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- Laura Gentry's Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Membership Card, 1978-1979 - The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), established in 1946, encouraged students to explore the art of marketing (then called distributive education.) Local businesses employed interested students as part of the program -- students worked off-campus in the afternoons. The jobs provided students with personal and professional growth and the work experience needed for future employment.
- 1978-1979
- Collections - Artifact
Laura Gentry's Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Membership Card, 1978-1979
The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), established in 1946, encouraged students to explore the art of marketing (then called distributive education.) Local businesses employed interested students as part of the program -- students worked off-campus in the afternoons. The jobs provided students with personal and professional growth and the work experience needed for future employment.
- Dairy Queen Uniform Blouse, Worn by Laura Gentry, 1978 - Teenagers often gain work experience at fast-food restaurants, and part of the job is wearing a uniform representing the company brand. Laura Gentry wore this uniform when working at the Dairy Queen in Harvester, Missouri, as a senior in high school and later in college. Her hard work tackling all aspects of the job paved the way for her future career in accounting.
- 1978-1984
- Collections - Artifact
Dairy Queen Uniform Blouse, Worn by Laura Gentry, 1978
Teenagers often gain work experience at fast-food restaurants, and part of the job is wearing a uniform representing the company brand. Laura Gentry wore this uniform when working at the Dairy Queen in Harvester, Missouri, as a senior in high school and later in college. Her hard work tackling all aspects of the job paved the way for her future career in accounting.