Phi Beta Lambda


PBL Officers 2007-2008


President: Noni Smith
Sr. President: Rich Martin
Vice Pres: Natalie Anderson
Secretary: Laura Shirley
Treasurer: Justin Klooz
Communications: Titus Brandt
Chaplain: Mike Francois


Upcoming PBL Events:

Fall Leadership Conference
     - October 13, 2007

Spring State Conference - Salina, KS
     - February 27-29, 2008

Summer National Conference

  
 
PBL Perks

Easy membership.
Excellent resume headline.
Opportunities for leadership.
Pre "real world" experience.
Professional development.
Networking opportunities.




PBL Yearly Membership Dues

$15 (goes to the state and national level)

Schedule of Speaker Meetings
5:30 pm in Alumni Dining Room - Bring your food down.
All students and faculty are welcome.




Results of Spring State Conferences:
2006
2005
2004
2003

Links:

PBL National Site: http://www.fbla-pbl.org/




PBL Ongoing Services/Fundraisers


PBL Welcome and Finals Baskets

Parents receive order forms and students receive a bag full of goodies including popcorn, ramen, air freshener, candy, pencils, Central bumper stickers, juice, and much more. Prices vary between $15 and $20. These are a wonderful and tangible way parents show their children how much they care.

About the Club

The mission of PBL is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

PBL is organized on local, state and national levels. Business teachers/advisers and advisory councils (including school officials, business people and community representatives) guide local chapters. Central’s advisor is Professor Rick Hill. State advisers and committee members coordinate chapter activities for the national organization. The Kansas State advisor is Ms. Marilyn Jones of Friends University.

Every year a group of PBL students from Central compete at the state level at Salina, KS in the spring. Testing covers numerous fields of business.  Last year we brought home a record 21 placements (1st, 2nd, 3rd). You can see our awards hanging on a wall in the Business Department next to the Archer Center in the RBC building.

Each year, the best and brightest of PBL convene in a national conference to compete in leadership events, share their successes and learn new ideas about shaping their career future. These four-day sessions are considered the pinnacle of the PBL experience, especially for those running for national office. In the 2003 national conference in Dallas, TX two Central students: Susan Olsen and Marcin Wojtczak both placed in the top ten in the nation in their respective events.

Traditionally business majors are most eager to join PBL, but membership is open to all students for a yearly membership fee of $15. PBL is a fantastic opportunity for students trying to decide if business is the right course for them. Also, it is great for business students to reinforce their chosen course and to learn and play with peers of common interests and goals.

The Central chapter of PBL would like to welcome all current members and everyone interested in joining to attend one of our monthly meetings (see schedule). Don’t let such a great opportunity pass you by another year.

Questions about PBL at Central? Email:



rick.hill@centralchristian.edu

Phi Beta Lambda
Central Christian College
PO Box 1403
McPherson, KS 67460 Phone: 1-800-835-0078
Fax: 1-620-241-6032

2006 Spring State Conference

Our CCC students did exceptionally well again at the State of Kansas PBL Business Competition in Salina.  Against teams including Kansas State, Friends, Emporia, and others, Central had a "clean sweep" (capturing first, second and third place in the State) in BUSINESS LAW and TELECOMMUNICATIONS.  We placed first in 7 events, second in 7 and third in 8:

First place awards:
NONI SMITH in Sales Presentation
DANIELLE SIDES in Business Law
DANIELLE SIDES in International Business
KRISSY KUCHMAN and NIC VALESEY for Multimedia Presentation
KRISSY KUCHMAN in Telecommunications
BRANDON ELIZARRARAS in Hospitality Management
BRANDON ELIZARRARAS in Sports Management and Marketing

Second place awards:
LAHNA ELLIOTT in Business Law
LAHNA ELLIOTT and LAURA SHIRLEY in Emerging Business Issues
CHASE MOFFITT in Future Business Executive
ALICIA HILL in Sports Management and Marketing
BRANDON ELIZARRARAS in Human Resource Management
BRANDON ELIZARRARAS in Telecommunications
DANIELLE SIDES in Management

Third place awards:
RICH MARTIN, LAURA SHIRLEY and NONI SMITH in Business Decision Making
NIC VALESEY in Business Law
NIC VALESEY in Telecommunications
CHASE MOFFITT in Impromptu Speaking
CHASE MOFFITT in Public Speaking
CHASE MOFFITT in Sales presentation
BRANDON ELIZARRARAS in Management
LAHNA ELLIOTT in Job Interviewing


2005 Spring State Conference
Once again our Central business students did extremely well at the spring Kansas PBL business competition.  Against teams from KSU, Friends, Emporia, Colby, Cowley, Butler and Labette, Central placed  first in the state in 7 events; second in the state in 9 events; and third in 7 events.  Individual winners were:

Christy Clark - 2nd in business decision making, 3rd in networking concepts, and 3rd in job interview.

Raymond Eickstadt - 1st in marketing, 2nd in finance, 2nd in human resource management, 2nd in impromptu speaking, and 3rd in management.

Melvin Sanders - 1st in sales presentation, 1st in multimedia presentation, 2nd in business decision making, and 3rd in public speaking.

Danielle Sides - 2nd in business communication, 2nd in hospitality management, and 3rd in business law.

Brandon Elizarraras - 1st in human resource management and 1st in sports management and marketing.

Marc Carrion - 1st in telecommunications and 3rd in sports management and marketing.

Jared Johnston - 2nd in international business and 2nd in telecommunications

Laura Shirley  -  3rd in finance

Nic Valesey  -  1st in multimedia presentations

Also, Danielle Sides and Melvin Sanders were named to Who's Who in Kansas PBL.
2004 Spring State Conference
Twelve students - from freshmen through seniors - represented Central at the PBL Business Competition in Salina Thursday, with AWESOME results.  We came away with 9 first places in the state, 12 second places, and 5 third places. And this was against the cream of the crop from colleges throughout Kansas, including Kansas State University, Friends University, Emporia State University!  CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

We had a clean sweep of MANAGEMENT:
Matt Ferrell  -  1st in the state
Brandon Elizarraras  -  2nd
David Peters  -  3rd
 Also a clean sweep in TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Gus Arismendi  -  1st
Danielle Sides  -  2nd
Brandon Elizarraras  -  3rd
In INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:
David Peters  -  1st
Gus Arismendi  - 2nd
 In HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
Matt Ferrell  -  1st
Brandon Elizarraras -  2nd
In HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT:
Jonathan Kaufman  -  1st
Brandon Elizarraras -  2nd
 In MARKETING:
Jonathan Kaufman  -  1st
Matt Ferrell  -  3rd
In INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
Jonathan Kaufman  -  1st
 In FUTURE BUSINESS EXECUTIVE:
Sarah Jackson  -  1st
In IMPROMPTU SPEAKING:
Sarah Jackson  -  1st
 In FINANCE:
Matt Ferrell  -  2nd
Jonathan Kaufman  -  3rd
In VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING:
Danielle Sides  -  2nd
 In PUBLIC SPEAKING:
Sarah Jackson  -  2nd
In BUSINESS COMMUNICATION:
Danielle Sides  -  2nd
 In BUSINESS DECISION MAKING (a team event):
Beth Catron, Amanda Keller, and Ryan Schave  -  2nd
In BUSINESS LAW:
Jonathan Kaufman  -  3rd
  

2/27-28/03 State Conference

Central's PBL team did AWESOME Thursday and Friday in Salina at the state business student competition!!  They competed against business majors from colleges which included Kansas State, University of Kansas, Friends, Emporia, and others and came away with 18 awards.  Congratulate the following students when you see them:

Sid Fahsholtz  - 1st in the state in Accounting for Professionals
          2nd in Telecommunications
          2nd in Hospitality Management
          3rd in Business Communication		 Susan Olsen  - 1st in the state in Business law
          1st in Marketing
          3rd in Accounting for Professionals
          3rd in Future Business Executive
Tana Rangel  - 2nd in the state in Business law Beth Catron  - 2nd in the state in Economics
Jonathan Kaufman  - 1st in the state in Management
                                    2nd in Marketing
                                    3rd in Economics
Jim Lindner - 3rd in the state in Telecommunications
 Jade Martin  - 3rd in the state in International Business
Marcin Wojtczak - 2nd in the state in International Business

Jade Martin and Tana Rangel  -  the team which took 1st in the state in Multimedia Presentations
Beth Catron, Jim Lindner and Marcin Wojtczak - the team which took 2nd in the state in Business Decision Making