Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students won 22 at the annual competition held during the Phi Beta Lambda State Conference at Mississippi University for Women on March 1-3.

Perkinston Campus Student Winners

1st Place

• Jamie Dykes of Lucedale, Desktop Publishing
• Alexis Bounds of Biloxi, Justice Administration
• Social Media Campaign Team
  • Cara Whittington of Wiggins
  • Darin Aucoin of Biloxi
  • Rebecca Dubuisson

2nd Place

• Computer Animation Team
  • Darin Aucoin of Biloxi
  • Austin Lee of McHenry
• Integrated Marketing Campaign
  • Allison Snell of Saucier
  • Braodrick Patrick of Forest
• Website Design Team
  • Allison Snell of Saucier
  • Austin Lee of McHenry
• Parliamentary Procedures Team
  • Alexis Bounds of Biloxi
  • Cara Whittington of Wiggins
  • Rebecca Dubuisson of Saucier
  • Ethan Wynn of Saucier
  • Lynn Ashanta Jefferson of Canton

3rd Place

• Lynn Ashanta Jefferson, of Canton, Client Services
• Kathy Nguyen, of Biloxi, Computer Animation
• Braodrick Patrick, of Forest, Community Service Project
• Kathy Nguyen, of Biloxi, Desktop Publishing

Jefferson Davis Campus Student Winners

From the Jefferson Davis Campus, the winner is Mary Wells, of Vancleave, who won second place for her Community Service Project and third place for Business Law.

Phi Beta Lambda Elections

Three Perkinston Campus students were elected as 2017-2018 Phi Beta Lambda state officers:

• Lynn Ashanta Jefferson, of Canton, state reporter;
• Allison Snell, of Saucier, state secretary; and
• Braodrick Patrick, of Forest, state vice president.

Phi Beta Lambda Hall of Fame for having won first place at the 2016 National Competitions:

• Austin Lee of McHenry (Perkinston)
• Peter Mersdorf of Tarpon Springs, Florida (Perkinston)