Congrats, DECA scholarship winners!

July 20, 2020

Business-savvy students who take charge of their academic and professional careers through programs like DECA are being noticed by companies and colleges.

Founded in 1946, DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in fields like marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Since 2008, Publix has awarded 73 $1,000 scholarships to associates involved in DECA. The scholarships are based on Publix experience, scholastic record, DECA activities, leadership ability and community involvement, as judged by DECA.

Let’s hear it for this year’s scholarship recipients!

• Front Service Clerk Kathryn Fox, #1582, High Point, N.C.
• Cashier Seth Cohen, #596, Sugar Hill, Ga.
• Front Service Clerk Makayla Greene, #846, Charleston, S.C.
• Cashier Kenyetta Perkins, #1139, Douglasville, Ga.
• Cashier Courtney Wisniewski, #1383, Lexington, S.C.