careers in business, industry, education, and government. NAIT is the professional organization for, among other responsibilities, promoting and accrediting IT academic programs at universities, colleges and technical institutes.
MSU and other students at the Kentucky meeting were tested on a variety of subjects, including management, technology, manufacturing, construction, graphic communication, power and energy, and electronics and computers.
Mickey Giordano is the MSU's team sponsor. He is an instructor in the department of instruction systems, leadership and workforce development in which the chapter is housed.
In addition to Green, other members of the MSU championship team include (by hometown):
BARTLETT, Tenn.--Junior Jonathan W. Cole, an industrial technology major and the son of Elizabeth Vick.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--Senior Marcus L. Naylor, an industrial technology major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Naylor [ZIP code 37411].
HATTIESBURG--Junior Daniel I. Wilburn, an industrial technology major and the son of Karen McDonald of Hattiesburg and Mitch Wilburn of Aiken, S.C.
INDIANOLA--Senior Matthew A. Baldwin, a mechanical engineering major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Baldwin.
JACKSON--Heshium R. Lawrence, a graduate student in industrial technology. (Parent information not listed but residence ZIP code is 39206].)
MADISON--Senior Jon M. Buring, an industrial technology major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Buring.
MILLPORT, Ala.--William L. Daffron, a technology graduate student and the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Daffron, and William B. Richards, a graduate student in industrial technology and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Richards.
MOORHEAD--Senior William H. Smith, an industrial technology major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith.
ROLLING FORK--Junior Casey B. Newsom, an industrial technology major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Newsom.
SMITHVILLE--Junior Jeremy Carroll, a management major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carroll.
WEST POINT--Senior Marcus O. Taylor, a marketing major (Parent information not listed.)
WINONA--Senior Christopher L. Johnson, an industrial technology major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Johnson.