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2008 State PBL Results
Williams Department of Business Earns 25 Certificates at the
2008 State Phi Beta Lambda Competition
The 2008 Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) competition was a success for Williams Department of Business. Fifteen students earned 25 certificates and 12 students qualified for the national PBL competition. The national PBL competition is June 21-24, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. If a student earned a first or second place award, they are automatically qualified for the national competition. If a student earned a third place award, they are the alternate qualifier. The following are the results of the national qualifying events.
National Event |
Name |
Award |
Business Ethics—Team Event |
Rachel Burchfield, Jessica Sheffield, Matt Jeffery |
Second |
Human Resource Management—Team Event |
Ty Jones, Jessica Sheffield |
Third |
Marketing Concepts—Team Event |
Kendra Partee, Paul Brown, Andy Miller |
First |
Network Design—Team Event |
Reid Rogers, Andy Hayden |
Second |
Business Communication |
Kendra Partee |
Third |
Matt Jeffery |
First |
|
Contemporary Sports Issues |
Shane Stolz |
Third |
Database Design & Decision Making |
Andy Hayden |
Third |
Vitaliy Dymna |
Second |
|
Financial Analysis & Decision Making |
Derick Watts |
Fifth |
Help Desk |
Reid Rogers |
Third |
Information Management |
Vitaliy Dymna |
Fifth |
International Business |
Rachel Burchfield |
Second |
Management Analysis & Decision Making |
Chris Collier |
Second |
Marketing Analysis & Decision Making |
Andy Miller |
Fourth |
Paul Brown |
Second |
|
Sales Presentation |
Ty Jones |
First |
Sports Management & Marketing |
Maria Flores |
Fourth |
Shane Stolz |
Second |
In addition to the national events, the state PBL competition includes various open events. Open events are objective exams that anyone may complete. The national PBL competition will also have a variety of open events for our students to complete. The following are the results of the open events.
Open Events |
Name |
Award |
Advertising |
Paul Brown |
First |
Business Etiquette |
Jessica Sheffield |
Third |
Business Principles |
Paul Brown |
Fifth |
Computer Operating Systems |
Reid Rogers |
Third |
Vitaliy Dymna |
Fourth |
|
Organizational Behavior |
Paul Brown |
Second |
All of the students gathered for a group photo immediately following the awards ceremony and all students who qualified are planning to attend the national PBL competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Figure 1--2008 PBL State Award Winners
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