Students representing the various technical programs of Ozarks Technical Community College brought home 47 medals from the SkillsUSA state competition, held recently on the campus of State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, Mo. Approximately 90 OTC students participated the event, where thousands of technical education students from across the state competed in a variety of categories including graphic communications, culinary arts, television production, computer programming and welding fabrication. Photos from the event can be found on the SkillsUSA Missouri Facebook Page.
SkillsUSA is a national organization that serves teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations.
Congratulations to all of our state competitors! The secondary and post-secondary winners are listed below. The first-place winners are eligible to advance to the SkillsUSA national competition, which will be held in June in Louisville, Ky. OTC’s first-place winners are also eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship provided by the college, which is renewable for up to four semesters.
| Name | Contest | Place | Division |
| Jennifer Wilson | Advertising Design | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Thomas Kerschner | Automotive Refinishing Technology | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Thomas Kerschner | Collision Repair Tech Info | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Kelly Lewis | Commercial Baking | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Troy Davis | Computer Networking Tech Info | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Miranda McCoy | Computer Programming | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Katherine Baker | Culinary Arts | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Kelly Stoops | Customer Service | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Nicole Obrey | Digital Cinema Production | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Brandon Scott | Digital Cinema Production | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Caroline Kelly | Early Childhood Education | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Caroline Kelly | Early Childhood Education Tech Info | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Joe Cameron | HVACR Tech Info | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Randall Meyer | Information Technology Services | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Jacob Davison | Interactive Application & Game Development | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Michael Rowlett | Interactive Application & Game Development | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Sara Stoops | Related Technical Math | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Troy Davis | Telecommunications Cabling | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Jacob Burnett | Television (Video) Production | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Ashley Townsend | Television (Video) Production | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Lori Springer | Web Design | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Paige Varney | Web Design | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Chase Woodiel | Welding Sculpture | 1 | Postsecondary |
| Abigail Mitchell | Advertising Design | 2 | Secondary |
| Sam Green | Audio/Radio Production | 2 | Secondary |
| Zachary Hoskins | Audio/Radio Production | 2 | Secondary |
| Carl Hicks | Carpentry | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Sarah Harder | Commercial Baking | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Adam Stover | Computer Networking Tech Info | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Benjamin O’Neal | Computer Programming | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Elisabeth Loftis | Early Childhood Education | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Sharleen Shouse | Early Childhood Education Tech Info | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Benjapon Suksom | Telecommunications Cabling | 2 | Postsecondary |
| Michaela Patton | Advertising Design | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Stephen Broome | Collision Repair Tech Info | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Trevor Williams | Collision Repair Technology | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Madison Lawson | Computer Networking Tech Info | 3 | Secondary |
| Brenden Reeves | Computer Programming | 3 | Secondary |
| Kayla Smith | Diesel Equipment Technology | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Emily Harder | Digital Cinema Production | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Ivey Macy | Digital Cinema Production | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Terry Jones | HVACR | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Shalyn Burrell | Technical Spelling | 3 | Secondary |
| Joey Clark | Welding Fabrication | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Austin Combs | Welding Fabrication | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | Welding Fabrication | 3 | Postsecondary |
| Chase Woodiel | Welding Tech Info | 3 | Postsecondary |