Students from Appalachian State University attended the North Carolina Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference, held in Charlotte April 6-8, 2017.
The students, members of Appalachian's Phi Beta Lambda chapter, compteted with peers from universities across the state and performed well in many categories.
Jenny Zheng and Jordan Boyd earned first place in the Financial Analysis and Decision Making competition.
McKenzie Worley placed first in the Future Business Educator event.
Josh Conner placed second in Computer Concepts, and Collin Cornelius also earned the second spot in Marketing Analysis and Decision Making.
Madison Spurling placed fifth in the Job Interview category.
Jospeh Gray placed sixth in the Business Ethics event.
Finance & Banking and Risk Management & Insurance Sophomore and Chapter President Jenny Zheng placed seventh in Personal Finance.
"This conference is a great opportunity for students of the Walker College of Business to showcase their skills and compete with other colleges in North Carolina," said Zheng. "I'm thankful to our Executive Vice President, Madie Roach, for all the hard work and dedication she put into making this weekend a success."
About Phi Beta Lambda at Appalachian
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a business student organization that offers members opportunities to network, compete in business related topics of interest, meet with a variety of different businesses and speakers, and participate in a wide range of community service activities. Phi Beta Lambda is the collegiate division of Future Business Leaders of America. A quarter of a million high school and middle school students, college and university students, faculty, educators, administrators, and business professionals have chosen to be members of the premier business education association preparing students for careers in business. Visit the national organization's website at www.fbla-pbl.org or learn more about Appalachian's chapter at pbl.appstate.edu.
Phi Beta Lambda chapter will be here in Charlotte for the North Carolina Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership conference
