SAU PBL Arkansas conference competition winners included those pictured, from left to right, Brenden Hoof, Will McGee, Kiley Corbitt, Joseph Atchison, Diane Latimer, Lera Black, Amy Davis, Tyler Youngblood, Gerald Plumlee, Erica Sears, Yichao Sheng.
Southern Arkansas University students brought back to campus 21 awards from the annual Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Leadership Conference held March 31- April 2, 2016, in Little Rock.
SAU Students competed in more than 50 individual and team events of various business-related areas. More than half of the competing students earned eligibility to represent SAU and the Arkansas PBL at this summer’s PBL National Leadership Competition in Atlanta.
The SAU award placings are as follows:
First Place
• Accounting Analysis & Decision Making (Team)
Joseph Atchison, Amy Davis, Austin Taylor
• Accounting for Professionals
Amy Davis
• Forensic Accounting (Team)
Joseph Atchison, Justin Blann, Lillian Dougan
• Marketing Analysis & Decision Making (Team)
Seth Barron, Cordell McDonald, Will McGee
• Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser
Dr. Gerald Plumlee
Second Place
• Accounting for Professionals
Jessica Hammett
• Business Communications
Thomas Quarshie
• Contemporary Sports Issues
Aric Callaway
• Desktop Publishing (Team)
Lera Black, Holly Roomsburg
• Future Business Executive
Seth Barron
• Microeconomics
Emily Gill
• Marketing Analysis & Decision Making (Team)
Brenden Hoof, Erica Sears, Austin Taylor
Third Place
• Accounting for Professionals
Cassie Hartwick
• Cost Accounting
Diane Latimer
• Public Speaking
Yichao Sheng
Fourth Place
• Statistical Analysis
Emily Gill
Fifth Place
• Cost Accounting
Lillian Dougan
• Contemporary Sports Issues
Bryan Kemp
• Microeconomics
Thomas Quarshie
• Sports Management & Marketing
Aric Callaway
• Largest Local Chapter Membership
SAU Chapter
Students eligible to represent SAU and Arkansas PBL at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, include Joseph Atchison, Amy Davis, Austin Taylor, Justin Blann, Lillian Dougan, Seth Barron, Cordell McDonald, Will McGee, Jessica Hammett, Thomas Quarshie, Aric Callaway, Valeriya Black, Holly Roomsburg, Emily Gill, Brenden Hoof, Erica Sears, Cassie Hartwick, and Shelly Latimer.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is a non-profit educational association that prepares students for careers in business and other business-related fields.
The State Leadership Conference is held prior to the National Leadership Conference, which provides various opportunities for leadership development, fundraising, and corporate facility tours for participants.
For more information about FBLA-PBL, visit http://www.arpbl.org/
