SCC recognized with top honors at PBL State Leadership Conference

Published: 05/09/2016

The 57^th annual Missouri Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership State Conference was held in Springfield, Mo., on April 23. Twelve members of the St. Charles Community College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda participated in the competitions, and 11 attended the conference, accompanied by chapter advisors, Andrea Compton and Rex and Jennifer McKanry.

Ten members of the SCC chapter of Phi Beta Lambda placed in their events at the 57^th annual Missouri Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference on April 23.

This year’s conference theme was “connect” and focused many sessions on networking. The conference featured competitive events for individuals and teams, leadership training and election of state officers for the upcoming year. 

The following students from St. Charles Community College were recognized at the Awards Program: 

• First place in Desktop Publishing: Muhammad Farhan Ullah Babar, sophomore
• Second place in Business Sustainability: Taylor Caputo, sophomore and Jon Broughton, sophomore
• Third place in Website Design: Muhammad Farhan Ullah Babar, sophomore
• Fourth place Social Media Campaign: Cassie Bianculli, sophomore, Brooke Glore, sophomore and Tracee White, sophomore
• Fourth place in Networking Concepts: Cole Alves, sophomore
• Fourth place in Business Ethics: Nathan Davis, sophomore, Jake Manhardt, freshman and Devin Strauss, freshman
• Fifth place in Organizational Behavior & Leadership: Devin Strauss, freshman
• Fifth place in Cyber Security: Cole Alves, sophomore

Babar also received the Director Level CMAP (Career and Membership Achievement Program) Award. Other members who competed in SLC competitive events were Jasmine Ray, sophomore, and Maggie Breen, freshman.

Three members, Muhammad Farhan Ullah Babar, Taylor Caputo and Jon Broughton qualified to move on to the PBL National Leadership Conference and competitions in Atlanta on June 24-27, 2016.

For more information about the SCC chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, contact Andrea Compton, chapter advisor, at acompton@stchas.edu or 636-922-8321.

Phi Beta Lambda is an educational association of postsecondary student members preparing for careers in business. Along with FBLA, PBL is the largest postsecondary business student organization in the world. There are over 11,000 active members in the United States, and Missouri has nearly 500 members in 22 chapters.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.