On Friday students from Danville Public Schools, Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Hargrave Military Academy, DCC Early College Program, and Danville Community College (DCC) gathered person in Oliver Hall on the DCC campus to attend the 2022 Idea Fair Awards Ceremony.

“The Idea Fair is possible because of many sponsors and organizations who want to support the entrepreneurial spirit of high school and college students in our community,” said Dr. Willie Sherman, coordinator of the Idea Fair and professor of business at DCC. “These students entered their most innovative and creative business ideas into the Idea Fair and our group of judges from across the community reviewed their submissions to determine the winners.”

The Idea Fair is hosted and facilitated by Danville Community College as part of the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem, which also includes The Launch Place, the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce, the River District Association, and Longwood Small Business Development Center. The grant is funded by the Danville Regional Foundation.

Pittsylvania County Public Schools 1st Place – Jackson Moore, Wyatt Walden 2nd Place – Ryder Brooks, Unique Savage, Jacob Shelton 3rd Place – Brianna Short, Cailyn Singleton, Jamyrah Urquhart Danville Public Schools 1st Place – Jewelle Cabell, Cormani Burton, Tyjaia Carter 2nd Place – J’Marion Prunty, Lyric Moore, LaPriannah Keen, Damyrah Barley, Niyana Parker Hargrave Military Academy 1st Place – George Gohman, Tamasjai Miller, Michael Walton, Aiden Dykstra 2nd Place – Jarius Steely 3rd Place – Teni Olufore DCC Early College Students 1st Place – Sa’Nya Brandon, Timyah Dillard, Aniya Carter, Kamyra Bracey 2nd Place – Emily Clatterbuck, Rowan Kirk, Zoe Alderson 2nd Place – Ethan Robertson, Peyton Gauldin, Tyler Hendey, Tyler Whitlock 3rd Place – Ariyah Graves, Kyra Alexander, Tiara Davis, Kaylee Younger Danville Community College Students 1st Place – Dustin Brumfield, Madison Fuquay 2nd Place – Andrew Wilson 3rd Place – Mattison Keatts