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Members of Wayne Community College’s chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda business education student organization placed in five competitive events at its 2010 National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN. Twelve students plus two advisors attended the conference and competed against delegates from Colleges and Universities all across the country.
Ryan Mahaffey and Jim McCullough place second and third place, respectively in the Computer Game & Simulation Programming competition for their work in creating a PBL recruitment game aimed at high school students.
Also representing Wayne Community College's Gamma Chi chapter were Erik Ramsey placing third in Help Desk and Jason Howell who placed tenth in Project Management and sixth in Telecommunications.
In addition to competitions, delegates attended seminars and keynote speakers that covered topics such as leadership, money management, and goal setting. They also visited local attractions such as Centennial Park and Music Row.
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda celebrated our 30th anniversary year with an amazing performance at the 56th Annual State Leadership Conference.
Seventeen students, our largest delegation to date, competed against delegates from 41 North Carolina Universities and Colleges and 100% our students brought home top places in at least one competition:
Accounting Analysis & Decision Making - Andrew Smith - 2nd Place
Computer Applications - Daniel Paske - 2nd Place
Computer Applications - Johnna Koonce - 5th Place
Computer Concepts - Josh Parker - 3rd Place
Computer Game & Simulation Programming - Jim McCullough - 1st Place
Computer Game & Simulation Programming - Ryan Mahaffey - 2nd Place
Contemporary Sports Issues - Clint Bland - 5th Place
Database Design & Applications - Shelby Bigham - 1st Place
Desktop Publishing - Daniel Paske & Johnna Koonce - 1st Place
Digital Video Production - Jim McCullough, Jacob McCullough & Josh Parker - 3rd Place
Digital Video Production - Clint Bland & Daniel Lozano - 5th Place
Financial Analysis & Decision Making - Andrew Smith - 2nd Place
Help Desk - Erik Ramsey - 1st Place
Help Desk - Danielle Haddock - 5th Place
Information Management - Amanda Edmundson - 5th Place
Management Concepts - Amanda Edmundson - 5th Place
Microeconomics - Phillip Parry Sr. - 7th Place
Network Design - Erik Ramsey & Ed Benner - 1st Place
Network Design - Kyle Alexander & Danielle Haddock - 2nd Place
Networking Concepts - Ed Benner - 8th Place
Project Management - Jason Howell - 1st Place
Project Management - Shelby Bigham - 3rd Place
Public Speaking - Kyle Williams - 5th Place
Sales Presentation - Jacob McCullough - 7th Place
Telecommunications - Jason Howell - 2nd Place
As a chapter WCC received:
1st place for Largest Delegation for the Eastern Region
4th place for Largest Chapter Membership in the State
Increased Chapter Membership Achievement Award
2010 Terry Lowrance Leadership Award
Jim McCollough, Amanda Edmundson, Jason Howell, Joshua Parker, Clint Bland, Jacob McCullough, Shelby Bigham, Daniel Lozano, Erik Ramsey, Johnna Koonce, Daniel Paske, Kyle Williams, Ed Benner, and Andrew Smith also received certificates for participation in the State Leadership Development Program.
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda members safely returned Sunday night from the National Fall Leadership Conference in Baltimore, MD. The conference hosted thousands of students from across the country offering sessions on resume building, accounting, the stock market, communication, negotiation, leadership as well as nationally recognized motivational speakers. We also took in the sights such as Federal Hill Park, Fort McHenry, and various other Inner Harbor attractions.
This was the first time our chapter attended this conference as a group in order to prepare students for future conferences such as the April State Leadership Conference in Charlotte and next summer’s National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN.
At these conferences our chapter will compete in over 58 events such as accounting, business, computer concepts, economics, human resources, justice administration, marketing, public speaking, networking, sports management, and statistics.
If you have students that are interested in any of these areas and may want to become involved please ask them to come see us for more information. There is no degree, GPA, or other requirements to join.
The PBL Members who attended the NFLC in orders from left to right: Jacob McCullough, Jim McCullough, Erik Ramsey, Ryan McHaffey, Candy Jones, Andrew Smith, Lynn Bailey, Daniel Paske, Johnna Koonce, Jason Brogden, Amanda Edmundson, J.D. Medlin, Daniel Lazano, and Clint Bland.
If your interested in a leadership postion in our local chapter then please fill out the application linked below and drop it off at Michael or Tracy's office. The deadline for applications is September 11th 2009. Only current, paid members are eligible.
Officer Application (word version)
Officer Application (pdf version)
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda took home top honors this summer at the 2009 National Leadership Conference. Our members competed against delegates from Colleges and Universities all across the country.
Six student delegates plus one advisor attended the conference in Anaheim on June 19th - June 24th.
Jason Brogden and Jim McCullough received 5th place in the Digital Video Production for their work creating a recruiting video for business instructors.
To see some of what we experienced while in Anaheim such as, Angels Stadium, Downtown Disney, and the movie monster exhibit at the Muzeo Museum, check out the photos in the gallery by
clicking here.
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda took home top honors at the 55th Annual State Leadership Conference in Charlotte, NC. Our members competed against delegates from 38 North Carolina Universities and Colleges.
Andrew Smith received 1st place in Accounting Principles and 2nd place in Economic Analysis and Decision Making.
Jim McCullough and Jason Brogden received 1st place in Digital Video Production.
April Richardson and Erik Ramsey took home 5th place in Network Design. April also took home 7th place in Cyber Security.
Phillip Parry placed 4th in Macroeconomics.
Clint Bland placed 4th in Computer Applications and Justice Administration.
Julie Stanley placed 4th in Job Interview and 7th in Management Concepts. Julie also earned the Director level of the CMAP program (Career, Membership Achievement Program).
Shelby Bigham placed 2nd in Computer Applications and 5th in Word Processing.
Donald Moore and Ryan Bostick placed 3rd Business Decision Making. Donald also placed 2nd Information Management and Ryan Bostick placed 4th in Telecommunications.
Leanna Greene earned the Director level of the CMAP Program.
The winners of individual and team events are eligible to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. this summer.
As a chapter WCC received:
1st place for Largest Membership for the Eastern Region
1st place for Largest Increase in Membership in the Eastern Region
1st place for Largest Percentage Increase in Membership in the Eastern Region
3rd place for Largest Increase in Membership for the State
Gamma Chi was awarded the Terry Lowrance Leadership Award for the fourth consecutive year. The award recognizes outstanding local chapters that have actively participated in Phi Beta Lambda state and national conferences, projects, programs, and publicity and membership activities throughout the year: It was named for an advisor who served the state organization for 24 years.
Phillip Parry, Jim McCullough, Jason Brogden, Joshua Parker, Andrew Smith, Stacy Bynum, Sherronda Darden, Clint Bland, Shelby Bigham, Julie Stanley, Ryan Bostick, Erik Ramsey, April Richardson, and Donald Moore also received certificates for participation in the State Leadership Development Program.
Wayne Community College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda celebrates its successes at the recent state conference. Left to right (front) are members Jim McCullough, Sherronda Darden, Stacy Bynum, Julie Ann Stanley and Jason Brogden, and (back) Phillip Parry, Donald Moore, Ryan Bostick, Clint Bland, Joshua Parker, Shelby Bigham, Erik Ramsey, April Richardson, Andrew Smith, and advisors Tracy Schmeltzer and Michael Everett.
If your interested in a leadership postion in our local chapter then please fill out the application linked below and drop it off at Michael or Tracy's office. The deadline for applications is September 15th. Only current, paid members are eligible. Paper copies of the application are also available on the corner of Ms. Schmeltzer's desk.
http://www.phibetalambda.org/portal/content/files/Officer%20Application.doc
http://www.phibetalambda.org/portal/content/files/Officer%20Application.pdf
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda did an outstanding job this summer at the 2008 National Leadership Conference. Our members competed against delegates from Colleges and Universities all across the country.
Seven student delegates plus two advisors attended the conference in Atlanta on June 20th - June 24th.
Joseph Pender received 1st place in Web Site Development.
Joseph Davis received 7th place in Accounting Analysis and Decision Making and 9th place in Accounting for Professionals.
Check out our photos in the gallery to see some of what we experienced while in the ATL such as, Six Flaggs over Georgia, the Atlanta Braves, World of Coke, and Atlanta Aquarium.
WCC-Phi Beta Lambda took home top honors this past April at the 54th Annual State Leadership Conference. Our members competed against delegates from 27 North Carolina Universities and Colleges.
Betty Williams and DeAndre Lewis received 1st place in the Network Design competition.
Joseph Pender received 1st place in the Web Site Design competition.
In individual events Joseph Davis took home 1st place in Accounting Analysis and Decision Making he also received 2nd place in Accounting for Professionals, Phillip Parry Jr. received 3rd place in Accounting Principles and 2nd place in Management Analysis and Decision Making, Joseph Pender received 3rd place in Cyber Security, Jeremy May received 3rd place in Job Interview, DeAndre Lewis received 4th place in Computer Concepts, Debra Jones received 4th place in Word Processing, Betty Williams received 5th place in Telecommunications, and Seann Romero received 6th place in Sales Presentation and 7th place in Management Analysis and Decision Making.
As a chapter WCC received 1st place for Largest Local Chapter Membership and Largest Local Chapter Delegation, 2nd place for Largest Local Chapter Increase in Membership and Largest Local Percentage Increase, and the 2008 Terry Lowrance Leadership and Gold Star Award.
Leanna Greene received the NCPBL Foundation, Inc. Scholarship.
Pictures are available for viewing in the photo gallery.
