A Night to Remember…
The first annual Create Your More Banquet took place on November 15th, 2018. The space was bustling as students, professors, administration, and community leaders heard from keynote speaker, Reggie Martin. This banquet would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors.
Gold Sponsors
Miller Ingenuity
Wincraft
Sliver Sponsors
Hamid Akbari, Dean of the College of Business
Debbie Block, Director of Development
Patricia Rogers, Provost
Departments of Business Administration
Finance
Economics
Hawkins Ash CPAs
Mary Gander
State Farm
Thank you to all sponsors for helping to make this night happen. Continue reading to see photos taken from the banquet as we go through the night in pictures.
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- Before the banquet there was a social hour.
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- Dr. Akbari took the stage to welcome everyone to the first ever Create Your More Banquet.
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- Student Leader Allen Richardson talks about how he came up with the idea for a banquet.
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- Miller Ingenuity was a gold sponsor and its CEO Steve Blue discussed his positive experience with Winona State students.
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- John Killien Jr. represented Wincraft, another gold sponsor, talking about the uniqueness of the students at Winona State.
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- Keynote Speaker and Winona State alum Reggie Martin gave a phenomenal speech on his success after leaving Winona State.
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- Standing ovation for Reggie Martin.
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- Student awards were then presented to the award winners.
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- Caleb Gernes, accepting his award for Entrepreneurial Spirit.
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- Reed Johnson, accepting his award for being a Community Engager.
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- Bethany Seifert accepts her award for Club Connoisseur.
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- Olivia Gadient accepted her award for being the biggest Event Enthusiast.
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- Allen Richardson accepting his reward for being the Create Your More Student of the Year.
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- The banquet concluded with Dean Akbari thanking everyone for coming and congratulating the award winners one last time.
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- Reggie Martin stayed after the banquet to answer questions and take pictures with the different clubs.
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- Allen Richardson and partner on the project, McKenzie Koepp.
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- The John Latsch Leadership Academy helped by ushering banquet attendees to their seats.