Alexander
“Al”
Tinneny, the son of Matthew and Jennifer Cloer
Tinneny of South Carolina, was awarded 1st Place in
the Business Professional of America state-wide
competition March 16, 2023. Al, a student of
Blythewood High School, prepared and delivered a
presentation on Cyber Security. He is invited to
represent South Carolina in the organizations
national competition in Anaheim, California May
2024. BPA is a co-curricular organization that
supports business and information technology
educators by offering co-curricular exercises based
on national standards.
Al
is the grandson of Richard and Lee Tinneny of
Columbia, South Carolina; great-grandson of John and
Helen Diamond Tinneny of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
great-great-grandson of James
and Gertrude Spence Tinneny of
Philadelphia and great-great-great-grandson of Patrick
“Yankee Pat”
Tinneny of
Goladuff, Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern
Ireland; Greenock, Scotland and Philadelphia and his
wife Margaret Malloy.
