Chipola Shines at National PBL Conference ………..

By | July 18, 2019

Released by Chipola College   …

Students in the Chipola College Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity brought home two Top-10 national awards at the PBL National Leadership Conference. Pictured from left, are: Debra Perdue (coordinator, Take Stock in Children); Kami Presley of Blountstown; Alyssa Cross of Malone; Glenda Bethel (PBL adviser): Kylee Rhodes of Chipley; Korbin Haller of Graceville; Scott Ludlow of Blountstown.

SAN ANTONIO, TX— Students in the Chipola College Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity brought home two Top-10 national awards at the PBL National Leadership Conference, June 24-27, in San Antonio, Texas.

Chipola winners include: Korbin Haller, Sports Management and Marketing, Seventh; Kylee Rhodes, Website Design, Tenth. Kami Presley also competed in the Client Service performance event and placed in the Top-15.

More than 1,500 of America’s best and brightest college students traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to compete for an honored spot on stage among the Top-10 and a share of more than $95,000 in cash awards.

Participants from across the United States attended this exciting conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and compete in 60 accounting, business, leadership and technology events. Students showcased their skills and knowledge in competitive events that involved objective tests, skills tests, prepared reports, interviews, speeches, role play scenarios, and presentations. A video of the awards ceremony is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqWgULGd6ds

Chipola PBL adviser, Glenda Bethel, says, “Please join me in congratulating these students and all of our PBL members for their outstanding efforts this year. Our national competitors worked hard to prepare for the competition. Our students had the opportunity to attend educational workshops, visit the information-packed exhibit hall, participate in motivational sessions, and explore San Antonio. Chipola PBL is a small but noteworthy chapter at state and national competitions.”