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SWOSU Business and Technology Students Win Awards at State Competition

April 1, 2009

Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Everett Dobson School of Business and Technology in Weatherford recently won nine first-place awards at a recent Phi Beta Lambda state competition. SWOSU students attending the 2009 PBL State conference were (from left): Kelsey Boone, James Burns, Sa'Vana McDannald, Dana Nightingale, Nick Grant, Kelsey Zybach, Kody Tucker, Kasey Dickey, Abdul-Rahman Al-Jarrah, Sarah Al-Jarrah, and faculty advisor Dr. Patsy Parker.

SWOSU students Kelsey Boone of Vici, Kasey Dickey of Thomas and Sa'Vana McDannald of Vici show the impressive group of awards won by the SWOSU PBL Chapter at the recent Phi Beta Lambda state conference.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Everett Dobson School of Business and Technology in Weatherford recently won nine first-place awards at a recent Phi Beta Lambda state competition.

The SWOSU chapter also received numerous other awards, including a third place award in the Outstanding Chapter category for Oklahoma.

"Get the Edge" was the theme for the 2009 conference held at the Reed Convention Center in Midwest City. PBL is the collegiate division of the national association, Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. PBL is an organization of people preparing for success as leaders in business, government and communities. PBL's mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

Dr. Patsy Parker, assistant professor at SWOSU, is the advisor of the local chapter and accompanied the students on the trip. Attendance at the conference was partially funded by SWOSU student fees.

Students winning awards at the 2009 PBL conference are:

Abdul-Rahman Al-Jarrah	Weatherford	3^rd in Microeconomics
Sarah Al-Jarrah	Weatherford	4^th in Management Concepts
Kelsey Boone	Vici	1^st in Business Decision Making (team Event)
		1^st in Sales Presentation
James Burns	Cheyenne	1^st in Business Ethics (team event)
		4^th in Sales Presentation
Kasey Dickey	Thomas	1^st in Business Ethics (team event)
		4^th in Computer Applications
Nick Grant	Weatherford	2^nd in Computer Concepts
Sa'Vana McDannald	Vici	1^st in Business Decision Making (team Event)
		2^nd in Job Interview
Dana Nightingale	Elk City	4^th in Business Law
		4^th in Marketing Concepts
Garrett Stevenson	Elk City	5^th in Financial Concepts
		5^th in Business Law
Kody Tucker	Sayre	1^st in Business Ethics (team event)
		1^st in Financial Analysis and Decision Making
Kelsey Zybach	Wheeler TX	1^st in Accounting Analysis and Decision Making
		1^st in Marketing Concepts
		Who's Who in Oklahoma PBL

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