Gadsden State Community College students continued their winning tradition at the Alabama SkillsUSA Leadership Conference held recently in Birmingham. Seven gold medals, four silver medals and four bronze medals were awarded to students from the Ayers, East Broad and Valley Street campuses. The gold medal winners will now advance to compete at the 48th Annual National Leadership and Skills conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students, held in Kansas City this month.

The individual gold medal winners included: Corey Lucas of Piedmont, (diesel equipment technology) and Lisa Ruiz of Oxford (residential/construction wiring). Silver medal winners included: Ronald Owens of Alexandria (precision machining technology).