SEARCY - Members of Harding University's Phi Alpha Omega chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, a national intercollegiate business organization, won awards in their respective events at the Arkansas Phi Beta Lambda competition in Hot Springs April 21-22.
The event winners will go to the national competition in Atlanta Saturday, June 21, through Monday, June 23.
The winners are Michael Crouch of Haslet, Texas, for impromptu speaking and microeconomics; Derek Glover of Searcy for sports management and marketing and public speaking; Joel Love of Cortez, Colo., for macroeconomics; Matt Mauney of Searcy for computer concepts; Seth Neller of Searcy for economic analysis and decision making; Victoria Rech of San Antonio, Texas, for business law; Bradley Riley of Fort Worth, Texas, for cyber security; Ben Whittington of Ontario, Canada, for microeconomics; and Erin Younger of Mount Pleasant for accounting for professionals.
Chapter sponsor Don Diffine said, "This was a banner year for us, setting a new record on the number of events entered and won, thanks in great part to our new vice president for competitive events, Derek Glover. These students are strengthening their confidence in themselves and their work while growing professionally toward successful careers as Christian business people. The competition is a wonderful springboard from which to pass the word about Harding University, the College of Business Administration and its students and graduates."
The collegiate-level equivalent to Future Business Leadersof America (FBLA), the Phi Beta Lambda organization seeks to generate interest in business-related careers, encouraging students to establish themselves in the business world, improve theircommunities, develop character, train for useful citizenship and foster patriotism.
Diffine reports that "about 70 percent of Harding's state winners have been top-10 finalists atnational Phi Beta Lambda competitions since Harding started competing in 1983. We have also had a national Phi Beta Lambda president from Harding University."
Three Rivers, Pages 127 on 05/18/2008