Eastern Student Brittany Gasparino of Griswold Attends International Collegiate American Marketing Association Conference in New Orleans

2012 Apr 11

Brittany Gasparino 13 of Griswold, CT, was one of 11 students representing the Eastern Connecticut State University campus chapter of the American Marketing Association at the 34th Annual International Collegiate AMA (American Marketing Association) Conference in New Orleans, LA, on March 22-24. Gasparino's major is Business Administration.

"We've had a lot of new and innovative ideas and have worked hard to stay consistent with our original plans for the academic year," said AMA Club President Robert Regan of Enfield. "I'm very proud of our dedicated executive board and committed members."

Eastern's AMA chapter took home a number of awards, including Outstanding Chapter Plan, Outstanding Annual Report, Outstanding Community Service and Outstanding Professional Development. The chapter also received awards for raising organ donor awareness through AMA Saves Lives by placing fourth in both Video Uploads and Facebook Posts.

The awards were the result of a year-long competition in various categories among other universities' AMA chapters. This year also marked the 75th anniversary of the conception of the American Marketing Association. The conference brought together more than 1,400 students and their faculty advisors so that students could learn about career paths within the marketing field from experienced representatives of top companies.

Eastern Connecticut State University is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves approximately 5,600 students each year on its Willimantic campus and satellite locations.