Evangel students to compete at PBL National Leadership Conference

June 15, 2009
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Eleven Evangel University students will be competing at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference, June 20-23 in Anaheim, Calif.

Associate professor Elizabeth Fletcher, chair of the Evangel business and economics department, serves as the PBL adviser and is a also member of the National Awards Program committee. She will accompany the students attending the conference.

Evangel students who will be competing in the following categories are:

Business Decision Making Team – Natalie Akins, sophomore marketing major from Springfield, Mo.; Vanna Bushong, senior marketing and computer science double major from Montezuma, Iowa; Blair Diel, junior accounting and biblical studies double major from Topeka, Kan.
Business Ethics Team – Leah Hindy, senior management major from Battlefield, Mo.; Joshua Young, senior management major from Beavercreek, Ohio; and Gabriel VanHuss, senior accounting and English double major from Springfield, Mo.
Accounting Analysis and Decision Making – Josh Allen, senior accounting major from Springfield, Mo.
Computer Concepts – Vanna Bushong
Economic Analysis and Decision Making – Michael Kincheloe, senior accounting major from Pleasant Valley, Mo.
Future Business Executive – Gabriel VanHuss
Human Resource Management – Zachariah Terhark, junior accounting major from Corwith, Iowa
Impromptu Speaking – Nicholas Reasor, junior management major from Nixa, Mo.
International Business – Zachariah Terhark
Management Concepts – Leah Hindy
Networking Concepts – Samuel Poe, senior computer science major from Overland Park, Kan.
Parliamentary Procedure Team – Michael Kincheloe
Telecommunications – Nicholas Reasor and Samuel Poe

Phi Beta Lambda is an educational association of postsecondary student members preparing for careers in business. There are more than 11,000 active members in the U.S. Missouri has more than 500 members in 26 chapters.

For additional information, go to http://www.fbla-pbl.org/docs/FullBookPB.pdf or contact Elizabeth Fletcher at 417-300-0600.