MAC Students Compete at Annual Business Conference
April 3, 2012

Missouri’s 53rd annual Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference at Osage Beach on March 23 saw members and advisers from Mineral Area College recognized for their achievements. The conference theme was, “Missouri PBL: Gateway to Greatness.”

Phi Beta Lambda is an educational association of postsecondary student members preparing for careers in business. There are over 11,000 active members in the US. Missouri has nearly 400 members in 22 chapters. The conference featured competitive events for individuals and teams, leadership training, and election of officers for the next year.

Participating at the conference were MAC students Carolyn Graham, Ste. Genevieve; Tracy Rentfro, Desloge, Grace Childress, Farmington, Hope Motusic, Farmington, Remmington Talley, Farmington, Amanda Hodges, Bismarck, Ashley Frye, Potosi; Dawne Head, Potosi; Robert Ragan, Ironton, Matthew Hill, Park Hills; and advisers Melynda Barks and Roger McMillian.

Several students from MAC PBL were recognized at the awards program. Rentfro placed 1st in the state in Justice Administration. Head placed 3rd in the state in Justice Administration. Hodges placed 2nd in the state in Computer Concepts and placed 3rd in Word Processing. Graham placed 4th in International Business. Ragan placed 4th in Statistical Analysis. The team of Frye and Hill placed 4th in Desktop Publishing. These students have now qualified to participate at the PBL National Conference to be held June 24-27 in San Antonio, Texas.

The keynote speaker for the conference was Spencer Behrand, National PBL president. His presentation focused on the national PBL theme and provided insights for PBL members as he used his experiences with PBL to motivate the students and to encourage them to “Break Barriers” as begin their careers.

Mineral Area College Phi Beta Lambda students and advisers recently traveled to Osage Beach to compete at the college level business organization’s state conference. First row, from left: Carolyn Graham, Grace Childress, Ashley Frye, Dawne Head, and Hope Motusic. Second row, from left: Adviser Roger McMillian, Robert Ragan, Remmington Talley, Amanda Hodges, Matthew Hill, Tracy Rentfro, and Adviser Melynda Barks.