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The 2009 Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) competition was a success for Williams Department of Business. Sixteen students earned 26 certificates and 12 students qualified for the national PBL competition. The national PBL competition is June 20-23, 2009 in Anaheim, California. If a student participated in a “team event”, first and second place are automatically qualified for the national competition. Third place is the alternate. If a student participated in an objective exam event, the first, second, and third place person qualifies to compete at the national competition. Fourth place is the alternate. The National Qualifying Event results are as follows:
National Event |
Name |
Award |
Business Ethics—Team Event |
Jessica Sheffield, Tiffany Pickett |
First |
Human Resource Management—Team Event |
Ty Jones, Jessica Sheffield |
Second |
Marketing Analysis & Decision Making —Team Event |
Kendra Partee, Mark Yawson |
Third |
Network Design—Team Event |
Andy Hayden, Vitaliy Dymna |
Third |
Small Business Plan—Team Event |
Shane Stolz, Rachel Burchfield |
First |
Business Communication |
Lauren Taylor Kendra Partee |
First Third |
Client Service |
Lauren Taylor |
Fourth |
Contemporary Sports Issues |
Justin Daubert |
Second |
Database Design & Decision Making |
Vitaliy Dymna |
First |
Financial Analysis & Decision Making |
Derek Watts |
Second |
Information Management |
Ashley Huth |
Fifth |
International Business |
Rachel Burchfield Maria Flores |
First Fourth |
Macroeconomics |
Mark Yawson |
First |
Sales Presentation |
Ty Jones |
Second |
Sports Management & Marketing |
Maria Flores |
Second |
Statistical Analysis |
Justin Daubert |
Third |
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 |
Jessica Sheffield Courtney Sublett |
Fourth Fifth |
Business Etiquette |
Jessica Sheffield Rachel Burchfield Kendra Partee Brooke Gage |
First Second Fourth Fifth |
Business Principles |
Shane Stolz |
Fifth |
Computer Operating Systems |
Vitaliy Dymna |
Fifth |
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 Anaheim, California.
Figure 1--2009 PBL State Award Winners
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