Micah Larey, a junior finance and accounting major at Southern Arkansas University, was recently elected state president of the Arkansas Phi Beta Lambda organization. PBL is the college division of Future Business Leaders of America. Larey, from Fouke, Arkansas, was elected vice president of membership of PBL last year, and thinks what he learned will… Read More
SAU PBL students to compete nationally
Southern Arkansas University’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) performed with great success at the State Leadership Conference in April by winning 36 individual and team awards and with 15 members qualifying to attend the national conference. Under the guidance of advisors Dr. Gerald Plumlee and Sheryl Edwards, 27 SAU students competed against 300 members… Read More
Phi Beta Lambda drive to benefit Columbia County families in need
Phi Beta Lambda of Southern Arkansas University’s Rankin College of Business is sponsoring a diaper drive this month with the goal of collecting 6,000 diapers for families in Columbia County. The drive will culminate with a Diaper Drop-Off Day on Thursday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the SAU Reynolds Center Plaza. The diapers will… Read More
SAU students win 21 awards at PBL Conference
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… Read More
Diaper drive goal is 6,000 to aid area mothers
Phi Beta Lambda and Enactus of Southern Arkansas University’s Rankin College of Business (RCB) are holding a diaper drive this month, which will culminate with a Diaper Drop-off Day from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on November 18 in the SAU Reynolds Center Plaza. Call-ins to have diapers picked up or dropped off at the… Read More
SAU business students earn national awards
Southern Arkansas University’s Rankin College of Business (RCB) had seven students earn a trip to Phi Beta Lambda’s National Leadership Conference, and each returned with a national award. RCB students and faculty representatives attended the conference from June 23-27, 2015, in Chicago. Assistant Professor of Management Dr. Gerald Plumlee escorted the students on the trip,… Read More
SAU PBL students win national awards
Three Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter members from Southern Arkansas University recently won national awards at the 2014 National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Nashville, Tenn. The winners from SAU included Andrew Sawyer, a junior accounting major, who won tenth place in the Macroeconomics event; Jason Rakes, a May 2014 graduate in Management who won ninth… Read More
Diaper drive goal at 6,000 for Columbia County residents
Phi Beta Lambda of Southern Arkansas University’s College of Business is holding a diaper drive this month, which culminates with a Diaper Drop-off Day on October 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the SAU Reynolds Center Plaza. The goal for this year’s drive is to collect at least 6,000 diapers. The diapers collected… Read More
Members of SAU’s PBL chapter win recognition during annual conference
The Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, recently attended the 2012 National Leadership Conference (NLC) in San Antonio, Texas. Seven chapter members and chapter advisers Sheryl Edwards and Traci Hughes attended the four-day conference, which included numerous leadership workshops, national competitive events, and national officer elections. Members included: Kelly… Read More
SAU PBL members compete at state, qualify for nationals
The Phi Beta Lambda chapter at Southern Arkansas University recently attended the 2012 State Leadership Conference in Little Rock where the chapter brought home 39 state awards and recognitions, including seven first place awards. A total of 23 chapter members and two advisers along with SAU PBL alum Candyce McCann attended the three-day conference. A… Read More