Sixteen Northwood University students have qualified for the Business Professionals of America’s national competition in Orlando, Florida, later this spring, following a successful showing this month at the state competition.
“We had 27 students compete in the 2025 Business Professionals of America Collegiate Competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan,” stated Julie Adamczyk, senior alumni and engagement officer and advisor for Northwood’s BPA Chapter. “They have done an incredible job against stiff competition.”
Adamczyk explained competitors at the Feb. 8 competition in Grand Rapids included Alma College, Oakland University, Davenport University, Lake Superior State University, Bay College, Montcalm Community College, and Kellogg Community College.”
“With many first-place finishes, Northwood BPA had an incredible performance at the state competition,” stated Steven Hackbarth, a sophomore from Midland, Michigan, who is president of Northwood’s BPA Chapter. “I am eager to see how Northwood will compete this year at Nationals!”
The following includes the students who qualified for nationals, along with their respective categories and results from the state conference (unless stated otherwise, hometowns are in Michigan):
- Jacob Boisvert of Clarkston — No. 1 Business Law & Ethics, No. 3 Entrepreneurship
- Corbin Landrey of League City, Texas — No. 1 College Accounting, No. 1 Financial Math & Analysis Concepts — No. 1 Payroll Accounting
- John Walter of Bay City — No. 1 Device Configuration & Troubleshooting, No. 3 Python Programming
- Maglyn Nelson of Midland — No. 1 Interview Skills
- Alexander Carlson of Petoskey — No. 1 Personal Financial Management
- Andrew Vogel of Ubly, Alexander Carlson of Petoskey, Steven Hackbarth, and Maglyn Nelson of Midland — No. 1 Presentation Team
- Elizabeth Hanson of Blanchard — No. 2 Advanced interview Skills, No. 2 Basic Office Systems & Procedures
- Mario Hansen of Mount Pleasant — No. 2 Business Law & Ethics, No. 3 Basic Office Systems & Procedures
- Brayden Cole of Streetsboro, Ohio — No. 2 Entrepreneurship
- Steven Hackbarth — No. 2 Graphic Design Promotion
- Mariah Thomson of Houghton Lake — No. 2 Interview Skills
- Hayden Kutchinski of Freeland — No. 3 Administrative Support Concepts, No. 3 Business Law & Ethics
- Bella Smylie of Clare — No. 3 Advanced Interview Skills
- Jonah Brockway of Midland — No. 3 Computer Security
- Audrey Rademacher of St. Johns — No. 3 Graphic Design Promotion
- Mikaela Lemmert of Armada — No. 3 Managerial Accounting
For more information about Northwood University’s BPA Chapter, visit the organization’s webpage.
