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Students Place at Business Leadership Conference
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April 9, 2003--Members of the Michigan Technological University chapter of Phi Beta Lambda placed highly in the organization’s statewide Spring Leadership Conference, held April 5 at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a national organization of students plannig a career in business. MTU competed in the Wisconsin conference because Michigan does not have a state chapter.
Approximately 50 students participated, representing the University of Wisconsin campuses at Madison, Eau Claire, Whitewater, and Stout, as well as Michigan Tech.
Business major David Beaudette, of Lake Linden, took first place in four events, Computer Applications, Information Management, Networking Concepts and Visual Basic.
Ryan Layton, of Howell, Mich., placed first in Human Resources Management and Management, second in Hospitality Management, and third in Impromptu Speaking.
Diana Slick, of Eau Claire, Wis., earned a first place in the International Business and Finance events and finished second in both Economics and Quantitative Methods.
Tim Bailey, of Chelsea, Mich., placed second in the International Business and Professional Accounting events. He was also elected vice president of the Wisconsin chapter of Phi Beta Lambda.
In addition, the MTU team’s Web site, http://www.sos.mtu.edu/pbl , took first place at the conference. |
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