Junior Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) major Zach Hunt is the new owner of a Corner Tailors business suit.
Hunt's name was drawn as the winner from a pool of students who registered in advance for the Walker College of Business' third annual Business Connections event, held Sept. 30 in Peacock Hall.
RMI Junior Zach Hunt, right, is measured for a business suit by Corner Tailors Founder Merrick Marquie.
"It was great to meet so many company representatives," said Hunt. "Business Connections was my first career fair, and I feel better prepared for the RMI career fair coming up."
The RMI Career Fair, hosted by the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center will be held October 29 in Peacock Hall.
Sponsored by the BB&T Student Leadership Center in the Walker College of Business, Business Connections helps prepare Appalachian business students for the realities of the business world through a day-long event that includes interview sessions, track-specific workshops around current industry trends and issues, and career-fair-type corporate information tables.
Corner Tailors, which makes custom-tailored suits, was created by Merrick Marquie, entrepreneur-in-residence in the Walker College's Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship.
Marquie was inspired to launch his business when he recognized a need for high quality, well-fitting suits in the Boone community.
Zach Hunt measured for a business suit by Corner Tailors Founder Merrick Marquie
