Alexandra DeKinder of Prosper recognized at SAS Global Forum

2017 Apr 17

Three University of Alabama students in the Culverhouse College of Commerce were recognized as ambassadors at the SAS Global Forum 2017 in April in Orlando, Florida. A fourth is a student scholarship winner. Among them is Alexandra DeKinder of Prosper, TX.

The SAS Student Ambassador program is a competition designed to recognize students using SAS software to benefit their respective fields of study. SAS provides business analytics software to corporations. In the competition, students submit a data project they completed; SAS judges select those for presentation at the conference. Students receive free travel and lodging at the conference.

The ambassadors from UA are: Huan Li, Taylor Larkin and Caroline Bell. In addition, Alexandra DeKinder is a student scholarship winner.

Their faculty mentor is Dr. Denise McManus, professor of management information systems and director of UA's Institute of Business Analytics.