Continuing a tradition of excellence, Southeast MissouriState University students won 18 awards in individual, chapter and team eventsat the State Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference April 12-13 in Springfield,Missouri.

Southeasts Zeta Alpha Lambda chapter of Future Business Leadersof America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) garnered seven first-place, fivesecond-place, two third-place, two fourth-place and five fifth-place finishes.

Eleven Southeast students participated in this yearsconference and competition.

Thanks to their success, all of the students have qualifiedto compete at the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, inJune, said Dr. Dana Schwieger, professor of management information systems(MIS) in Southeasts Department of Accounting and faculty advisor for SoutheastsFBLA-PBL.

The conference providedstudents with an opportunity to hear presentations on leadership, network, runfor state leadership positions and participate in competitive events.Representatives from 13 chapters across Missouri participated in thebusiness-oriented competitive event portion of the program.

The Southeast chapter was awarded first place for the Local Chapter Annual Business Report. The annual report was prepared and submitted by Nicole Bauman and Skyler Ring of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Known as the Hamden L. Forkner Award, this honor recognizes chapters that effectively summarize their years activities. The event provides participants with valuable experience in preparing business reports.

The chapter also received the Gold Chapter Award of Merit,known as the Hollis and Kitty Guy Award, which recognizes outstanding localchapters that have actively participated in projects and programs identifiedwith the goals of FBLA-PBL. Missouri only has two Gold Seal Chapters each year.

Results of Southeast students at this years state leadershipconference are as follows:

First Place:

• Cyber Security
  • Andrew Bathon of St. Louis, Missouri
• Local Chapter Annual Business Report
  • Nicole Bauman of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
  • Skyler Ring of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
• Accounting Analysis and Decision-Making Team
  • Kylie Collins of Gallatin, Missouri
  • Adrienne Webery of St. Mary, Missouri
  • Mallory Westerman of Chester, Illinois
• Forensic Accounting Team
  • Kylie Collins
  • Adrienne Webery
• Parliamentary Procedure Team
  • Antwan Gill of St. Louis, Missouri
  • Cody Goodrich of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
  • Alison Karleskint of Jackson, Missouri
  • Amber Macklin of St. Mary, Missouri
  • Skyler Ring
• Networking Concepts
  • Amber Macklin
• Accounting for Professionals
  • Ryan Truvillion of Kansas City, Missouri

Second Place:

• Networking Concepts
  • Andrew Bathon
• Business Law Team
  • Nicole Bauman
  • Skyler Ring
• Business Presentation Team
  • Nicole Bauman
  • Mallory Westerman
• Financial Concepts
  • Kylie Collins
• Accounting Principles
  • Adrienne Webery

Third Place:

• Personal Finance
  • Nicole Bauman
• Human Resource Management Team
  • Cody Goodrich
  • Allison Karleskint

Fourth Place:

• Computer Concepts
  • Andrew Bathon
• Macroeconomics
  • Skyler Ring

Fifth Place:

• Accounting Principles
  • Ryan Truvillion
• Retail Management
  • Mallory Westerman