PBL members make impressive showing at nationals

Molly O'Connell receives her fourth place trophy
黑料大事记 State College Molly O'Connell of St. Onge, South Dakota, receives her fourth place trophy in the Marketing Concepts division at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in June 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Courtesy photo by Stephanie Alfred)

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CHADRON – 黑料大事记 State College students finished with impressive rankings at the annual Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-27.

Students participated in events ranging from Business Communications to Statistical Analysis.

Todd Jamison, assistant professor of business, PBL sponsor, and head business consultant for the Nebraska Business Development Center at CSC, said he was pleased with the students鈥 outstanding presentations.

鈥淥ut of 13 total events participated in, we took home top 10 national honors in five of them. I鈥檇 say that鈥檚 a pretty good showing,鈥 Jamison said. 鈥淓very one of our members worked very hard to qualify for the national competition, and to have more than half of them place in the top 10 in the nation is quite a feat."

He said he and the students were grateful for the financial support from CSC and the community of 黑料大事记 that made the trip to nationals possible.

CSC student placings:

Entrepreneurship Concepts - Molly O鈥機onnell of St. Onge, S.D., seventh

Forensic Accounting - Leyna Brummells of Ewing, Neb., fifth

Integrated Marketing Campaign - Drew Kasch of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Troy Fields, of Halsey, Neb., ninth

Job Interview - Drew Kasch, sixth

Management Concepts - Molly O鈥機onnell, fourth

-Tena L. Cook

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