BOLIVAR, MO -- Eleven Southwest Baptist University Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) students competed at the FBLA-PBL 2009 National Leadership Conference (NLC) at Hilton Anaheim, June 20–23, with 1,700 of the nation’s top PBL members, and seven national trophies were brought home. Following are the SBU results:
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Matt Copeland
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10th - Network Design (Team Event)
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CIS
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Springfield, MO
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Jarrett Finnell
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2nd - Financial Analysis & Decision Making
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5th - Financial Concepts
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Accounting
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Bolivar, MO
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Matt Gibson
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1st - Financial Services
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5th - Contemporary Sports Issues
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Economics/Finance
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Kirksville, MO
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Tiffany Grant
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Competed in Management Concepts
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Marketing
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Sperry, OK
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Tim Heimsoth
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8th - Information Management
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Competed in Database Design & Applications
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CS & Math
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Cole Camp, MO
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Tyler Locke
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1st - Cyber Security
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10th - Network Design (Team Event)
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CIS
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Kansas City, MO
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Matt Peterein
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Competed in Information Management
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CIS
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St. Louis, MO
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Sarah Skinner
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Competed in Information Management
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Competed in Project Management
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CIS
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Springdale, AR
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Rachel Tag
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1st - Microeconomics
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3rd - Economic Analysis & Decision Making
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Economics/Finance
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Pilot Grove, MO
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Enam Tamakloe
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Competed in Statistical Analysis
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CS & Math
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Accra, Ghana
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Josh Wood
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7th - Networking Concepts
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10th - Network Design (Team Event)
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CS
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Eldon, MO
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The four-day conference included business and leadership training and workshops, corporate tours and the election of national officers. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is a non-profit educational association of student members preparing for careers in business and business education. PBL has a combined membership of over 11,000 active members in 500 chapters in the U.S.
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